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German screening trial finds high accuracy for VC

By Eric Barnes

Results from the first 300 patients screened in the ongoing Munich Colorectal Cancer Prevention Trial indicate that virtual colonoscopy with 64-slice CT is sensitive and specific for the detection of polyps of all sizes. The researchers in Germany found that conventional colonoscopy had a slight edge in diminutive polyps, but virtual colonoscopy did a little better with the larger lesions.

January 16, 2007

Image-guided surgery market in U.S. to reach $300 million

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A report from healthcare research firm Millennium Research Group of Waltham, MA, holds that the U.S. market for image-guided surgery (IGS) procedures, which currently exceeds $150 million, will grow to $300 million by 2011.

January 15, 2007

Philips, Biosense Webster collaborate

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has signed a strategic alliance with cardiac technology developer Biosense Webster of Diamond Bar, CA, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary.

January 15, 2007

Conor wins British patent victory

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Conor Medsystems reported that the Court of Appeal in the U.K. unanimously upheld the decision of the High Court of Justice to revoke the U.K. portion of European Patent 0 706 376 B1 to Angiotech Pharmaceuticals.

January 15, 2007

CAD turns in mixed performance for pulmonary embolism

By Erik L. Ridley

While computer-aided detection (CAD) technology shows promise for assisting radiologists in detecting pulmonary embolism (PE), four recent studies showed a wide range of sensitivity for various iterations of the technology. Experiences ranged from CAD systems that were user-friendly, but plagued by too many false negatives, to systems that offered improved accuracy.

January 15, 2007

Adenosine stress safe for MR perfusion

By Eric Barnes

MR stress perfusion imaging (MSPI) with adenosine is safe even for daily clinical use, according to researchers from Germany who used it in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Adenosine is an effective stress agent, and major side effects are both rare and reversible, the team reported.

January 15, 2007