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Fast spin-echo MRI unsuitable for meniscal tears

By N. Shivapriya

Fast spin-echo MRI turned in a lower sensitivity than conventional spin-echo for evaluating meniscal tears, according to a study out of Duke University in Durham, NC. As a result, the researchers recommended that musculoskeletal radiologists "abandon" fast-spin echo MRI in the meniscus.

July 5, 2005

Novadaq inks Spy deal with CarboMedics, Kodak

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Novadaq Technologies and cardiac surgery developer CarboMedics of the Sorin Group reported that they have signed a North American agreement to distribute Novadaq's Spy intraoperative imaging system, a visual imaging device for use during coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

July 4, 2005

MRI distinguishes optic neuropathy due to cat scratch disease

By Tracie L. Thompson

When a patient experiences sudden yet ongoing vision problems, concerns about tumor or multiple sclerosis may prompt the ordering of an MRI. But Florida researchers have now identified MR features that will offer some patients a reassuring diagnosis of cat scratch disease (CSD) as the cause of their symptoms.

July 4, 2005

Boston Scientific nets patent legal win

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Boston Scientific said that a U.S. District Court jury in Delaware has found that Johnson & Johnson's Cypher drug-eluting stent infringes a Boston Scientific patent.

July 3, 2005

PET/CT provides cost-savings for NSCLC radiotherapy

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

PET/CT technology has been demonstrating superior diagnostic and staging capabilities for various malignancies in scientific studies. But the technology comes at a steep price point, and models for its economic efficiencies are still being created. However, researchers from Canada have found PET/CT to be cost-effective in radiation therapy planning for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

July 3, 2005

Sophisticated 3D volumetric imaging has a place in everyday orthodontics

By Shalmali Pal

The amount of information produced by 3D volumetric imaging is undeniably copious, but what's the best way to tackle all that information? For orthodontic planning and treatment, it's on a need-to-know basis.

July 3, 2005

MRI suggests which athletes will be limited by groin pain

By Tracie L. Thompson

In a new study of elite athletes, those with linear parasymphyseal T2 hyperintensity seen on pubic bone MRI were more likely to have to restrict their training due to groin pain. But imaging didn't predict which pros would be sidelined from the intense, rugby-like matches of Australian Rules football.

June 30, 2005

Radiologix founder starts imaging service for cardiologists

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dr. Derace Schaffer, founder of Dallas-based diagnostic imaging center operator Radiologix, has started a new company, Partners Imaging, to help cardiologists acquire 64-slice CT scanners.

June 29, 2005

Ordered x-ray reads prove more sensitive for OA progression than paired reading

By Jerry Ingram

Reading radiographic images in chronological order offers greater sensitivity for detecting disease progression in osteoarthritis (OA), according to research presented at the 2005 European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.

June 29, 2005

GE adds NY CT install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has installed its 64-slice LightSpeed Volume CT scanner at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset, NY.

June 28, 2005

CardioDynamics posts Q2 downturn

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Impedance cardiography (ICG) technology developer CardioDynamics of San Diego posted net sales for its fiscal 2005 second quarter (end-May 31) of $9.4 million, a decrease of 9% compared with sales of $10.3 million for the same period last year.

June 28, 2005

CT nips at MRI's heels in LV function study

By Eric Barnes

The results of an animal study by German researchers show that multidetector-row CT is largely equivalent to the gold standard MRI for determining left ventricular volumes and assessing wall motion in the setting of acute myocardial infarction.

June 28, 2005

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