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NeuroLogica inks Columbia-Presbyterian deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile CT developer NeuroLogica of Danvers, MA, has sold one of its CereTom mobile CT scanners to Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City.
July 5, 2006
St. Jude Medical inks Lumedx development deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical of St. Paul, MN, reported that it has entered into a joint marketing and development agreement with cardiovascular information systems provider Lumedx to integrate and manage cardiovascular patient data.
July 5, 2006
Philips, Dartmouth partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems said it will collaborate with the Dartmouth Medical School and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College in Lebanon, NH, on the development of new medical imaging capabilities.
July 5, 2006
Cook nets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Cook has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its Zilver vascular stent for use in treating symptomatic vascular disease of the iliac arteries.
July 5, 2006
Less radiation dose exposure in cardiac CT is possible
By Wayne Forrest
With the ever-expanding use of 64-slice CT in cardiac imaging, concerns have risen over patient exposure to unnecessary radiation. Clinicians in particular are struggling with how to reduce radiation dose and still achieve optimum diagnostic imaging results. Now researchers are finding that significant radiation dose savings can be achieved through ECG-gated dose-modulation, also known as ECG pulsing.
July 5, 2006
Part II: Building or modifying a diagnostic radiology facility -- Essential physics steps
AuntMinnie.com presents the conclusion of a two-part white paper on the essential physics of building or modifying a diagnostic radiology facility, contributed by W. Geoffrey West of West Physics Consulting.
July 5, 2006
Part I: Building or modifying a diagnostic radiology facility -- Essential physics steps
AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present part one of a two-part white paper on the essential physics of building or modifying a diagnostic radiology facility, contributed by W. Geoffrey West of West Physics Consulting.
July 4, 2006
Upper GI series catches gastric bypass complications, guides additional treatment
By Shalmali Pal
An upper gastrointestinal series after bariatric surgery can alert surgeons to the need for postsurgical modifications, according to a presentation last week at the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) meeting in San Francisco. Cleveland-based investigators reviewed close to 1,000 patient records for their study.
July 4, 2006
Guidelines update postsurgery colorectal cancer surveillance
By Eric Barnes
A new report updates the recommended colonoscopy follow-up guidelines in the U.S. following the resection of colorectal cancer stages I-III. The recommendations address only postsurgical endoscopic surveillance, but virtual colonoscopy providers may find the information useful for optimizing their own follow-up intervals.
July 3, 2006
Elekta signs Odense University Hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy vendor Elekta will be supplying several of its medical linear accelerators to Odense University Hospital in Denmark.
July 2, 2006
Emphysema yields to computer-aided detection
By Eric Barnes
OSAKA - Emphysema is the most common cause of respiratory deaths, but it is not particularly easy to diagnose. On Friday at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting, researchers from Japan discussed the development and testing of a computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme to help automate the diagnosis of emphysema with CT.
July 1, 2006
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ACL injuries aggravated by damage to associated ligaments
By Shalmali Pal
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can be career-ending ones for athletes. Two recent studies have focused on imaging these injuries. In the first, researchers evaluated meniscal extrusions and associated knee joint abnormalities in young athletes. In another study, the spotlight was on meniscus extrusion and lateral meniscus root tears in ACL tears.
June 29, 2006
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