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Colon cancer screening reimbursement yields earlier-stage diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
A study of older Americans has found that better access to screening colonoscopy since 1998 has led to the detection of more right-sided and early-stage colorectal cancers. The findings suggest that reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening may significantly, and perhaps cost-effectively, reduce mortality from the disease.
December 18, 2006
Orthocrat notches U.K. deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthocrat is expanding its presence in the U.K. with the installation of its TraumaCad software at the Hospital Corp. of America Group-London's six hospitals.
December 18, 2006
Solid-state dual-head camera supercharges molecular breast imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Molecular breast imaging's potential for detecting malignant tumors has been constrained by different factors, such as the limitation of conventional scintimammography with Tc-99m sestamibi in detecting smaller malignant tumors. But Mayo Clinic researchers may have overcome these drawbacks by developing a solid-state dual-head gamma camera for breast imaging.
December 18, 2006
PET reveals limbic dysfunction in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
By Paula Moyer
Patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) who have an abnormal odor perception may have widespread limbic dysfunction, according to a presentation by Swedish investigators at the North American Regional Epilepsy Congress in San Diego earlier this month.
December 18, 2006
AuntMinnie.com Orthopedic Imaging Insider
By Shalmali Pal
December 17, 2006
International imaging protocols for scaphoid trauma are all over the map
By Shalmali Pal
Wrist injuries are quite commonplace, but there doesn't seem to be a common imaging protocol in place for assessing scaphoid fractures, according to an international survey conducted by U.K. researchers. And, despite the need for diagnostic urgency, the timing of wrist imaging exams is not set in stone.
December 17, 2006
Low incidence of serious extracolonic findings seen in VC screening population
By Eric Barnes
One of the largest studies to date of asymptomatic virtual colonoscopy screening subjects found critical extracolonic findings in almost 3% of the patients, adding about $138 to the cost of screening for each patient. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison analyzed Medicare and private-practice billing records for the 2,195 individuals screened in the study.
December 17, 2006
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Delft introduces Odelca-DR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Delft Diagnostic Imaging, the parent company of PACS developer Rogan-Delft, reported that its Delft Imaging Systems division introduced its Odelca-DR thorax screening system at the 2006 RSNA conference in Chicago last month.
December 14, 2006
Nuclear Medicine, Volumes 1 and 2
Nuclear Medicine, Volumes 1 and 2 present a complex subject in an easily accessible way. Someone with only an undergraduate level understanding of physics and chemistry could still be brought up-to-speed on the field just by reading these books.
December 14, 2006
High-field MRI of the brain safely acquired in pacemaker patients
By Eric Barnes
With the increasing number of implanted pacemakers, too many patients who need an MRI can't be scanned with the modality. Or can they? Researchers from the University of Bonn in Germany put scores of pacemakers to the test on a 3-tesla scanner, and found no significant heating or degradation of function.
December 14, 2006
Study finds link between RT retake rates and image quality
By Kathy Kincade
Sometimes it takes a little extra time to get the job done right. That seems to be the message from a new study analyzing the relationship between digital radiography (DR) retake rates and image quality -- researchers found that the radiologic technologists with the highest retake rates also produced the best images.
December 14, 2006
University of Ottawa Heart Institute gets PET grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) was awarded a total of more than $10 million ($8.65 million U.S.) by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to identify and treat the causes of coronary artery disease.
December 13, 2006
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