Subspecialties: Page 1405

November 18, 2003

Molecular imaging lands on the practice doorstep

November 18, 2003

AuntMinnie.com's CT Radiology Insider

The group that pioneered virtual bronchoscopy in the 1990s has taken a giant step into the future of lung imaging. Erik Hoffman, Ph.D. and his colleagues at the University of Iowa are leading a new five-year U.S. research effort to create a futuristic model of lung morphology and function.

November 16, 2003

PET/CT is the team to beat for NSCLC staging

By Eric Barnes

In the study, 27 patients with NSCLC underwent whole-body PET/CT for either primary tumor staging or restaging after neoadjuvant therapy.

November 16, 2003

CIVCO releases TEE cover

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CIVCO Medical Instruments of Kalona, IA, has released a latex-free transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) cover.

November 13, 2003

Thanks to technology, CT lung nodule assessment gets trickier

By Eric Barnes

The distinctions among tumor types have become more important with the rapid evolution of CT image quality. The vendors' latest prototype scanners go even smaller and all of the vendors are headed toward isotropic imaging. What was once an indeterminate finding can now be seen in great detail.

November 13, 2003

Siemens Medical Solutions reported that it would add transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) imaging to its Acuson Cypress cardiovascular system with the Malvern, PA-based company’s V5Ms TEE transducer.

November 12, 2003

RITA receives favorable BCBS assessment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy and RF ablation developer RITA Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, reported that the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) Association Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) has completed a review of the scientific data supporting radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

November 12, 2003