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CAD highlights hazy opacities on chest x-rays
By Tracie L. Thompson
Radiologists are better able to spot hazy opacities on chest x-rays using a computer-aided-diagnosis system that generates temporal subtraction images from current and previous radiographs, a Japanese study found.
October 10, 2002
Schering gets Japanese approval for Resovist
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical firm Schering has received marketing approval for its liver-specific MRI contrast agent Resovist in Japan.
October 9, 2002
Pilot study finds that CT lung screening could predict mortality
By Eric Barnes
A group from the University of Colorado and the Denver VA Medical Center have reported early results from a pilot CT lung screening trial based on the latest knowledge regarding the development of lung cancer. The results suggest that a randomized and controlled multicenter trial could provide reliable information on whether CT screening reduces lung cancer deaths.
October 9, 2002
In-line PET-CT system improves cancer diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
A novel hardware-coregistered PET-CT system improves the diagnosis of cancer significantly compared with PET alone, according to researchers at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland. The group also found that adding PET improved diagnostic accuracy far more effectively than raising the CT dose did.
October 9, 2002
Elekta IMRT planner gets 510 (k) clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has received U. S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its PrecisePlan intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) product.
October 8, 2002
Power Doppler aids in fetal upper aerodigestive tract imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
Power Doppler imaging can be a valuable tool for the evaluation of ingestive and respiratory functions in the developing fetus, according to a study from the Uniformed Services University and National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.
October 8, 2002
Philips adds to radiation oncology offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has released version 1.2b of its Pinnacle radiation therapy system.
October 7, 2002
Varian launches retrofit program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is launching a three-month program to retrofit its GammaMed brachytherapy afterloader customers with its BrachyVision treatment-planning software.
October 7, 2002
FDA public health notification: Cochlear implant recipients at greater risk for meningitis
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has become aware of a possible association between cochlear implants and the occurrence of bacterial meningitis.
October 3, 2002
Ultrasound differentiates causes of abdominal pain in kids
By Erik L. Ridley
Sonography remains an effective tool for evaluating the acute abdomen in pediatric patients, according to a review article in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. Thanks to its noninvasive nature and sensitivity, ultrasound is most often the imaging procedure deployed after an initial x-ray exams.
October 3, 2002
Cardiolite helps find early-stage CAD in diabetics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The cardiac radiopharmaceutical Cardiolite has shown promise in detecting early-stage coronary artery disease in diabetes patients who don’t have symptoms of the disease, according to clinical results presented at this week’s American Society of Nuclear Cardiology meeting in Baltimore.
October 2, 2002
Nuclear medicine sheds lights on cardiovascular disease in women
Myocardial perfusion imaging should play a bigger role in evaluating women with known or suspected heart disease, according to Dr. Jennifer Mieres, the director of nuclear cardiology at the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY. Mieres believes that the burden of heart disease falls disproportionately on women.
October 2, 2002
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