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MRI shows strength in breast tumor detection and quantification

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

NEW ORLEANS - Data from the International Breast MRI Consortium (IBMC), presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, showed MRI to be significantly better than traditional mammography for detecting the presence and extent of disease in patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

June 6, 2004

Authors offer remedies for artifacts on MDCT coronary angio

By Tracie L. Thompson

Multidetector CT offers many advantages over single-slice scanning, especially in noninvasive CT angiography. But artifacts can still mar MDCT images of the coronary arteries, especially if your scanner has only four detector rows.

June 6, 2004

Dilon gets second chance with release of scintimammography unit

By Kate Madden Yee

Not many companies get a second chance at commercial success. But after nearly going out of business just a few years ago, gamma camera developer Dilon Technologies appears to have beaten the odds with the commercial introduction of a new dedicated scintimammography system.

June 6, 2004

PET shows power in both small and non-small cell lung cancer staging, survival

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

NEW ORLEANS - A pair of retrospective analysis studies at the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Saturday showed PET imaging to be useful in predicting survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and helpful in staging patients diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer.

June 5, 2004

Meridian releases OrthoView 2.0

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical software developer Meridian Technique of Hampshire, U.K., has released the 2.0 iteration of its OrthoView digital templating software.

June 3, 2004

HMO pays for screening virtual colonoscopy

By Eric Barnes

In a major step forward for virtual colonoscopy, a Wisconsin HMO has become what is probably the first private insurer in the U.S. to reimburse screening VC for its members who are 50 and older.

June 3, 2004