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Boston Scientific, Guidant settle litigation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology providers Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, and Guidant of Indianapolis have signed an agreement to settle all outstanding patent infringement claims between the two firms.
February 22, 2004
CT tracks liver involvement in HTT
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) CT assessment of liver involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is important because of high occurrence and the risk of serious complications, according to a study published in Radiology.
February 19, 2004
Migraine sufferers benefit from MR tracking of potential brain damage
By Bruce Sylvester
Dr. Mark Kruit and colleagues from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands said they believe they have demonstrated that migraine patients have an increased risk for brain lesions, and that brain damage can be caused by migraine attacks.
February 17, 2004
PET's gene-expression role in cervical cancer
By Brian Casey
Taiwanese researchers are using FDG to assess glucose uptake in squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix (SCCC).
February 17, 2004
CompuMed revenues up, losses down in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry developer CompuMed reported a slight increase in revenues as well as a reduction in its net loss for its first fiscal quarter of 2004.
February 16, 2004
Neuroradiology: The Requisites
The latest edition features 364 more pages, including updated information, figures, and tables. However, numerous key concepts and classic images still remain.
February 16, 2004
Arterial-phase CT finds hepatic fungal infection
By Eric Barnes
Only about 9% of invasive fungal infections of the liver are diagnosed ante-mortem, according to Dr. Ur Metser, a radiology fellow at the University of Toronto. At the 2003 RSNA meeting, he presented a new technique to diagnose infection and pave the way to antifungal therapy in immunocompromised patients.
February 16, 2004
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Signs of septic arthritis, osteomyelitis captured on MR
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Radiologists at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City have described soft-tissue, synovial, and osseous MRI findings in septic arthritis in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 16, 2004
U.K. rads perform most VC with contrast, but on a limited basis
By Tracie L. Thompson
Virtual colonoscopy may be a hot topic in British healthcare, but a patient’s chances of actually getting the exam through the U.K.'s National Health Service are limited, according to a newly published survey.
February 15, 2004
Philips, Kansas Spine link up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has allied with Kansas Spine Hospital to supply the facility with imaging technology.
February 11, 2004
Brain structure may vary in teens with major depressive disorder
By Jerry Ingram
Teenagers who suffer from major depressive disorders also appear to have smaller hippocampi, implying that certain biological markers can be pinpointed in pediatric mood disorders with MRI, according to Canadian researchers. They published their results in the online journal BMC Medicine.
February 11, 2004
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MRI links brain trauma to long-term depression
By Bruce Sylvester
Psychiatrists from the University of Iowa in Iowa City imaged patients three months after trauma, and found that a mild degree of left frontal atrophy may indicate a significant risk for depression over the next year.
February 11, 2004
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