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Uterine myomas escape detection with MR and US -- but latter still cheaper
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Danish researchers at the Aarhus University Hospital compared the accuracy of MRI and transvaginal ultrasound in the evaluation of uterine myomas.
June 25, 2002
Ultrasound detects occult scaphoid fractures
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Occult fractures of the waist of the scaphoid can reliably be detected using high-resolution ultrasound, according to radiologists in Bordeaux, France. Early, accurate detection of scaphoid fractures reduces the "rate of complications and the risk of secondary displacement."
June 25, 2002
TomTec receives clearance for three ultrasound products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TomTec Imaging Systems received 510(k) clearance to market its new Cardio-Scan cardiac ultrasound image acquisition product.
June 25, 2002
LightLab starts U.S. clinical trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
LightLab Imaging has launched the first round of human cardiovascular studies using its optical coherence tomography technology.
June 25, 2002
CompuMed’s OsteoGram approved for marketing in China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry developer CompuMed has received approval to market its OsteoGram system from the State Drug administration of the People’s Republic of China.
June 24, 2002
Biostream adds CEO, scientific committee chair
Cardiac contrast developer Biostream has named James Buchanan as CEO. Buchanan comes to the Cambridge, MA-based firm with 20 years of experience in Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. and Europe, according to Biostream.
June 24, 2002
FDA clears CardioNow cardiac PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CardioNow has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Cardiology Wide Area Archive and Retrieval System, a PACS intended to provide long-term archival and retrieval.
June 20, 2002
Dual-time-point FDG-PET improves pulmonary nodule assessment
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
LOS ANGELES - Researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting outlined a protocol to improve the accuracy of pulmonary nodule FDG-PET imaging. The technique involves imaging patients at two time points versus traditional single-time-point PET.
June 20, 2002
Syntermed debuts nuclear cardiac toolbox
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software firm Syntermed introduced Nuclear Cardiac Toolbox at this week's 2002 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Los Angeles.
June 19, 2002
Virtual colonoscopy's tortuous path in diverticular disease
By Eric Barnes
Close to half of all Americans over 50 may have some form of diverticular disease, which can complicate virtual colonoscopy interpretation. Dr. Marc Gollub from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City takes a pioneering look at these patients with VC.
June 19, 2002
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Infecton SPECT, FDG-PET illuminate skeletal infections
By Shalmali Pal
LOS ANGELES - Between bone marrow and metallic implants, diagnosing chronic orthopedic infections in the central skeleton (COICS) is a tricky business. Investigators from two branches of Ghent University Hospital in Ghent and Aalst, Belgium, tested Infecton SPECT and FDG-PET for these diseases and found that each modality had its strengths and weaknesses.
June 18, 2002
Philips introduces SkyLight upgrades
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems North America is introducing new software and hardware products for its SkyLight gamma camera this week at the 2002 Society of Nuclear Medicine show in Los Angeles.
June 18, 2002
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