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Standard-dose no better than low-dose CT for diagnosing appendicitis
By Eric Barnes
There is no significant difference in the accuracy of low-dose versus normal-dose CT for diagnosing acute appendicitis, according to researchers from Erasmus Hospital in Brussels, Belgium.
July 27, 2004
CompuMed adds distributors in Europe, Middle East
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer CompuMed has partnered with seven medical imaging product distributors to expand worldwide sales of its OsteoGram osteoporosis imaging system, according to the Los Angeles-based firm.
July 26, 2004
Toshiba debuts 64-slice cardiac CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Toshiba America Medical Systems has unveiled a 64-slice CT scanner optimized for examination of the coronary arteries.
July 26, 2004
Guidant launches Voyager
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional-device firm Guidant has launched its Voyager rapid-exchange coronary dilatation catheter in the U.S. following receipt of Food and Drug Administration clearance.
July 26, 2004
Siemens debuts Momentum
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions introduced Momentum physics support services at this week's annual meeting of the American Association of Medical Physicists (AAPM) in Pittsburgh.
July 25, 2004
Philips expands radiation oncology line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems is introducing several new products at this week's annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Pittsburgh.
July 25, 2004
US excels in finding cervical recurrence of thyroid cancer
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound beats out traditional methods such as thyroglobulin measurement and iodine whole-body SPECT for the detection of cervical recurrence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma, according to research published in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
July 25, 2004
Acusphere leases manufacturing facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has entered into a lease agreement for 58,000 square feet of commercial manufacturing space in Tewksbury, MA. The Watertown, MA-based vendor said it intends to develop the facility to meet its anticipated initial commercial production needs for its AI-700 ultrasound contrast agent.
July 22, 2004
RFCA for afibrillation evolves with MDCT
By Eric Barnes
CT-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation is being performed with increasing frequency to treat recurrent or refractory atrial fibrillation. Dr. Joan Lacomis from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center offers tips for optimizing preprocedural imaging.
July 22, 2004
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Siemens gets FDA mobile C-arm OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions has received marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Axiom Artis U, a moveable digital C-arm system.
July 21, 2004
Boston Scientific gets FDA nod for Liberte clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has received an investigational device exemption from the Food and Drug Administration to begin its ATLAS clinical trial using its Liberte coronary stent as a platform for the firm's paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
July 21, 2004
Digital subtraction enhances colonic lesions in MRC
By Eric Barnes
A new digital subtraction technique improves lesion conspicuity in MR colonography, researchers from the University of Essen in Germany reported in a preliminary study. By subtracting the plain from the contrast-enhanced MR colonography data, they hope to improve their ability to detect colorectal polyps and cancer.
July 20, 2004
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