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RTS signs Wallner
Treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services has named Dr. Paul Wallner as senior vice president.
November 14, 2004
FDA clears 3D CT bronchoscopy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Peripheral areas of the lung are virtually unreachable with standard bronchoscopy procedures, but Tel Aviv, Israel-based superDimension has developed an FDA-cleared navigation system for guiding endoscopic instruments in the pulmonary tract.
November 14, 2004
Hitachi Medical Systems America
By Brian Casey
The Twinsburg, OH, company will highlight new upgrades and capabilities for its Airis Elite and Altaire line of MRI scanners. New coils are being made available for Airis Elite users, while Altaire is being upgraded with applications for cardiac and peripheral vascular imaging. New breast imaging applications will be shown for both systems.
November 14, 2004
Hitachi
Virtual colonoscopy picks up flat lesions
By Eric Barnes
Flat lesions are not a significant drawback for virtual colonoscopy, according to researchers from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and the U.S. Department of Defense, who found that sensitivity for flat morphology was comparable to that of pedunculated lesions.
November 14, 2004
Intraop system to be used in lung cancer study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ohio State University and Intraop Medical of Salt Lake City, UT, will undertake a clinical study of the effectiveness of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) in the treatment of lung cancer.
November 11, 2004
All may not be lost in cardiac CT
By Brian Casey
November 10, 2004
Siemens launches echo upgrade at AHA show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions introduced a new upgrade package for its Acuson Sequoia echocardiography line at the American Heart Association meeting this week.
November 10, 2004
High noncardiac yield mandates rad involvement in CTA
By Tracie L. Thompson
NEW ORLEANS - New findings presented at the American Heart Association meeting suggest that cardiologists and radiologists need to collaborate in the interpretation of CT angiography exams.
November 10, 2004
Osteopath proselytizes for musculoskeletal US
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Orthopedic imaging specialists may worship at the altar of MRI, but ultrasound can produce an equally powerful revelation in the musculoskeletal system, according to a presenter at the American Osteopathic Association meeting.
November 10, 2004
Swissray International
By Robert Bruce
Digital x-ray developer Swissray International of Elizabeth, NJ, will introduce its ddRCombi Trauma system for emergency departments, and will also have on display several works-in-progress.
November 10, 2004
Lodox Systems
By Robert Bruce
Lodox Systems of South Lyon, MI, will show a new upgrade for its Statscan low-dose digital x-ray system. The upgrade, called Rad-MPTM, is designed to extend the functionality and flexibility of Statscan in trauma and emergency x-ray settings.
November 10, 2004
Paion selects Philips perfusion CT software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical firm Paion of Aachen, Germany, has inked a deal with Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, to use the multimodality vendor's brain perfusion CT software in clinical trials of desmoteplase, a drug under investigation for the treatment of stroke patients.
November 9, 2004
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