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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
Prepless VC finds more polyps with stool subtraction
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - A clinical study presented Monday at the 2006 RSNA meeting found that electronic stool subtraction helped radiologists find more medium-sized polyps with prepless virtual colonoscopy, although it also added a few false positives and reduced specificity.
November 27, 2006
TomoTherapy unveils CTrue technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer TomoTherapy of Madison, WI, has debuted its CTrue imaging technology for use with the company's radiation therapy platform, TomoTherapy Hi-Art System.
November 27, 2006
Dilon enters Asian market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer Dilon Technologies of Newport News, VA, has expanded its reach to the Asian market with a distribution agreement for its Dilon 6800 gamma camera with radiology products distributor Hongwoo Medico of South Korea.
November 27, 2006
PET, CT CAD scheme differentiates benign from malignant lung nodules
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - PET has a well-established role for distinguishing benign from malignant lung nodules when CT is inconclusive. Now radiologists have tapped the power of artificial neural networks (ANNs) for a computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme that determines whether PET results can improve the performance of CT-based lung CAD.
November 27, 2006
Medicsight launches ColonCAR software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm Medicsight has released its image analysis software tool for virtual colonoscopy, ColonCAR (Computer-Assisted Reader) 1.2.1.
November 26, 2006
Spectrum Dynamics receives 510(k) for D-SPECT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli gamma camera developer Spectrum Dynamics of Tirat Hacarmel has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its D-SPECT cardiac system with BroadView imaging technology.
November 26, 2006
MRI study puts new slant on how to sit
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - A new MRI study finds that sitting up straight may not be the best way to sit to prevent back pain and injury. Researchers from the U.S. and Canada presented their findings on Monday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 26, 2006
CTCA shows cost-effectiveness in the EU
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - CT coronary angiography (CTCA) demonstrates a cost-effective method in the European Union (EU) for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease compared with traditional diagnostic modalities, according to data presented by German researchers at the 2006 RSNA meeting on Monday.
November 26, 2006
Lung CT CAD boosts performance of less experienced radiologists
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems can help radiologists with minimal and moderate experience in detecting lung nodules on chest CT scans, according to researchers from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
November 26, 2006
CompuMed nets China install for OsteoGram
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical informatics firm CompuMed reports that the first OsteoGram-enhanced DirectView DR 3000 digital x-ray system by Eastman Kodak Health Group of Rochester, NY, has been installed in Wuxi, China.
November 26, 2006
VC CAD face-off reveals system differences
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - To assess sensitivity and false-positive rates for colon computer-aided detection (CAD) as a second reader, researchers from Berlin pitted three colon CAD) systems against each other. They presented their findings on Sunday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 26, 2006
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