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CTI gets 510(k) for neuro tool

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET developer CTI Molecular Imaging said that its subsidiary, CTI Mirada Solutions, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market Scenium, a quantification application for the analysis of neurological PET scans.

January 17, 2005

Elekta to acquire Impac

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has reached an agreement to acquire radiation oncology information systems firm Impac Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA.

January 17, 2005

US blood-flow data for women need adjustment to avoid needless stroke prevention therapy

By Edward Susman

MIAMI BEACH, FL - Doctors should be a bit less aggressive when ordering invasive, antistroke procedures for woman, according to a presentation Sunday at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) meeting. Researchers from Ohio pointed out that the criteria for performing carotid artery stenting or endarterectomy should be gender-based.

January 16, 2005

Missed lesions offer lessons in VC

By Eric Barnes

Even when an experience is less than optimal, it can still be a great teacher. In the case of a recent multicenter VC trial that yielded disappointing results, radiologists took the time to learn where, how, and why lesions were missed.

January 16, 2005

Epix gets approvable letter

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MR contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MS-325 MR blood pool contrast agent.

January 13, 2005

RF ablation gains ground as lung cancer option

By Eric Barnes

CT-guided radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors produced outstanding results in patients with inoperable stage 1A non-small cell lung cancer, according to Italian researchers. However, another group from Los Angeles reports that more research is needed to determine whether RFA will fulfill its early promise as the sole treatment for inoperable lung cancer.

January 13, 2005

MRI pulls double duty for PFO, atrial septal aneurysm

By Shalmali Pal

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a known cause of cerebral strokes, and studies have shown that the stroke rate is even higher if PFO is associated with an atrial septal aneurysm. Researchers from Europe suggest using contrast-enhanced dynamic MRI for detecting both conditions.

January 13, 2005

Study questions PFO and cerebral damage link in scuba divers

By Shalmali Pal

An ongoing debate in the scuba diving community involves people who have never suffered from type II decompression sickness, but who may still be at risk for cerebral damage because of "silent" gas embolisms. Previous studies have found that divers with patent foramen ovale are at a greater risk for gas embolisms. However, an MR study by researchers in Germany finds the risk may have been overstated.

January 13, 2005

Gane cleared of SEC charges

Dr. David Gane, former president and chief executive officer of dental imaging developer Dicom Imaging Systems, has been cleared of all securities fraud charges by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

January 12, 2005

New cardiac CT society formed

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (SCCT) has been formed. The society will be based in Damascus, MD, and aims to be the recognized representative and advocate for physicians, scientists, and technologists who work in the field of cardiac CT.

January 12, 2005

CAD substantially improves MDCT's sensitivity in detecting lung nodules

By Tracie L. Thompson

With multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), radiologists can identify more lung nodules than they could with earlier technology. But with MDCT's increased resolution comes numerous image datasets. However, CAD systems can help radiologists work through the images, and new research confirms that the systems do a better job than a second radiologist in detecting missed nodules.

January 11, 2005

ATS offers minority scholarship to 2005 meeting

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is now accepting applications for its Minority Trainee Travel Awards (MTTA) program. MTTA provides travel funds for trainees of minority backgrounds to attend the ATS international conference, taking place May 20-25 in San Diego.

January 11, 2005

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