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Head and neck surgeons can handle ultrasound, journal article says
By Erik L. Ridley
Head and neck surgeons can readily incorporate office-based ultrasound procedures into their practice, according to an article in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Office-based ultrasound offers an easy and cost-effective tool to the surgeons, the authors report.
January 4, 2007
CVCTA: With advancements come challenges
In the past several years, cardiovascular CT angiography (CVCTA) has become the rage throughout the diagnostic imaging industry, with centers racing to offer cutting-edge programs in their marketplaces. Steven Renard of Liberty Pacific Medical Imaging in Encino, CA, discusses how center operators, radiologists, and cardiologists can work together to support, nurture, and drive this explosive growth and anticipated acceptance by both insurers and clinicians.
January 4, 2007
US-guided needle aspiration offers effective, low-cost treatment for liver abscesses
By Radiology Review
Trial percutaneous needle aspiration of multiple pyogenic liver abscesses, under ultrasound guidance, should be performed prior to catheter drainage or surgery, according to researchers from Italy. Because of its low-cost, real-time nature, and mobility, ultrasound is more versatile than CT guidance, the group states.
January 4, 2007
Boston Scientific buys EndoTex
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific said that it has acquired privately held medical device developer EndoTex Interventional Systems of Cupertino, CA.
January 3, 2007
Phase imaging with MPR improves MDCT of pancreatic cancer
By Radiology Review
For evaluating pancreatic adenocarcinoma using triple-phase multidetector-row CT (MDCT), a combination of pancreatic parenchymal and portal venous phase imaging is essential and appropriate, according to radiologists in Japan.
January 3, 2007
Danaher buys Imaging Sciences
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dental equipment firm Danaher has purchased 3D dental imaging developer Imaging Sciences International.
January 3, 2007
Temporal subtraction technique improves diagnostic accuracy, speed
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Although bone scintigraphy is one of the more widely used nuclear medicine studies, interpreting the images is time-intensive, and detecting interval changes can be problematic. Now researchers from Chicago have developed a computerized temporal subtraction technique used between successive whole-body bone scans that may reduce physicians' reading time and improve their accuracy.
January 3, 2007
MRI pegs cognitive dysfunction as noteworthy clinical feature in multisystem APS
By Shalmali Pal
Cerebral microvasculopathy could be an underlying mechanism for cognitive dysfunction, based on MR studies performed in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to Greek investigators.
January 2, 2007
CT finds differences in omental infarction between children, adults
By Eric Barnes
Omental infarction is an uncommon cause of severe abdominal pain in both children and adults. It rarely requires surgery, but it can be mistaken for other conditions, such as acute appendicitis, that do need quick intervention. Thus correct diagnosis is critical. Researchers from Pittsburgh examined CT images from omental infarction patients and found predictable patterns and presentations that could speed diagnosis and decision-making, and perhaps avoid unnecessary intervention.
January 2, 2007
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MRI proves tennis leg injuries are more than just a racket
By Sydney Schuster
Tennis elbow, sure, but tennis leg? Yes, it exists, and it's not a reference to the endless gams on Maria Sharapova either. Instead, this injury of the medial head of the gastrocnemius can occur when the calf muscle is overstretched. Despite its moniker, tennis leg plagues nonathletes as well. However the injury happens, MRI -- and ultrasound to some extent -- are important for making the definitive diagnosis.
January 1, 2007
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Radiologists should discuss cardiac implant disposal with patients
By Edward Susman
Tens of thousands of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators are placed inside patients on an annual basis by multispecialty teams. The physicians involved in putting in pacemakers and defibrillators -- and that includes the radiologist -- must follow through with a plan for removing them, according to a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
December 31, 2006
CompuMed's revenues decline in fiscal 2006
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Despite increased sales of its OsteoGram osteoporosis technology, Los Angeles-based medical informatics firm CompuMed posted lower revenues in fiscal year 2006 (end-September 30).
December 28, 2006
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