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Neoprobe Lymphoseek trial progresses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe said that a multicenter phase II clinical study of its Lymphoseek radioactive targeting agent has yielded positive preliminary results.
June 20, 2007
The parallax view: Digital breast tomosynthesis has cancer screening in its crosshairs
By Sydney Schuster
Built on full-field digital mammography (FFDM) technology, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) combines 2D image slices to form a 3D composite exam. Trials indicate DBT images are superior to both FFDM and film-screen mammography in terms of quality and acquisition time. Early talk is that DBT not only will find breast cancers earlier, but also fix mammography's liability woes and restore its tarnished popularity among imaging specialists.
June 20, 2007
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CMS examining CT angiography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking a look at CT angiography (CTA) as part of an internally generated national coverage analyses (NCA).
June 19, 2007
MedSolutions debuts cardiac imaging offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology management services provider MedSolutions has introduced its Cardiac Imaging management offering at the America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) meeting this week in Las Vegas.
June 19, 2007
Patient survey suggests preference for minimal-prep VC
By Eric Barnes
While colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S., less than half of screening age individuals over 50 are examined for the disease. A new survey suggests that eliminating the cathartic bowel preparation might improve compliance screening rates. But the answers may not predict patients' real interest in screening, and the minimal-prep approach is not without complications, cautioned a radiologist experienced in virtual colonoscopy screening.
June 19, 2007
Carestream's workstation passes CT test
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health's PACS workstation completed all clinical imaging exams within the allotted time at last week's "Workstation Face-Off" at Stanford University's International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT in San Francisco.
June 19, 2007
CIVCO launches needle guide for Aloka transducer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions of Kalona, IA, has introduced its new disposable needle guide for use with the UST-676LP prostate transducer by Aloka of Wallingford, CT.
June 19, 2007
FAST proves useful as triage tool in wartime
By Erik L. Ridley
Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) exams can serve as a valuable triage tool in multiple casualty incidents (MCIs), according to researchers from Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel. The group retrospectively reviewed the records of 849 patients arriving at the level I trauma center during a one-month period during the Second Lebanon War.
June 19, 2007
Study correlates CTA results to survival
By Brian Casey
June 18, 2007
Bayer Schering Pharma licenses Avid's imaging agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bayer Schering Pharma of Leverkusen, Germany, has exercised its right to license Avid Radiopharmaceuticals' F-18 AV1/ZK molecular imaging agent that targets amyloid plaques in the brain.
June 18, 2007
Neurognostics completes USC fMRI installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Neurognostics of Milwaukee has installed its functional MRI (fMRI) suite of products and services at University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
June 18, 2007
Coronary CTA results correlate with all-cause mortality
By Eric Barnes
Contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography (CTA) is the new cardiac imaging test on the block. But does it offer a prognostic benefit? To start answering this question, researchers at the Weill Cornell College of Medicine in New York City examined more than 1,000 patients with chest pain or other symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease using 64-detector-row CT angiography, and followed them over 15 months.
June 18, 2007
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