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PET/CT planning allows for greater gamble on NSCLC radiotherapy

By Shalmali Pal

When it comes to upping the ante on radiation dose for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), toxicity to the lungs and esophagus prevents a big payoff. But PET/CT has come up a winner for NSCLC radiotherapy planning, allowing European clinicians to escalate dosage without dealing a losing hand to normal tissue.

March 15, 2005

Proof of concept seen in microCT mouse VC

Hot on the tail of the first mouse MR colonography study, investigators in Wisconsin have established a technique to perform microCT virtual colonoscopy in 20 murine subjects from Madison.

March 15, 2005

Breath-hold technique comparable to respiratory-triggered MR for liver imaging

By Radiology Review

(Radiology Review) Breath-hold fat-suppressed fast-recovery FSE T2-weighted images of the liver were superior to those of respiratory-triggered fat-suppressed FSE T2-weighted imaging, according to radiologists at David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles.

March 15, 2005

Meridian launches OrthoView 3.0

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.K. software developer Meridian Technique has released version 3.0 of its OrthoView orthopedic digital planning software.

March 14, 2005

Medtronic loses verdict in Cordis trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medtronic said that a Delaware jury has rendered a verdict in a retrial of patent litigation between the firm and Cordis, finding that Medtronic's Microstent II, GFX, and GFX II coronary stents infringe on Cordis' patents.

March 14, 2005

Aortic wall compliance useful in evaluating AAA risk noninvasively

By N. Shivapriya

Wall compliance and stiffness measurement may be useful in evaluating the success of endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), according to a study by U.K. researchers.

March 14, 2005

Mennen, ScImage join forces

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hemodynamic monitoring firm Mennen Medical and PACS vendor ScImage are partnering to integrate and co-market their cardiology products as an integrated offering.

March 13, 2005

Varian gets FDA OK for nasopharynx applicator set

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Nasopharynx Applicator Set, which is designed to deliver localized radiation therapy in the upper throat area.

March 13, 2005

Biophan launches trial for vena cava filter.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI device developer Biophan Technologies of West Henrietta, NY, has launched an animal trial to test a new vena cava filter that can be visualized under MR imaging.

March 13, 2005

EP MedSystems boosts sales, trims losses in 2004

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Electrophysiology device developer EP MedSystems of West Berlin, NJ, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and 2004 fiscal year (end-December 31).

March 10, 2005

GE hits 5K mark on Lunar sales

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare reported its 5,000th installation of the Lunar Prodigy bone densitometer.

March 10, 2005

3-tesla scanning fails to improve coronary MRA's accuracy

By Tracie L. Thompson

The better signal-to-noise ratio one obtains in moving from a 1.5-tesla to 3-tesla MR scanner apparently doesn't translate into improved detection of stenoses by magnetic resonance angiography, according to researchers from Germany.

March 10, 2005

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