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Pilot study: Entropy-driven CAD zips through vast breast image database
By Shalmali Pal
An experimental computer-aided detection (CAD) system can speedily match a new mammogram with the most relevant cases in a database of breast images, according to a presentation Tuesday at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Orlando.
August 1, 2006
Elderly need less contrast for pancreatobiliary imaging
By Eric Barnes
Older patients need less contrast than younger adults for pancreatobiliary imaging, researchers from Japan report. The results of their study, published in the August American Journal of Roentgenology, showed that a 12% contrast dose reduction by body weight produced the optimal contrast profile in multidetector-row CT's triphasic imaging protocols.
August 1, 2006
Cook completes enrollment in STARZ-TX2 trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm Cook has completed patient enrollment in the STARZ-TX2 (Study of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair with Zenith TX2 Thoracic TAA endovascular graft) clinical trial.
July 31, 2006
BrainLab releases iPlan RT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm BrainLab has released its complete iPlan RT treatment planning platform at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Orlando.
July 31, 2006
Philips debuts MBS oncology software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has released its Model Based Segmentation (MBS) software for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) workflow at this week's annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Orlando.
July 31, 2006
More research needed to gauge CTA's benefits
By Wayne Forrest
Early indications suggest that CT angiography (CTA) may become a panacea for the detection and diagnosis of ischemic heart disease, but one recently released study shows that trustworthy evidence to that end is lacking.
July 31, 2006
UltraSPECT taps Schaumberg
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT has appointed John Schaumberg as director of sales, North America.
July 30, 2006
CardiArc gears up for launch of nuclear cardiology camera
By Brian Casey
Nuclear medicine start-up firm CardiArc is planning to hit the market with a dedicated cardiac SPECT camera featuring a novel new design that's a departure from traditional nuclear medicine instrumentation.
July 30, 2006
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JNMT names Neagley as new editor
Frances Neagley of San Francisco has been named editor in chief of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) Technologist Section's Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.
July 27, 2006
MRI of gluteal contracture backs up physical exam results
By Shalmali Pal
Contracture of the gluteus maximus muscle can be caused by a congenital disorder or intramuscular injection myopathy. Although imaging is not routinely used in gluteal contracture, MRI can help establish diagnosis and evaluate lesion severity, according to researchers from Taiwan.
July 27, 2006
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AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #42: Nuclear medicine -- Camera installed base
As of this census, the total nuclear medicine camera installed base is estimated to be 12,860 stationary installations at 7,005 sites (excluding mobile units serving multiple sites). This includes 3,935 hospitals that have 8,850 stationary cameras and 3,070 nonhospitals that have 4,010 cameras.
July 27, 2006
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2D, 3D primary VC have their own advantages
By Eric Barnes
There's no right or wrong choice for primary reading when it comes to 2D or 3D virtual colonoscopy. But whichever method you choose, you'll need the other to confirm the findings. Dr. Judy Yee from the University of California, San Francisco, recently discussed both primary reading methods, and some of the latest study results on 2D versus 3D.
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