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AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Radiology Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can improve prostate cancer detection and limit the number of biopsy sites, according to Dr. Ethan Halpern from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. However, the technology still suffers from a high false-positive rate.
October 19, 2003
Detection of occult metastases in head and neck cancer feasible with SLN biopsy
By Edward Susman
Sentinel nodes can be readily identified during head and neck surgery by using a radionuclide-labeled colloid, according to presenters at the 2003 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation meeting in Orlando, FL. In addition, careful dissection of the nodes appears to correlate with full neck dissection.
October 19, 2003
Eigen taps Uranga
Cardiac PACS provider Eigen has named Dan Uranga as director of sales.
October 19, 2003
GE inks MRI deal with MagneVu
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems Lunar of Madison, WI, has signed an agreement with in-office MRI provider MagneVu of Carlsbad, CA, in which GE Lunar will sell MagneVu’s Applause extremity MRI system in the U.S.
October 19, 2003
MR findings predict short-term pain relief after intra-articular injection
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Fifty patients had MRI and intra-articular injections under fluoroscopic control. MR findings, including osteophytes, subchondral cysts and irregularities, bone marrow edema, joint effusion, and joint capsule hypertrophy (capsular thickness equal to or greater than 3 mm) were assessed.
October 19, 2003
Varian to fund 83 ASRT scholarships
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has expanded its Varian Radiation Therapy Student Scholarship Program to support 83 students entering educational programs in radiation therapy.
October 16, 2003
NIH awards grants to Molecular Insight
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope imaging developer Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals has received grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health for three new research projects, according to the Cambridge, MA-based company.
October 15, 2003
Doppler measurements of hemodynamic factors aid in trauma case management
By Edward Susman
SAN FRANCISCO - Transesophageal Doppler echocardiography studies can provide critical-care physicians with crucial and quick information on trauma patients, according to a presentation at this week's American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting.
October 15, 2003
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Ultrasound firm Acusphere launches IPO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere of Cambridge, MA, launched an initial public offering last week.
October 14, 2003
Group credits 3D reading for best-ever VC results
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - U.S. military researchers were all they could be at this week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy. At Monday's opening sessions, Navy radiologist Dr. Perry Pickhardt reported the most accurate results ever seen in a large virtual colonoscopy trial.
October 14, 2003
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Prevoiding transabdominal sonography clears way for uroflowmetry
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Using transabdominal ultrasound, Italian urologists scanned 67 men and calculated both the prevoid bladder volume (when the patient felt the urge to void) and the residual volume after uroflowmetry.
October 13, 2003
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Mass appeal: VC CAD doesn't stop at polyps
By Eric Barnes
The University of Chicago has been at the forefront of VC CAD research, thanks to its successful deployment of a shape-and-texture-based polyp detection scheme and a colon segmentation technique to reduce false positives. Now the project comes full circle with a CAD scheme that detects masses as well as lesions.
October 9, 2003
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