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Emergency radiology requires fast turnaround times with PACS
By Erik L. Ridley
Emergency department (ED) physicians use PACS technology to view imaging studies concurrently or even before radiologists, potentially resulting in discrepancies and miscommunication, according to a study presented at the recent 2006 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 10, 2006
Maryland oncology center begins Trilogy treatments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore has begun treating patients with the firm's Trilogy linear accelerator.
December 7, 2006
Trial shows promise for preventing radiocontrast nephropathy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A clinical feasibility trial presented at the recent American Heart Association (AHA) conference in Chicago last month demonstrated that endovascular therapeutic hypothermia may help prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
December 6, 2006
Kodak outfits U.S. Olympic training center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group has provided its digital x-ray and information systems to the U.S. Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, CO.
December 6, 2006
CEUS stars in differentiating PVT in cirrhotic patients
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) shows high sensitivity, accuracy, and specificity for differentiating benign and malignant portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a team of Italian researchers.
December 6, 2006
256-slice CT shows promise in one-beat, whole-heart imaging
By Wayne Forrest
The patient cohort was small, but results were nonetheless described as "promising" in a study that assessed the feasibility of using a 256-slice CT scanner for the simultaneous assessment of coronary artery and cardiac function in one-beat, whole-heart studies.
December 6, 2006
Inflammatory view: Imaging blind to plaque risk
By Eric Barnes
There is no vulnerable plaque, only the vulnerable patient. Besides, most plaque is extraluminal, though just as deadly, and therefore all but invisible to lumen-based imaging methods. As a result, the vulnerability of patients rests more on the likelihood of plaque rupture than on the risk of occlusive vascular disease, according to a recent talk by Dr. Steven Nissen from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio.
December 6, 2006
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iCAD, Viatronix ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has signed a product integration and distribution agreement with advanced visualization firm Viatronix of Stony Brook, NY.
December 5, 2006
Aurora gets breast MRI clearance from China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has received a registration certificate for its 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system from the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of the People's Republic of China.
December 5, 2006
Agfa gets Singapore Heartlab order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received a contract from the National Heart Centre (NHC) of Singapore.
December 5, 2006
SNM sets 2007 reimbursement road show dates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The SNM, formerly the Society of Nuclear Medicine, will be sponsoring three one-day seminars covering the proper coding, coverage, and payments for nuclear medicine products and services in the U.S. next year.
December 5, 2006
Calcium contrast boosts T2-weighted signal in molecular MRI
By Shalmali Pal
A calcium-sensitive contrast agent, married with superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (SPIO), could make MR studies of the brain on a molecular level feasible, according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
December 5, 2006
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