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Tailor insufflation technique to the patient, says VC researcher
By Eric Barnes
Insufflation has been shown to be crucial to the success of virtual colonoscopy. Adequate colonic distension is more important than thin-section imaging or even multidetector-row scanning, and ranks right up there with bowel prep in terms of the factors affecting lesion detection, according to Dr. Elizabeth McFarland.
January 29, 2004
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Lung CAD makes strides in nodule detection
By Eric Barnes
A survey of the latest nodule-detection studies finds that lung CAD algorithms have evolved to become unmistakably useful to radiologists. In nine studies presented at the 2003 RSNA meeting in Chicago, CAD schemes developed by multimodality vendors and independent firms alike all brought significant sensitivity gains to the tedious job of lung-nodule detection.
January 29, 2004
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US offers info on complete quadriceps tendon tears
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Radiologists and surgeons at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI, set out to ascertain the ultrasound features of partial-thickness and complete tears of the quadriceps tendon. Dr. Samuel La and colleagues also determined whether sonography could aid the diagnosis of such injuries.
January 29, 2004
Boston Scientific gets French reimbursement for Taxus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received reimbursement approval from the French government for its Taxus Express2 paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
January 28, 2004
Abbott Labs launches endovascular unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, IL, launched a new business unit dedicated to endovascular devices at this week’s International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) meeting in Miami.
January 27, 2004
CT coronary calcium attenuation affected by body mass, lesion location
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from the University of Iowa have concluded that CT attenuation varies significantly depending on the subject's body mass, a finding that casts doubt on the accuracy of phantom-based scanning measurements.
January 27, 2004
Dynamic CE 3-D MRA useful for assessing pulmonary perfusion
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Radiologists at the University Hospitals in Basel, Switzerland believe they have determined the optimum dose for dynamic, time-resolved, contrast-enhanced 3-D MR angiography (MRA) of pulmonary circulation.
January 27, 2004
Varian debuts brachytherapy applicator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy provider Varian Medical Systems has introduced a new applicator for high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy of cervical and uterine cancer.
January 26, 2004
Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology Insider
By Eric Barnes
Ten years of virtual colonoscopy practice have shown that insufflation is key to success with the technique. Those who would master insufflation's intricacies might also do well to spend some time with Dr. Elizabeth McFarland and colleagues from Washington University in St. Louis.
January 25, 2004
Voxar closes HCA deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Voxar has sold its Voxar 3D, Voxar Colonscreen, and Voxar Calscreen products to the South West Coast Division of Nashville, TN-based healthcare organization Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), according to the Framingham, MA-based company.
January 21, 2004
Mobile CT proves invaluable in SARS outbreak
By Erik L. Ridley
A mobile CT system can aid in providing effective radiology service to SARS patients while maintaining appropriate isolation procedures, according to researchers from the National Neuroscience Institute and Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore.
January 21, 2004
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Harvard rads urge more studies to bolster CT colonography
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Radiologists at Harvard Medical School in Boston performed a metaanalysis to compare CT colonography to virtual colonoscopy for diagnosing colorectal polyps.
January 21, 2004
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