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PET with C-11 PiB can assess beta-amyloid brain deposits
By Erik L. Ridley
PET using carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (C-11 PiB) shows promise for assessing beta-amyloid deposits in the brain and may have a potential role as a diagnostic aid for early Alzheimer's disease, according to research published online in the Archives of Neurology.
August 11, 2008
Esaote provides US scanners to Olympics
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound firm Esaote said that its MyLab 70 XVision ultrasound scanners will be used at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
August 7, 2008
NoemaLife buys Ferrania LifeWeb business
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian-German healthcare software provider NoemaLife has acquired the LifeWeb PACS and RIS business of medical imaging device and software developer Ferrania Imaging Technologies.
August 6, 2008
US-guided core-needle breast biopsy offers alternative to surgery
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center studied 14-gauge ultrasound-guided biopsy's false-negative and underestimation rates, concluding that the technique provides an accurate alternative to surgical excision for evaluating nonpalpable breast lesions.
August 6, 2008
PACS data-mining tool analyzes CR retake rates
By Brian Casey
Researchers from Spain have developed software that analyzes PACS data to automatically perform quality control analysis of retake rates of computed radiography studies. They believe their QC tool could make it easier for imaging facilities to reduce retakes and improve the overall quality of service.
August 4, 2008
Covidien sales rise in Q3
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Broad-based growth in radiopharmaceuticals and contrast products propelled Covidien's Imaging Solutions business unit to an 18% increase in sales in its fiscal third quarter.
August 4, 2008
RaySearch wins Swedish proton therapy contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical technology company RaySearch has inked a consulting agreement with Uppsala University Hospital for the development of a new treatment planning system for proton radiation therapy.
August 4, 2008
Bracco touts contrast study results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian contrast firm Bracco said that study results show no statistically significant difference between its Isovue-370 low-osmolar CT contrast agent and the Visipaque 320 isomolar agent in the rate of contrast-induced nephropathy in high-risk patients undergoing CT studies.
August 4, 2008
Eating fish may thwart 'silent' brain damage
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 5 - Older adults who regularly eat fish may have a lower risk of subtle brain damage that contributes to stroke and dementia, researchers report. In a study of 3,660 adults age 65 and older, Finnish researchers found that those who ate more fish were less likely to show certain "silent" brain infarcts on MRI.
August 4, 2008
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Cyclosporine during MI may limit reperfusion injury
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 4 - Administration of cyclosporine at the time of percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) appears to limit the size of the infarct, according to results of a small randomized trial in France.
August 3, 2008
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Image tools cut false positives in unprepped VC
By Eric Barnes
Aiming to optimize the results of prepless vitual colonoscopy, researchers have developed a pair of tools to process unprepped CT data and make it easier to read. According to the results of a pilot study, the methods reduced false positives by as much as one-third.
August 3, 2008
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TomoTherapy posts Q2 results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy posted its second quarter financial results and announced a contract with a Swedish hospital.
July 31, 2008
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