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FDG-PET successfully diagnoses chronic osteomyelitis
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
FDG-PET has demonstrated great strength in oncology imaging, and is beginning to flex its muscles in infection and inflammation imaging as well. Researchers from Philadelphia have found that FDG-PET is a highly effective imaging method for diagnosing chronic osteomyelitis, a severe and painful infection resulting from bone tissue death due to lost blood supply.
July 20, 2006
Autosegmented MRI plumbs the depths of adolescent obesity
By Shalmali Pal
Obesity is the fastest-growing disease in the pediatric and adolescent age groups. Imaging tests can guide the treatment of obese patients, whether they're used for risk prediction or postsurgical follow-up. Researchers from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio successfully used MRI to measure visceral adipose tissue and noninvasively quantify the amount of intra-abdominal fat in pediatric patients.
July 20, 2006
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SmartPill gets FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SmartPill of Buffalo, NY, reported that its SmartPill GI monitoring system has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
July 19, 2006
Extracolonic findings double VC costs, but might be worth paying
By Eric Barnes
Following up extracolonic findings in virtual colonoscopy can easily double the cost of exams in symptomatic patients, but even the occasional detection of significant pathology may make it cost-effective, researchers from the U.K. report.
July 19, 2006
Philips to lead DARPA ultrasound technology project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems will join its corporate counterpart Philips Research in phase one of a planned four-year Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) medical technology project to reduce the number of battlefield deaths from internal bleeding.
July 18, 2006
TomoTherapy opens new operations center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer TomoTherapy said it has opened a 66,000 sq ft operations center across the street from its headquarters in Madison, WI.
July 18, 2006
Strict protocol increases efficacy of CT screening for lung cancer
By Peggy Peck
The true value of CT screening for lung cancer awaits results of the National Cancer Institute's National Lung Cancer Screening trial. But data from other smaller trials are available now to help guide use of CT for lung cancer screening. The findings from one of the largest trials to date, conducted by Italian researchers, were presented at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting.
July 17, 2006
Schering, Avid partner on Alzheimer's agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German contrast media firm Schering is partnering with molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals to develop diagnostic imaging agents for Alzheimer’s disease.
July 16, 2006
HealthHelp signs Bushong
Radiology benefits management firm HealthHelp has hired radiation physicist Stewart Bushong as a consultant as well as vice president and medical director.
July 16, 2006
Cardiac CTA a no-go zone for some
By Eric Barnes
The benefits of cardiac CT angiography (CTA) are potentially revolutionary, with its fast, comprehensive, one-stop look at the heart. But certain patients should not be scanned, and as gatekeepers, radiologists and cardiologists need to know which patients should be excluded.
July 16, 2006
RadInfo Systems adds orthopedic templating
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare informatics developer RadInfo Systems has introduced an orthopedic templating application.
July 13, 2006
Install for IMCO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor IMCO Technologies has installed its VIP-PACS Premium network at Starkville Orthopedic Clinic in Starkville, MS.
July 13, 2006
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