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MRI pioneer Lauterbur dies
Paul Lauterbur, Ph.D., who received the Nobel Prize for his role in developing MRI, died on Tuesday at his home in Illinois of kidney disease. He was 77.
March 29, 2007
Pennsylvania issues contrast-induced nephropathy guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) has issued a supplementary patient safety advisory along with its quarterly 2007 March patient safety advisory to raise awareness of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
March 29, 2007
Rubidium PET/CT shows potential for coronary artery disease diagnosis
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
While molecular imaging for coronary artery disease (CAD) with SPECT or PET is accurate, diagnosis of multivessel CAD has proved difficult with these modalities. A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston may have found a way to address the insufficiencies of multivessel CAD diagnosis by utilizing rubidium (Rb-82) PET/CT to determine a value for vasodilator left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) reserve.
March 29, 2007
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Misonix reports HIFU hemiablation success
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix announced promising results for the firm's Sonablate 500 high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) clinical trial in the U.K. for hemiablation procedures for prostate cancer treatment.
March 28, 2007
AngioDynamics to fight patent verdict, taps CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology provider AngioDynamics said it would file a motion to overturn a verdict rendered against the firm yesterday in a patent infringement case involving Diomed of Andover, MA.
March 28, 2007
64-slice cardiac CT points to important incidental findings
By Edward Susman
NEW ORLEANS - Performing cardiac CT on a 64-slice scanner, even with a limited field-of-view, can often reveal significant findings outside the heart, which clinicians need to follow up, according to a presentation this week at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 28, 2007
Dilon sales grow in Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer Dilon Technologies of Newport News, VA, said that its fiscal 2006 fourth quarter saw strong sales for its breast-specific gamma camera.
March 27, 2007
ACC study: Dual-source cardiac CT delivers acceptable radiation dose
By Paula Moyer
NEW ORLEANS - The radiation dose from dual-source CT (DSCT) is no more than that of single-source CT, according to a presentation this week at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting. However, DSCT is not an option for patients with severe arrhythmia or a heart rate less than or equal to 55 beats per minute (bpm), they stressed.
March 27, 2007
What do orthopedists want? In-office MRI, digital x-ray, report finds
For more and more orthopedic practices, in-house MRI and digital x-ray imaging have become the first picks on the wish list. A new report describes access to in-office MRI and digital x-ray as two of the greatest unmet needs for U.S. orthopedists. The report also explores the mix of orthopedic procedures that are referred versus those that are performed in-house for each modality.
March 27, 2007
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Chest CT shows whirlpool patients in hot water
By Eric Barnes
Northern Californians beware: a granulomatous disease known as hot tub lung may result from exposure to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in your friendly neighborhood whirlpool bath. A new survey found characteristic CT patterns of nodules and ground-glass opacities in the lungs of MAC patients who had spent time in hot tubs.
March 27, 2007
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Toshiba rolls out Aplio XG cardiac package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has unveiled a cardiology-specific set of offerings for its Aplio XG ultrasound system at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in New Orleans.
March 26, 2007
TomoTherapy nets French sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has sold its TomoTherapy Hi-Art system to the Institute Curie Hospital in Paris.
March 26, 2007
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