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High accuracy but inhomogeneous tagging seen in prepless VC
By Eric Barnes
Belgian researchers are clearly catching up to the Italians in the art of prepless virtual colonoscopy, a technique that enhances patient comfort but adds work to the radiologist's day. In a modestly polyp-rich cohort, the Belgians achieved 100% sensitivity for lesions 10 mm and larger, using optical colonoscopy as their reference standard.
December 5, 2006
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Ellex buys Innovative Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Australian firm Ellex Medical Lasers Limited has acquired ophthalmic ultrasound developer Innovative Imaging of Sacramento, CA.
December 3, 2006
Cleveland Clinic, GE, AmSurg launch CT colonography initiative
By Wayne Forrest
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio; GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.; and Nashville, TN-based AmSurg are partnering to increase access to colon cancer screening technologies for patients across the country.
December 3, 2006
Silicone injections remain popular and dangerous despite FDA ban
CHICAGO - People who receive liquid silicone for cosmetic purposes such as breast augmentation are at risk for a number of complications, including pulmonary embolism, according to a presentation at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 30, 2006
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Intravenous aspirin reduces complications in brain aneurysm embolization
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Patients who were treated with intravenous acetylsalicylic acid, commonly known as aspirin, had significantly reduced thromboembolic events when doctors attempted to perform embolization of cerebral aneurysms, according to a study presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 30, 2006
Radiation dose can add up in CT stroke imaging
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Even for indications as serious as suspected stroke, doctors should be aware of the radiation doses being delivered with the multiple CT exams typically delivered during the course of care. The cumulative dose from an initial noncontrast CT scan followed by a CT perfusion study, for example, isn't easy to assess. But a new study from Germany could lead to better dose control and safer scanning.
November 30, 2006
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Milk proves to be an alternative contrast agent to VoLumen
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Good old whole milk appears to be a viable alternative to VoLumen as a contrast agent for radiological studies of the abdomen, researchers said Wednesday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2006
BrainLab unveils neuro package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm BrainLab of Munich, Germany, has launched iPlan Neuroradiology, an image processing tool for diagnosis and planning that combines image fusion of different modalities and segmentation algorithms for brain anatomy functionality.
November 29, 2006
IMRIS lands iSpace install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian intraoperative MRI (iMRI) developer IMRIS of Winnipeg, Manitoba, will install its iSpace system at Children's Hospital in Atlanta.
November 28, 2006
Medicsight to partner with 3mensio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medicsight of London has entered into a partnership with 3mensio Medical Imaging of Bilthoven, Netherlands, a provider of 3D medical visualization products.
November 28, 2006
Cedara, MIA sign distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedara Software and arterial analysis software firm Medical Imaging Applications (MIA) of Coralville, IA, have signed an exclusive agreement in which Cedara will distribute MIA's vascular software applications to OEMs through its global networks.
November 28, 2006
Overdiagnosis may plague CT lung screening results, especially in women
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - A just-concluded five-year lung cancer screening study found that tumor doubling times can be very long in nearly a quarter of female patients, suggesting that overdiagnosis may be a stronger factor than previously believed, at least in women.
November 28, 2006
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