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Toronto SARS outbreak throws routine imaging into turmoil
TORONTO - Earlier this year, the Canadian government bestowed $1 billion (U.S.) on the radiology community for the purchase of new and updated imaging equipment. But the current outbreak of SARS in the Toronto area has many radiologists wishing they had access to those new scanners right now.
April 17, 2003
TE echocardiography guides treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation
By Edward Susman
In the ACE trial, German researchers found that low-molecular-weight heparin enoxaparin with transesophageal echocardiography was non-inferior to the gold standard, unfractionated heparin, for treating patients with atrial fibrillation.
April 17, 2003
E-Z-EM, 3CPM sign agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, has inked a deal to market Sutter, CA-based 3CPM’s Electrogastrogram Analyzer.
April 16, 2003
U.S. PET backers win some, lose some
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET proponents got good news and bad on the reimbursement front this week, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing that it will begin Medicare reimbursement coverage for some new indications, but that others aren't ready for prime time.
April 16, 2003
Implant Sciences gets NIH grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology and interventional cardiology firm Implant Sciences has received a $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to be used in the development of an improved high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy system, according to the Wakefield, MA-based company.
April 16, 2003
Head and Neck Imaging
This two-volume title has served as the authoritative text on head and neck radiology for the last decade. The 4th edition is an ambitious attempt to improve an exhaustive and comprehensive work.
April 16, 2003
AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #19: Clinical PET procedure mix
In 2001, an estimated 255,300 clinical PET procedures were performed on fixed-site PET scanners, mobile PET scanners, and nuclear medicine cameras with coincidence detection.
April 15, 2003
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Thin slices, quality assurance improve calcium scoring
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists in the Netherlands have found that using thinner slices in CT coronary calcium scanning yields more accurate results, especially at lower calcium volumes. Meanwhile, a German team optimized exam protocols across manufacturers, and succeeded in lowering the dose while keeping noise constant.
April 15, 2003
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PET reveals hippocampal role in preserving semantic memory
The hippocampus complex -- long thought to be involved only in storing memories -- actually plays a role in the efficiency of memory retrieval, Canadian researchers reported at the 2003 Rotman Research Institute Conference in Toronto.
April 15, 2003
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E-Z-EM shows sales growth in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM reported fiscal 2003 third-quarter sales of $33.1 million, up 9% compared with the $30.6 million posted in its 2002 fiscal third quarter.
April 14, 2003
X-rays and the boys of summer: Imaging goes to bat for baseball injuries
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Professional baseball players in the U.S. face a long and demanding season. When a player is injured, the team needs to know the extent of injury and the prognosis for rehabilitation -- as quickly as possible. The healthcare and training professionals who take care of the San Francisco Giants discuss the imaging advances that have helped their team play ball.
April 14, 2003
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PET continues to break ground on brain function
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Researchers have suspected for years that the hippocampus complex was involved only in the storing of memories. However, recent studies conducted with PET at McGill University in Montreal have demonstrated that the hippocampus plays a role in the efficiency of memory retrieval as well.
April 13, 2003
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