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Valsalva maneuver takes a leading role in MDCT of hernias
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Radiologists at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, evaluated the role of the Valsalva maneuver during MDCT of patients with suspected abdominal wall hernias, and found that scans acquired with the maneuver detected more hernias than without it.
March 23, 2005
Elekta gets MEG approval in Canada
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy and magnetoencephalography developer Elekta has received clearance to market its Neuromag system in Canada.
March 22, 2005
Cardinal secures brain PET software distribution
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ORLANDO, FL - Healthcare products giant Cardinal Health has entered into an agreement for exclusive distribution rights within the radiopharmaceutical industry for imaging software developer Syntermed's NeuroQ brain PET software platform.
March 22, 2005
FDG-PET/CT tops other technologies for lymphoma staging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - Correctly staging and restaging lymphoma, both Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's, is crucial for patient management. Researchers from Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, CA, evaluated patients with biopsy-proven lymphoma and found FDG-PET/CT to be superior to other modalities for staging, restaging, and anatomic localization.
March 22, 2005
New Doppler index may be better for diagnosing renal artery stenosis
By Jerry Ingram
An alternative Doppler index may be more accurate that traditional ultrasound parameters for diagnosing patients with renal artery stenosis, according to a new study by researchers from Argentina.
March 22, 2005
Panoply of VC studies yields significant extracolonic findings
By Eric Barnes
A meta-analysis of VC studies has enumerated what radiologists have been noticing for years: that VC reveals important incidental abnormalities. The findings deemed "important" ranged from abdominal aortic aneurysms to early extracolonic cancers -- the latter detected at rates equivalent to that of breast cancer screening. The U.K. authors could only conclude that VC may become an important method of detecting early extracolonic cancers.
March 22, 2005
SPECT/CT developing role in coronary artery disease assessment
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - SPECT/CT has the potential to enhance myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) by providing simultaneous coronary calcium measurements and, when appropriate, CT coronary angiography (CTA), according to a study presented Monday at the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) meeting.
March 21, 2005
Eigen debuts R/F review software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image processing and PACS firm Eigen has released Digital Fluoro Loop-Lite (DFL-Lite), a product that allows radiologists to review continuous imaging loops from radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) studies.
March 21, 2005
Heartlab adds storage option
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image management firm Heartlab has added Remote Archive to its product line.
March 21, 2005
New study to assess 64-slice coronary CTA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems said that patient evaluation has begun in a multicenter clinical study on coronary CT angiography using 64-slice CT technology.
March 21, 2005
fMRI identifies link between alleles, amygdala in affective disorders
By Shalmali Pal
Gene-based science is all the rage these days, and neuroimaging is certainly doing its part to advance the cause. The latest imaging genomics study has found that certain genotypes will affect amygdala function, specifically in cases of mood and anxiety disorders.
March 21, 2005
Routine x-rays offer little after lumbar spine fusion
By Jerry Ingram
Routine postoperative x-rays don't impact treatment decisions and aren't cost-effective in patients who have undergone uncomplicated lumbar fusion, according to a retrospective study presented at the 2005 meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Washington, DC.
March 21, 2005
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