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FDA OKs Rendoscopy's 3D software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) clearance to Rendoscopy's Gentle Colon virtual colonoscopy 3D visualization software.
October 4, 2006
PET helps uncover dopamine's influence on alcoholism
By Wayne Forrest
Positron emission tomography (PET) is helping researchers determine if a connection exists between dopamine levels in the brain and the risk of alcoholism within a family, or the threat of relapse for a detoxified alcoholic.
October 4, 2006
Contrast-enhanced US shines in solid organ injury imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced sonography outperforms noncontrast-enhanced sonography in detecting and visualizing injuries to solid organs such as the liver and spleen, according to researchers from the University of California, Davis.
October 4, 2006
VirtuRad signs PACS deal with Agfa
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Phoenix-based VirtuRad has expanded its partnership with Agfa HealthCare with a new agreement to sell Agfa's line of orthopedic PACS software.
October 3, 2006
VA awards contract extension to Elekta
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has renewed its contract with Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta for one year, with the option of three more years.
October 3, 2006
Abbott launches Xience V stent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Abbott Vascular has begun the international launch of its Xience V everolimus-eluting coronary stent system, according to the Redwood City, CA-based company.
October 2, 2006
BrainLab introduces Kolibri 2.0
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm BrainLab USA of Westchester, IL, has released Kolibri 2.0, a portable image-guided surgery platform for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) applications.
October 1, 2006
Immediate postsurgery MRI appears safe for stent patients
By Eric Barnes
Doctors are reluctant to image the heart with MRI in the days after stent implantation, fearing that the newly implanted devices could move or warm inside the scanner. There are also concerns that even minute motion or heating of stents could predispose patients to early stent thrombosis, increasing morbidity and mortality. But fears over MR use in such cases may be unfounded, according to a new study from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.
October 1, 2006
US shows full spectrum of shoulder injuries
By Shalmali Pal
When it comes to the frozen shoulder, MRI is good as long as you are happy with static information. But if it's more dynamic information you're after, ultrasound may be a better bet, according to two recent studies. A third paper offered a crash course on making the most of sonography in shoulder disorders, as well as how to identify abnormalities on these exams.
September 28, 2006
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Agfa nets multisite Ortho PACS sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare is reporting that Pinnacle Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Specialists has purchased and will install its Impax PACS for Orthopedics software in the group's eight Atlanta-area offices.
September 27, 2006
Rogan adds to View Pro-X
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Rogan-Delft has added orthopedic functionality to its View Pro-X workstation software.
September 27, 2006
Timing is everything in contrast-enhanced CT
By Wayne Forrest
When imaging the abdominal aorta and the lower extremity arterial tree in patients with peripheral arterial occlusion disease (PAOD), matching the contrast injection to when CT scanning begins in those regions is key. Researchers at Stanford University have developed protocols for optimal wait times between contrast injection and the start of CT imaging based on the time it takes the bolus to reach the abdominal aorta or arterial tree.
September 27, 2006
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