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MRI study puts new slant on how to sit

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

Skip gadolinium for MRA surveillance of endovascular coils

By Shalmali Pal

CHICAGO - Gadolinum-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for following up coil treatment in intracranial aneurysm patients makes the exam more costly and less efficient, according to a presentation this week at the RSNA meeting.

November 26, 2006

Cardiac CT yields significant extracardiac findings

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Cardiac CT yields a high number of incidental findings, many of them clinically important, according to a study presented Sunday at the 2006 RSNA meeting. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston analyzed 964 CT cardiac imaging studies acquired over a two-year period.

November 25, 2006

Rendoscopy opens U.S. office

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

German software developer Rendoscopy announced it has opened an office in the U.S.

November 25, 2006

Abdominopelvic PET profits from forced diuresis

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

PET studies of the abdomen and pelvis have the potential for identifying and staging a variety of malignancies. But trying to image this area with F-18 FDG, the only radiopharmaceutical reimbursed in the U.S. for noncardiac PET, is compromised by its accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract and urinary tracer activity. Researchers from Switzerland have recently developed a procedure to overcome this limitation -- forced diuresis with parenteral hydration.

November 23, 2006

MRI spots white-matter changes in movement disorder patients

By Edward Susman

People who suffer from idiopathic dystonia may have an underlying structural brain structure anomaly that contributes to the physical spasms that are manifest in the disorder, according to researchers from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Using diffusion tensor MRI, they scanned patients with and without dystonia, and found white-matter abnormalities in the patients with the disorder.

November 23, 2006

Chest physicians promote ultrasound for detecting pleural anomalies

By Edward Susman

Ultrasonography can easily detect various pulmonary conditions with a high degree of accuracy, despite previous reports to the contrary, according to presenters at the Chest 2006 meeting in Salt Lake City.

November 21, 2006

Meridian to integrate TLA technology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic template software developer Meridian Technique of Southampton, U.K., reported that it has signed a development deal with 3D visualization developer True Life Anatomy (TLA) of Adelaide, Australia.

November 20, 2006

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