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CT perfusion studies can identify patients at risk of hemorrhage from thrombolytic therapy

CHICAGO - Quantitative CT perfusion imaging appears to give doctors a means to determine if the patient suffering an acute stroke is at risk of suffering hemorrhage with thrombolytic therapy.

November 29, 2003

Homemade GI contrast solution optimizes PET/CT imaging without artifacts

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

CHICAGO - The use of positive oral contrast agents can be a tricky business when utilizing the CT portion of a PET/CT scanner for attenuation data in a gastrointestinal study, according to researchers from Essen, Germany. These agents, such as iodine, may induce artifacts into the PET emission data if PET attenuation correction is based on the CT scan.

November 29, 2003

Imaging documents damage associated with NSAIDs usage

By Paula Moyer

The most commonly used drug class in the world, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), are associated with a host of proven benefits, primarily their ability to control pain and inflammation due to acute or chronic conditions. Drugs in this class are also being investigated for several potential preventive benefits, including colorectal cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and, most recently, Parkinson’s disease.

November 26, 2003

Thinner collimation improves polyp detection -- sometimes

By Eric Barnes

The jury has not yet rendered a verdict on the value of thin-section CT slices in colorectal polyp detection, but the lengthy trial is at least moving forward. Among the questions presented in cross-examination: Does tighter longitudinal resolution really improve the ability to find lesions in virtual colonoscopy? And if so, are the additional findings the ones that radiologists really need to see?

November 25, 2003

X-ray, image intensifier tube costs decline

November 24, 2003

Olympics Radcast 2002

With dense crowds at high altitudes negotiating snow-slick paths and steep bleachers, each venue must maintain an emergency medical office to offer primary care for any contingency.

November 20, 2003

Delft adds U.K. distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Delft Imaging Systems has added M.A.S. Medical of Brighouse, U.K., as a distributor.

November 20, 2003

Boston Scientific gets panel nod for Taxus

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, reports that the Circulatory System Devices Panel has unanimously recommended U. S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the firm’s Taxus Express2 paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system

November 20, 2003

Beyond images: futuristic lung atlas created with CT

By Eric Barnes

Forget about suspicious nodular opacities. A team of radiologists, pulmonologists and bioengineers are going beyond CT images to create a virtually perfect model of lung morphology and function. The five-year, $7 million research effort is being funded by the National Institute of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

November 20, 2003

Philips and Inova to partner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality developer Philips Medical Systems has entered into a ten-year multimillion-dollar strategic agreement with Inova Health System, a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Fairfax, VA, according to Bothell, WA-based Philips.

November 19, 2003

MRI, MRS piece together neurological damage in chemical solvent abusers

By Shalmali Pal

The health problems associated with toluene abuse are undeniable -- toxic encephalopathy, cognitive impairment, cerebellar dysfunction, parkinsonism, and hearing loss, to name a few.

November 19, 2003

Family Imaging to add Anaheim location

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Whole-body CT and preventative health services provider Family Imaging Centers will be opening a new center in Anaheim.

November 18, 2003

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