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Bone and Joint Imaging
By Douglas P. Beall
Bone and Joint Imaging strikes a balance between the all-encompassing reference text and a smaller, easy-to-use reference. Overall, this new edition is a distinct improvement from the previous edition.
February 1, 2005
CT venography plus CTPA finds more pulmonary embolism
By Eric Barnes
Pulmonary embolism isn't ruled out nearly as often when indirect CT venography is added to standard CT pulmonary angiography, according to radiologists from New York City. Their study found that the combined imaging approach increased the detection of thromboembolic disease detection by 20% compared with CT pulmonary angiography alone.
January 31, 2005
Vivalog signs Children's Health System
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer Vivalog Technologies has received an order for its MyPACS Enterprise clinical teaching file management system from Children's Health System of Birmingham, AL.
January 30, 2005
Drug-eluting stents top balloon angioplasty for preventing in-stent restenosis
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Sirolimus- or paclitaxel-eluting stents were superior to conventional balloon angioplasty for preventing restenosis in patients with in-stent restenosis, according to a recent study by German researchers.
January 30, 2005
Web-based application nets teleradiology benefits
By Erik L. Ridley
A Web-based application can successfully manage a multi-institutional teleradiology service for after-hours reading from emergency departments, according to researchers from Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2005
Epix hit with class-action suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, MA, has been hit with a class-action lawsuit related to a recent approvable letter the company received for its lead product in development, MS-325.
January 27, 2005
Study quantifies prevalence of noncardiac findings on cardiac MR
By Tracie L. Thompson
Amid concerns as to which physicians should be reading magnetic resonance images, a new study presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) meeting in San Francisco has found almost 10% of cardiac MR scans include important noncardiac findings.
January 27, 2005
MRS shows cost-benefit strength for brain tumor diagnosis
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
In January 2004, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decided to continue the current noncoverage determination for proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), stating there is inadequate evidence to conclude that MRS is necessary for diagnosing brain tumors. A research team from California, however, has presented compelling evidence that MRS use for brain tumor diagnosis is safe, accurate, and cost-effective.
January 27, 2005
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Guidant reports record year
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device vendor Guidant reported record fourth-quarter and fiscal-year figures for 2004.
January 26, 2005
Varian to enter neurosurgery market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems said it has formed Varian Surgical Sciences, a new organization that will develop and market the company's x-ray imaging and treatment technologies for radiosurgical applications in the neurosurgery market.
January 26, 2005
New cardiac CT society forms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Another academic society for practitioners of cardiac CT has been formed. The new Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCVCT) says it hopes to unify with another cardiac CT society that also formed this month.
January 26, 2005
Iodine tagging regimen yields best VC results
By Eric Barnes
Tagging agents and protocols are becoming important issues in virtual colonoscopy today, as researchers seek to eliminate the discomfort of cathartic bowel cleansing, and perhaps improve compliance rates for colorectal cancer screening. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital evaluated 11 different prep combinations, and found some surprising results.
January 26, 2005
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