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Newer MRA techniques suitable for renal artery stenosis detection
By Edward Susman
Researchers at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) have backed contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for diagnosing renal artery stenosis, which they say could be a good alternative to more invasive modalities.
February 21, 2006
Computed Tomography: Fundamentals, System Technology, Image Quality, Applications
Willi Kalender, Ph.D., is one of the pioneers of spiral CT. This book focuses on the physics and technical aspects of this modality. Physicists and clinicians with a strong interest in the how and why of CT will delight in this fine book.
February 21, 2006
ONI in use at Winter Olympics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems of Wilmington, MA, said that its OrthOne 1-tesla extremity MRI system is in use at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
February 20, 2006
NAS receives Chinese clearance for IGRT device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) has received regulatory approval from the People's Republic of China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) to sell its BAT SXi, an ultrasound-based localization system used to view cancerous tumors prior to the delivery of radiation therapy.
February 20, 2006
First-pass MR detects subtle ischemia
By Eric Barnes
MRI has gained increasing acceptance for identifying patients with even subtle coronary artery disease (CAD). In a new study from Brazil, researchers found that first-pass MRI can distinguish segments with different degrees of obstructive CAD.
February 20, 2006
GE, Olympic committees perform cardiac research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Olympic committees from the U.S., Italy, and China are collaborating on a new clinical study examining athletes’ hearts.
February 19, 2006
PACS doesn’t hurt pediatric ER performance
By Erik L. Ridley
Introducing PACS to the pediatric emergency room can be accomplished without affecting the accuracy of radiograph interpretation by emergency physicians, according to research published in Academic Emergency Medicine.
February 19, 2006
CT mostly outperforms alternatives in penetrating trauma
By Eric Barnes
CT's role in penetrating trauma evaluation has grown rapidly with improving technology. For many such injuries, MDCT is less invasive and more sensitive than the alternatives. Sensitivity concerns remain in a couple of applications, but it's hard to beat CT's unique advantages, including the ability to follow a gunshot wound track to the focus of an organ injury.
February 19, 2006
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Hospital for Special Surgery's Pavlov discusses orthopedic radiology's future
By Brian Casey
In this Q&A interview with AuntMinnie.com, Dr. Helene Pavlov of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City discusses the unique challenges facing medical imaging in the orthopedic environment, and on the technologies that will change the discipline in the future.
February 16, 2006
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MDS Nordion, Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope developer MDS Nordion and Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals have signed a six-year renewable contract to manufacture and supply Zemiva, a molecular imaging pharmaceutical being developed for cardiac ischemia.
February 15, 2006
ProSolv to expand HQ
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image management firm Problem Solving Concepts (ProSolv) is investing $4.4 million to expand its Indianapolis headquarters.
February 15, 2006
AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #39: Mix of 2004 angiography catheter/stent budgets
As of this 2004/05 census of hospitals with 150+ beds performing angiography procedures at 1,630 sites, the hospitals with 400+ beds tend to have larger catheter/stent budgets than the other site types, with 63% of hospitals with 400+ beds having budgets over $600,000 for 2004, compared to 21% of hospitals with 200-399 beds and 0% of hospitals with 150-199 beds.
February 15, 2006
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