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Medicsight gets CE Mark, financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image analysis software developer Medicsight has received the European CE Mark for Release I of its CT recognition application.
October 7, 2003
Just (over) Do It! Imaging pegs overuse injuries in specialty sports
Overuse injuries often require more finesse to detect than trauma injuries such as fractures. These same methods, though, can also be used to stop minor injuries from becoming career-ending ones. Here’s how basketball players, runners, cyclists, and wheelchair racers are taking advantage of state-of-the-art imaging.
October 7, 2003
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R2 installs lung CAD system in Greece
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm R2 Technology has installed the first commercial lung CT CAD system at IASO General Hospital in Athens, Greece.
October 6, 2003
Given Imaging to debut M2A Patency System
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging is planning to launch its M2A Patency System at the United European Gastroenterology Week conference in Madrid next month.
October 6, 2003
PET update on skeletal applications highlights infection, osseous metastases
By Tracie L. Thompson
Recent reports in the medical literature indicate that PET imaging is effective for the detection of periprosthetic infection, but this application is not yet reimbursed. Dr. Thomas Berquist spoke optimistically about the future of PET imaging 2003 International Skeletal Society (ISS) meeting.
October 6, 2003
AuntMinnie.com's Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology Insider
By Eric Barnes
As radiologists perfect their methods of performing and interpreting virtual colonoscopy, technical researchers are finding ways to make the whole process easier. Today's Insider highlights the contributions of technical innovators on two continents.
October 5, 2003
Cubism shapes the art of virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Investigators from the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam compared conventional 3-D interpretation with a new cubed display technique. The new system speeded up interpretation time significantly, while increasing the area of mucosal surface examined.
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Nuclear medicine specialists find success with corn-fed cholescintigraphy
By Shalmali Pal
Dr. Grant Eiselen and Dr. Stephen Ferrante at Rochester General Hospital in New York turned to dietary corn for diagnosing gallbladder dyskinesia when the synthetic form of cholecystokinin (CCK) became unavailable.
October 2, 2003
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Medtronic stent receives FDA OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer Medtronic has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Driver coronary stent, the Minneapolis-based firm said
October 1, 2003
New CPT code for capsule endoscopy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Association assigned a permanent CPT code for reimbursement of capsule endoscopy.
October 1, 2003
MR proves accurate and comfortable for colon imaging
By Leanne McKnoulty
Dr. Jörg Debatin from the University Hospital Essen in Germany said the two most important qualities of any screening test are diagnostic accuracy and patient acceptance -- requirements that MR colonography appears to fulfill. The procedure has been shown to be accurate for the detection of clinically relevant colonic polyps larger than 10 mm.
October 1, 2003
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Breast ultrasound experts share pearls and pitfalls
By Shalmali Pal
Participants on a panel at the 2003 Current Trends in Breast Ultrasound meeting in San Francisco discussed their approaches, techniques, and thoughts on the value of this promising modality in the fight against breast cancer.
October 1, 2003
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