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Free educational site summarizes normal variants in PET, PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Nuclear medicine specialists from Boston have laid the groundwork for a free, interactive Web-based PET/CT imaging atlas. They offered a preview of the atlas in an electronic exhibit at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting this week.
May 6, 2004
North American Scientific completes Nomos buy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific has closed its acquisition of fellow radiation therapy provider Nomos.
May 5, 2004
Chest CT protocols reduce dose significantly
By Jerry Ingram
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Currently available technology enables significant reductions in radiation doses for chest CT, according to two studies presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting this week.
May 5, 2004
CT shows lab tests fail to predict pediatric trauma
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Emergency physicians are often reluctant to scan pediatric trauma patients with CT, in hopes of avoiding excessive radiation exposure. However, two new studies confirm that the battery of lab tests commonly ordered when young patients present to the emergency room fails miserably at predicting injury.
May 5, 2004
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Given Imaging shows strong Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging reported record sales for its 2004 fiscal first quarter (end-March 31) of $12.7 million (U.S.), representing a 47.8% increase compared with the $8.6 million booked in the same period of 2002.
May 4, 2004
PET/CT improves noninvasive diagnosis of cardiovascular disease
By Shalmali Pal
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Investigators from Michigan have developed what they consider to be an excellent protocol for a cardiovascular PET/CT exam. They discussed their technique Tuesday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 4, 2004
BrainLab sells 50th Novalis system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiosurgery vendor BrainLab has sold its 50th Novalis shaped-beam radiosurgery system.
May 3, 2004
Use of pediatric head CT growing steadily in emergency departments
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - The use of pediatric head CT for trauma evaluation increased steadily during the 1990s. By the end of the decade, CT was being used in nearly half of all head trauma evaluations, according to a new study based on the National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey, presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies.
May 3, 2004
Use of gold loses luster in UAE
By N. Shivapriya
The findings of a Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology report on the use of gold-colored gelatin microspheres in UAE suggest that there may be a link between complications of endometritis developed after the procedure and the use of gold in the embolization.
May 2, 2004
Short MRI exam extends stroke tPA window, with good results
By Tracie L. Thompson
SAN FRANCISCO - The all-too-brief window during which stroke patients can be given brain-sparing tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) -- generally three hours -- may be extended if those patients undergo a limited MRI scan upon presentation.
April 29, 2004
Given Imaging highlights DDW presentations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule developer Given Imaging Systems said that more than 100 presentations will discuss the clinical application of capsule endoscopy during Digestive Disease Week, which will take place May 15-20 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
April 29, 2004
ONI inks MedAssets deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Extremity MRI developer ONI of Wilmington, MA, and group purchasing organization MedAssets HSCA of St. Louis have signed a multiyear supplier agreement.
April 29, 2004
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