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Guidant launches Multi-Link Penta in Japan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional firm Guidant of Indianapolis has launched its Multi-link Penta coronary stent system for the treatment of coronary artery disease in Japan.

March 11, 2003

Given Imaging gets Austrian approval

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging has received Austrian Health Ministry clearance for reimbursement of its M2A capsule endoscope product throughout the Austrian hospital system.

March 11, 2003

Electronic CO2 insufflation beats air in virtual colonoscopy

In one of the first studies of automated colonic insufflation, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, found that electronically administered CO2 offers significantly better distension than manually administered room air, especially when the patient is supine.

March 11, 2003

PET scans confirm that your pain really is like no other

The experience of pain is complex and highly individualized, according to researchers in Michigan who have pioneered the use of PET to study the effects of pain on the brain.

March 11, 2003

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PET may overpredict myocardial recovery compared with MRI

VIENNA - MRI outperforms PET in predicting myocardial recovery following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to research presented at this week’s European Congress of Radiology.

March 10, 2003

Investigational agent boosts MR coronary artery imaging

VIENNA - Dendrimers -- those dynamic yet well-defined globular macromolecules underlying a new generation of MR contrast agents -- are producing impressive results in patients. One such agent currently in clinical trials, Gadomer-17, produced dramatic improvements in 3-D MR coronary angiography studies, according to a presentation at this week’s European Congress of Radiology.

March 10, 2003

Standard, low-dose CT calcium screening yield equivalent results

VIENNA - The radiation dose from multidetector-row CT calcium screening can be significantly reduced without affecting the detection and quantification of coronary calcium, according to a study presented Monday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 9, 2003

Instrumentarium makes ECR launch of portable DR unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

VIENNA - Finnish imaging vendor Instrumentarium Imaging is highlighting a new portable digital radiography system at this week's European Congress of Radiology.

March 9, 2003

MRI links carotid artery plaque inflammation to unstable angina

VIENNA - Systemic inflammation has long been suspected of contributing to the destabilization of vulnerable plaques in acute coronary syndromes, while imaging has remained at the sidelines of the discussion. Now, however, radiologists from Italy believe they have found a link between signs of vascular inflammation on MRI and the presence of unstable angina.

March 9, 2003

AccuImage gets FDA nod for PrimeLung

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The program features a set of integrated modules, including one that provides 2-D and 3-D navigation and visualization tools.

March 9, 2003

Artifact-free MRA renders metallic stents invisible

VIENNA - A persistent drawback of MR angiography has been its inability to assess blood flow through metallic stents. But German researchers deploying copper-based stents and a modified acquisition technique have produced excellent visualization of blood flow in the stented coronary arteries of animals.

March 8, 2003

Thin slices, narrow collimation rule in virtual colonoscopy study

VIENNA - Lower tube current is no problem, but thicker slices may distort the appearance of smaller polyps and inhibit their detection in virtual colonoscopy. These results, while preliminary, could have important implications for virtual colonoscopy providers seeking to maximize the exam’s sensitivity.

March 7, 2003

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