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Cedara, MIA sign distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedara Software and arterial analysis software firm Medical Imaging Applications (MIA) of Coralville, IA, have signed an exclusive agreement in which Cedara will distribute MIA's vascular software applications to OEMs through its global networks.
November 28, 2006
Overdiagnosis may plague CT lung screening results, especially in women
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - A just-concluded five-year lung cancer screening study found that tumor doubling times can be very long in nearly a quarter of female patients, suggesting that overdiagnosis may be a stronger factor than previously believed, at least in women.
November 28, 2006
PACS results in more incidental cervical spine MR findings
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Adoption of PACS may lead to an increase in incidental findings and follow-up imaging exams, according to researchers from Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) Hospital in Philadelphia. They presented their study on incidental findings in cervical spine MRI reports from PACS at the RSNA meeting on Wednesday.
November 28, 2006
Pre-embolization sperm motility predicts fertility after varicocele treatment
CHICAGO - Men who have maintained relatively high sperm motility despite the development of varicoceles may improve fertility by undergoing spermatic vein embolization, according to a team of German interventional radiologists. The researchers used Doppler ultrasound to monitor the treatment results of 223 men who underwent endovascular embolization.
November 28, 2006
Automated breast US proves to be sensitive screening tool in dense breasts
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) can detect new breast lesions as well as confirm findings previously spotted on mammography, according to the phase II results of a screening trial at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY. Lead investigator Dr. Stamatia Destounis presented her group's findings Wednesday at the RSNA meeting.
November 28, 2006
DTI links back pain with structural brain changes
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - That nagging pain in your back might actually be caused by changes in the microstructure of your brain, according to a study presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting. German researchers used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) with a 1.5-tesla MRI system to compare the brain function of patients with and without chronic low back pain.
November 28, 2006
MDCT finds cause of acute abdomen more often with MPR
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - The use of multiplanar reconstructions (MPRs) can help identify the site, level, and cause of acute abdominal diseases when transverse multidetector-row (MDCT) findings are indeterminate, according to research presented on Tuesday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 28, 2006
MRS finds that smoke gets in the brain as well as the eyes
CHICAGO - Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H-MRS) has provided the first proof that smoking changes the chemistry of the brain -- but the good news is that the changes can be reversed, according to researchers from Germany.
November 27, 2006
CEUS shines in characterizing hypoechoic focal lesions in fatty livers
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) significantly improves the diagnostic performance of radiologists characterizing hypoechoic focal lesions in fatty livers, according to researchers from the University of Palermo in Italy. They presented their study findings at the 2006 RSNA meeting on Tuesday.
November 27, 2006
Gamma Medica-Ideas to acquire AMI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer Gamma Medica-Ideas (GM-I) of Northridge, CA, has reached an agreement to acquire Sherbrooke, Canada-based Advanced Molecular Imaging (AMI), a provider of a digital APD PET product for preclinical imaging.
November 27, 2006
RSNA 2006
A Supertech employee shows the company's UON head mask for patient fixation during radiation therapy procedures.
November 27, 2006
PET/CT play complementary roles in osseous lesion detection
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - Hybrid imaging with PET/CT for osseous lymphomatous deposits allows physicians to take advantage of the strengths of each modality -- the morphological capabilities of CT and functional capabilities of PET help identify the metabolically active bony lesions in lymphoma patients, according to a study presented Monday afternoon at the 2006 RSNA conference.
November 27, 2006
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