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CT beats MR, perhaps temporarily, in virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - In a study presented today at the European Congress of Radiology, Dr. Roman Fischbach from the University of Muenster in Germany compared virtual colonoscopy in both modalities using four scanners: CT in 4- and 16-slice models and MRI in 1.5- and 3.0-tesla machines.
March 7, 2004
Heartlab adds distributor, lands big order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image management firm Heartlab has signed an agreement with cardiology equipment distributor Medical Sales Partners. MSP will distribute the Westerly, RI-based firm’s Encompass cardiac image management product in the U.S.
March 7, 2004
Dynamic Cardiovascular MRI: Principles and Practical Examples
It’s a brave new world in cardiac imaging, and it’s vital to keep current, especially for those who have yet to take the boards. Cardiac was recently named as an independent section of the boards. It’s sink or swim, and if you seek a fully loaded life raft, read on.
March 7, 2004
New tagging, subtraction techniques aim for better compliance in VC
By Eric Barnes
Researchers are continuing their efforts to perfect stool tagging and digital subtraction techniques, hoping to someday make virtual colonoscopy easy enough for the masses -- and potentially save many lives. Radiologist Dr. Michael Zalis, who heads up CT colonography at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, talks about minimal prep imaging and digital subtraction techniques.
March 7, 2004
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Cardiac MRI tracks impact of statin therapy on plaque
By Brian Casey
NEW ORLEANS - Cardiac MRI can be used as a tool to assess the impact of statin therapy in reducing atherosclerotic plaque, possibly earlier than other modalities, according to a paper presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting this week.
March 6, 2004
Resting MCE may prove superior to SPECT for identifying myocardial viability
By Jerry Ingram
NEW ORLEANS - Resting myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE), a new bedside procedure that can determine microvascular perfusion, might one day replace 99mTechnetium sestamibi SPECT for the diagnosis of myocardial viability following acute myocardial infarction, according to a poster presented today at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 6, 2004
Radiologist reports initial impressions of 40-slice CT
By Tracie L. Thompson
VIENNA - The CT world has been buzzing since the introduction of the next generation of multislice CT scanners at last year's RSNA meeting. Attendees at the European Congress of Radiology got a sneak peak at the capabilities of these new machines.
March 6, 2004
Ultrasound aces search for ureteral stones
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Ultrasound is considered to be a rather challenging modality for detecting ureteral stones, but it worked like a charm for Drs. Jongmin Kim and S. H. Kim from the Jinju Gospel Hospital in Jinju, South Korea. Ultrasound left no stone unfound in the team’s eight-month study of emergency-room patients, as confirmed in follow-up imaging studies and clinical interventions.
March 6, 2004
MDCT reliably gauges vascular infiltration in pancreatic cancer
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Radiologists at the University of Pisa in Italy have found high-resolution MDCT to be a reliable predictor of the degree of vascular infiltration in pancreatic cancer, light years ahead of what single-slice exams once produced, and comparable to US-guided laparoscopy.
March 5, 2004
New MR approach quantifies brain metabolite concentrations
By Tracie L. Thompson
VIENNA - Chinese researchers have developed a method to quantitatively measure concentrations of brain metabolites using a position resolved spectroscopy sequence (PRESS) in MRI, according to a presentation Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2004
New fusion method joins MR and CT in prostate cancer therapy planning
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - CT and MRI, both anatomical and functional, can be combined to improve the targeting of radiation therapy of the prostate, according to researchers from the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. At today’s prostate imaging sessions of the European Congress of Radiology, Jorn van Dalen, Ph.D. presented a study utilizing the novel coregistration method the group created.
March 4, 2004
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Matrox to spotlight display controllers, partnerships at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging graphics card developer Matrox Graphics of Montreal will be showcasing its latest line of medical display controllers, the Matrox RAD series, at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria.
March 4, 2004
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