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MRI clicks with TMJ diagnosis and treatment
By Shalmali Pal
Considering the uncertainties about TMJ causes and treatment, it's clear that imaging can play an important role in its management. European researchers recently found that MRI may be clinically useful in studying the articular disk and the joint, while a group in Seattle used MRI to evaluate TMJ disk position in patients who had undergone bilateral sagittal split osteotomy. However, MRI's cost can be a disadvantage, according to researchers in Austria.
October 14, 2004
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Ultrasound alters management of infants with genitourinary disorders
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Echogenicity is a better predictor of renal function than parenchymal thinning on postnatal ultrasound, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) meeting. This sonographic data can help clinicians prognosticate the outcome of further radiological testing, as well as counsel patients and their families.
October 13, 2004
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Medis debuts Ortho-CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image analysis software developer Medis Medical Imaging Systems has introduced its Ortho-CMS digital templating software for orthopedic surgeons.
October 12, 2004
Merit Q3 to fall below expectations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Disposable products provider Merit Medical Systems said it anticipates that third-quarter revenues will be below market expectations.
October 12, 2004
GE inks deal with Inova
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has signed a strategic alliance agreement to supply its medical diagnostic and information technologies to Inova Health System in Falls Church, VA, over the next five years.
October 12, 2004
CMS finalizes coverage for carotid artery stenting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded coverage of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the carotid artery with stenting. The final national coverage determination (NCD) applies to Medicare-eligible participants of a Food and Drug Administration-mandated postapproval study for a newly approved carotid stent.
October 12, 2004
CT-guided RF lung cancer ablation successful
By Eric Barnes
Radiofrequency ablation may play an important role in treating patients with primary and secondary lung tumors, according to a new study. With the aid of CT-guided radiofrequency ablation, researchers in Italy have successfully treated primary lung cancer in 35 patients whose tumors had been deemed inoperable.
October 12, 2004
Novation, R2 ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology has signed an agreement with group purchasing organization Novation for the vendor's ImageChecker CAD system for mammography and ImageChecker CT system for lung nodule detection on multidetector CT (MDCT) exams.
October 11, 2004
SPECT shows promise in diagnosing Parkinson's
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Clinical evaluation is the standard by which Parkinson's disease (PD) and parkinsonian syndrome (PS) are currently diagnosed. But a new study suggests that functional SPECT neuroimaging with the radiotracer (123I) ß-carboxymethoxy-3-ß-(4-iodophenyl) tropane (CIT) might do a better job, detecting those patients who are thought to have PS, but turn out negative at follow-up.
October 11, 2004
3D CTA reveals neonate cardiac anomalies when echo results uncertain
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - In high-risk infants with congenital heart disease, echocardiography is the imaging gold standard. But when echocardiographic results are inconclusive, clinicians should consider CT angiography (CTA) before moving on to more invasive procedures, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) meeting.
October 11, 2004
Siemens debuts C-arm for neurorads
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The angiography and x-ray division of Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced the Axiom Artis dBA, a flat-panel detector-based neurointerventional biplane system, according to the Malvern, PA-based company.
October 10, 2004
New financing for Radiation Therapy Services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services said that it has executed an amendment to its senior secured credit facility that reduces interest expense and expands its revolving credit commitment to $80 million from $70 million.
October 10, 2004
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