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Advanced visualization alone reduces coronary CTA accuracy
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists using advanced visualization software to get the best coronary CT angiography (CTA) results might want to take another look. Radiologists in Germany and the U.S. have concluded that reading CTA data using advanced visualization techniques alone can miss many relevant stenoses that would have been found with a glance at the native CT data.
December 21, 2006
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High signal on T2 MR warns of poor healing after Achilles tendon repair
By Shalmali Pal
MRI can spot potential complications in Achilles tendon repair and is especially adept at pinpointing cysts or necrosis, according to researchers from Germany. In a study of 68 patients with partial or full-thickness tears of the Achilles tendon, they found that MRI was well-suited to monitor the healing and repair process, and that T2-weighted imaging could serve as an early indicator of outcome.
December 21, 2006
Siemens, UCLA to test Alzheimer's PET agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, announced today that it plans to begin clinical trials in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles, on a new biomarker based on PET technology that could potentially identify Alzheimer's disease before the onset of symptoms.
December 20, 2006
Microflow imaging may boost prostate biopsy yield
By Erik L. Ridley
A targeted biopsy approach employing contrast-enhanced ultrasound microflow imaging (MFI) may increase the number of positive biopsies compared with systematic sextant biopsy, according to research from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
December 20, 2006
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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
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