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Mammo plus US negates need for breast MR

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) According to radiologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital in Mainz, the use of mammography and whole breast ultrasound is adequate for preoperative assessment of patients with suspected breast cancer.

December 22, 2002

ARRT plans certification in breast ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiologic technologists who specialize in mammography will be able to gain additional qualifications in breast ultrasound through a certification program currently being developed by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in St. Paul, MN.

December 19, 2002

Guidant gets CE Mark for stent system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device firm Guidant has received CE Mark approval for its Multi-Link Vision coronary stent system, a cobalt-chromium alloy stent for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

December 18, 2002

Thin-collimation MDCT identifies more coronary calcium

By Eric Barnes

Armed with a shiny new 16-slice ECG-gated scanner and a heart phantom, German researchers set out to optimize their coronary artery calcium (CAC) evaluation protocol. They presented their findings at the 2002 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

December 17, 2002

Spatial compound sonography improves musculoskeletal tissue definition

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) A recent study published in American Journal of Roentgenology compared real-time spatial compound sonography with conventional musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound imaging.

December 16, 2002

Ultrasound of the pancreas: what normal looks like

AuntMinnie.com presents the third in a series of articles . In this installment, Dr. Lars Thorelius examines variations in normal pancreatic anatomy using ultrasound, and offers tips on spotting common pathologies.

December 16, 2002