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Delayed PET helps delineate gliomas
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Differentiating high-grade gliomas from gray-matter structures with F-18 FDG-PET has been problematic for clinicians because of the brain's avidity for the radiotracer. A recent study from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle presents evidence that extending the interval between FDG administration and PET data acquisition improves the delineation of gliomas from gray matter.
November 4, 2004
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Radiation Therapy Services posts strong Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy provider Radiation Therapy Services of Fort Myers, FL, reported its financial results for the third quarter and nine months (end-September 30), with strong growth in revenues and net income.
November 3, 2004
Medcon gets California installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, CA, has chosen TCS Symphony from Medcon Telemedicine Technology to provide an automated filmless cardiac cath lab.
November 3, 2004
FDG-PET better than MRI for detecting nasopharyngeal cancer recurrence
By Shalmali Pal
MRI is currently the accepted imaging modality for post-therapeutic surveillance of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but the modality still has difficulty in differentiating postradiation changes from residual or recurrent tumor. As a result, imaging specialists from Taiwan turned to 18F-FDG-PET to test its value in NPC recurrence in patients with questionable MR findings.
November 3, 2004
Analogic faces Nasdaq delisting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging equipment developer Analogic could face delisting on the Nasdaq stock exchange due to its failure to file an annual report on time.
November 2, 2004
MDCT protocols weighed for cancers of larynx, hypopharynx
By Eric Barnes
Good old axial slices do the best overall job of imaging the larynx and hypopharynx, though other planes and techniques have their own strengths, according to researchers from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany.
November 2, 2004
VC gets long-awaited reporting standards
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - Reporting standards for virtual colonoscopy have finally arrived, thanks to the CT Colonography Reporting and Data System (C-RADS) working group. The C-RADS group has established recommendations aimed at defining VC findings and patient management criteria. Dr. Michael Zalis presented an overview at the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.
November 1, 2004
Analogic to delay its annual 10-K report
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic Corporation announced last week that it would delay the filing of its annual 10-K report with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2004. The company is seeking a 15-day extension to file the report, which was originally due on October 14.
October 31, 2004
ASTRO produces colon cancer treatment brochure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has published a patient information handbook that discusses colorectal cancer treatment options.
October 31, 2004
SonoVue reinstated for echo use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The SonoVue ultrasound contrast agent from Bracco of Milan, Italy, has been reinstated for use in echocardiography applications in Europe by the Commission of the European Communities, the executive body of the European Union.
October 31, 2004
Duke VC trial results disappointing
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - VC fell short in the largest study to be reported at this year's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy. At Thursday's opening session, Dr. Erik Paulson presented the results of the prospective comparison of virtual colonoscopy, conventional colonoscopy, and air-contrast barium enema (ACBE).
October 31, 2004
Researchers tout dual-energy CR/DR for evaluating coronary calcification
By Tracie L. Thompson
Could radiography actually have a role in the imaging of coronary artery disease, especially in an era when coronary calcium scoring with CT is all the rage? A new article suggests there may indeed be potential for radiography -- in its latest technologically evolved incarnation -- to serve as the elusive low-cost option for heart disease screening.
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