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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

VC deflation maneuver reduces pain

By Eric Barnes

Researchers from the University of Chicago have come up with a reliable way to reduce the discomfort of colonic insufflation needed to perform virtual colonoscopy. The results of a preliminary study show that the deflation maneuver is so reliable that the radiologists have made it standard practice in their department.

November 20, 2006

Toshiba partners to offer cardiac CT training program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has formed an educational partnership for cardiac CT training with CVCTA Education and San Francisco Advanced Medical Imaging.

November 20, 2006