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Cardiac CT drives adoption of 3D visualization
By Cynthia E. Keen
Clinical demands for faster processing, more automated processes, and greater precision is driving the development and adoption of 3D software, especially for cardiac CT. And the increasing use of 3D advanced visualization software is changing workflow processes, requiring clinicians to learn new workstation software and develop new interpretation skills, and perhaps even changing the relationship between radiologists and cardiologists.
March 25, 2007
Elekta to buy 3D Line Medical Systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stockholm-based radiation oncology firm Elekta has agreed to acquire Italian stereotactic radiosurgery and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) firm 3D Line Medical Systems.
March 22, 2007
AnazaoHealth provides teddy bears for pediatric I-123 MIBG patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The nuclear medicine division of AnazaoHealth has launched a program to provide a teddy bear to each child patient receiving an iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-123 MIBG) dose.
March 22, 2007
Avid releases results for PET Alzheimer's agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals of Philadelphia has released results of the company's first clinical study of a new radiopharmaceutical designed to provide PET imaging of Alzheimer's disease.
March 22, 2007
SPECT/CT offers on-target diagnosis in noncancerous bone disease
By Shalmali Pal
There's no shortage of research on SPECT/CT in oncologic imaging and the fact that bone scintingraphy has its limitations in this setting. But what about patients who are referred for nononcologic imaging? Is bone scintigraphy any more useful? No, according to nuclear medicine specialists from Israel, who advocated using SPECT plus multislice low-dose CT (MslCT) instead.
March 22, 2007
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Misonix reports HIFU kidney trial success
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix said that results for the firm's Sonatherm 600 high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) clinical trials for kidney cancer were promising.
March 21, 2007
Cook launches MiraFlex microcatheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm Cook has introduced a new microcatheter, MiraFlex, designed for use with its embolization products.
March 21, 2007
FDA adds indication for Varian's brachytherapy applicator set
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market an updated brachytherapy applicator set designed specifically for intraluminal treatment of cancer of the esophagus.
March 21, 2007
Lower tube current aids circle of Willis imaging
By Eric Barnes
Reducing the tube dose improved the image quality substantially in a CT study of the circle of Willis, according to investigators from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The group sought to assess the effects of lower tube voltage and various mAs settings in patients undergoing CT angiography (CTA) of the head.
March 21, 2007
TomTec to expand into MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound visualization developer TomTec Imaging Systems is moving into MRI. The firm is previewing its left ventricular (LV) analysis software for cardiac applications at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in New Orleans.
March 20, 2007
McKesson, Toshiba expand partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information technology firm McKesson and Toshiba America Medical Systems are expanding their partnership with a new agreement for Toshiba to offer McKesson's Horizon Cardiology Hemo product with Toshiba's Infinix vascular x-ray systems.
March 20, 2007
Intraop delivers Mobetron to Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical has delivered a Mobetron to the Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center in Japan.
March 20, 2007
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