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PET, SPECT given equal weight at SNM 2002
By Shalmali Pal
Once an also-ran to other technologies, PET is finally coming into its own within the diagnostic armamentarium of the nuclear medicine physician. One sign of PET’s arrival was the fact that PET and SPECT results tied for Image of the Year at the 2002 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, June 18-21, in Los Angeles.
September 5, 2002
ScImage debuts virtual colonoscopy software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and 3-D software developer ScImage has debuted a dual fly-through virtual colonoscopy software module.
September 4, 2002
CT of the Head and Spine
CT is still the main diagnostic tool in neuroradiology, especially among physicians who face geographic and financial constraints. CT of the Head and Spine will be most useful to this group as an overview.
September 4, 2002
CardioNow debuts WebSend
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image management provider CardioNow has released WebSend, a software application that allows users to electronically share complete cardiac studies with remote sites.
September 3, 2002
Mastectomy survival not enhanced by choosing radiation therapy over radical surgery
By Shalmali Pal
Radiation therapy coupled with limited mastectomy offers no significant advantage over radical mastectomy when it comes to survival rates, according to the analysis of a 25-year randomized trial that compared outcomes in breast cancer patients.
September 1, 2002
Fecal tagging improves detection in virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Many radiologists believe that virtual colonoscopy's future as a viable cancer screening tool depends on the development of more comfortable alternatives to cathartic bowel cleansing. Belgian researchers may have found such an alternative, using a technique that combines barium fecal tagging with an easier prep.
August 28, 2002
For inoperable rectal cancer, radiation therapy alone may be enough
Surgery, with or without radiation therapy, remains the gold-standard treatment for patients with rectal cancer. However, for those who cannot or will not undergo surgical treatment, radiation therapy alone may provide long-term survival and a high quality of life.
August 27, 2002
Cordis debuts new biliary stent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cordis Endovascular has debuted S.M.A.R.T. Control stent, a self-expanding, crush-recoverable nitinol stent for the treatment of biliary obstructions. The stent delivery system includes two built-in deployment mechanisms designed to reduce unintentional stent movement during deployment, according to Cordis, of Warren, NJ.
August 26, 2002
Alliance Imaging sells lithotripsy business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Alliance Imaging is divesting its lithotripsy business, the Anaheim, CA, company reported last week.
August 25, 2002
Late-enhancement MRI compares to FDG-PET for gauging myocardial viability
Although FDG-PET is considered the gold standard for assessing myocardial viability, late-enhancement (LE) MRI may offer a reasonable alternative, according to German researchers.
August 25, 2002
Paradoxical TB lesions are transient, Korean research finds
By Tracie L. Thompson
The new lesions that sometimes appear on chest radiographs of patients undergoing treatment for tuberculous pleural effusion are typically transient and benign, according to a newly published evaluation by South Korean researchers.
August 22, 2002
Virtue its own reward, fMRI confirms
By Eric Barnes
Researchers at Atlanta's Emory University used fMRI to study the phenomenon of reciprocal altruism. After tucking their subjects into an MRI scanner and recording their responses to a game called Prisoner's Dilemma, the group concluded that, darn it, it feels good to be nice! :)
August 21, 2002
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