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X-ray's role debated in systematic diagnosis of pediatric constipation
By Shalmali Pal
In 1999 Dr. Susan Leech and colleagues at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, U.K., published an x-ray scoring system for assessing childhood defecation disorders. Six years later, is the Leech system still useful? Yes and no, according to two research groups from the Netherlands. One group gave the Leech method their vote of confidence, while the other found it to be of limited value.
March 16, 2006
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Cedara to introduce OrthoWorks ProPlanner at AAOS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedara Software will be showcasing its OrthoWorks ProPlanner, an application that provides orthopedic capabilities on standard and Web-enabled PACS workstations, at the 2006 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) conference in Chicago next week.
March 15, 2006
Conor licenses Novartis technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vascular device developer Conor Medsystems reported that it has obtained a worldwide, nonexclusive license from Novartis Pharma for the use of the pharmaceutical pimecrolimus in its stents.
March 15, 2006
Biosense Webster, Cordis get Noga XP FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac technology developer Biosense Webster and Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Biologics Delivery Systems Group, Cordis has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market a cardiac 3D imaging device, the Noga XP cardiac navigation system.
March 15, 2006
Viztek signs Nyconn
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has installed its PACS and Orex Computed Radiography CR devices at Nyconn Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Specialists, a seven-site chain of orthopedic and rehabilitation centers in New York and Connecticut.
March 15, 2006
ACC study says 64-slice CTA saves money
ATLANTA - When facilities consider the purchase of a new 64-slice CT scanner, saving money is probably one of the last things on their minds. But a study presented this week at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting indicates that CT angiography (CTA) may in fact save facilities money.
March 15, 2006
NCI CAD database program gathers momentum
By Cynthia E. Keen
The potential for computer-aided detection (CAD) technology to improve lung cancer detection may get a significant boost with the launch of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored Imaging Database Resources Initiative (IDRI). The program may also facilitate the introduction of new chest CAD software tools, according to industry and academic experts.
March 15, 2006
Colon CAD helps expert readers
By Eric Barnes
In a study by researchers from London, virtual colonoscopy computer-aided detection (CAD) software beat the experts in detecting medium-sized polyps, though the system is designed for interaction with radiologists rather than competition.
March 15, 2006
peerVue adds Children's National to client roster
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer peerVue has sold its enterprise teaching file application to Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC.
March 14, 2006
GE initiates LightSpeed VCT cardiology trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is sponsoring a series of multicenter trials to validate the clinical efficacy of its LightSpeed VCT 64-slice CT system as a method for the diagnosis and treatment planning of cardiovascular disease.
March 14, 2006
Elekta gets Polish Synergy install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Elekta has placed its Synergy image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system at the Warsaw Cancer Center in Poland.
March 14, 2006
PET perfusion can predict cardiac events
ATLANTA - Stress perfusion defects found with PET/CT are good predictors of coronary artery disease, while only overall perfusion defect changes are good predictors of cardiovascular events with PET, according to two studies presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 14, 2006
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