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Toshiba, Vital Images, Johns Hopkins to work on CTA apps
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software provider Vital Images of Plymouth, MN, and Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, are collaborating with cardiologists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
May 12, 2004
AAN issues transcranial doppler ultrasound guideline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline for the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound. The guideline, published in the May 11 issue of Neurology, provides recommendations for how TCD may be used to evaluate the status of blood vessels inside the brain in patients with known or suspected cerebral vascular disease, according to the Saint Paul, MN-based society.
May 11, 2004
Toshiba's SureCardio beats half-scan reconstruction in 16-slice CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems' CT angiography (CTA) multisegment reconstruction application, SureCardio, offered significant measurable improvements over half-scan reconstruction in patients with normal heart rates, according to the Tustin, CA-based vendor.
May 11, 2004
Time has arrived for contrast echocardiography
By Erik L. Ridley
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - When unenhanced echocardiography studies are inadequate, adding contrast confers better patient care along with time and cost savings, according to a presenter at the Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference.
May 11, 2004
Part IV: Imaging the pediatric patient: CT applications in pediatric imaging
AuntMinnie.com presents the final installment of a four-part white paper on pediatric imaging tips and techniques by radiologic technologist Douglas Clark, who discusses CT dose reduction, imaging protocol, and shares some unusual cases.
May 11, 2004
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SPECT/CT improves bladder cancer staging, management
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - In a poster presentation at this week’s American Urological Association meeting, Dr. Amir Sherif from Uppsala University in Sweden talked with AuntMinnie.com about a new fusion technique that more than doubled the sensitivity of planar lymphoscintigraphy alone.
May 11, 2004
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IsoRay inks deal with PNNL and U.S. DOE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay has signed a manufacturing contract with Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to collaborate in the manufacture of cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds, according to the Richland, WA-based firm.
May 10, 2004
Given Imaging, InScope sign marketing deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging and InScope have signed an 11-year exclusive sales representation and co-promotion agreement for a new Given capsule-endoscopy product designed to image the esophagus.
May 10, 2004
ACR reverses course on ortho MRI
By Tracie L. Thompson
The American College of Radiology has scuttled a highly controversial program to accredit extremity MRI facilities --a plan that critics had decried as giving an ACR stamp of approval to self-referring orthopedists.
May 10, 2004
Cordis recalls instructions for biliary stent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cordis Endovascular is recalling revised instructions for use of its Precise RX nitinol stent transhepatic biliary system.
May 9, 2004
ASTRO releases patient info handbook
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has published a new patient information brochure on radiation therapy, Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Facts to Help Patients Make an Informed Decision.
May 9, 2004
Sectra gets FDA nod for cardiac PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS provider Sectra has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its cardiovascular imaging analysis package.
May 6, 2004
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