Clinical News: Page 992

Polish researchers offer new spin on coronary CT angiography

By Eric Barnes

How accurate is coronary CT angiography (CCTA) compared to invasive quantitative coronary angiography (QCA)? Results for the two modalities correlate fairly well for most lesions, but for stenosis measurement, quantitative CTCA of the stenosis area correlates more closely with QCA compared to diameter stenosis measurement.

April 23, 2012

MR enterography can solve problems in Crohn's disease

By Philip Ward

Magnetic resonance enterography is rapidly becoming the first-line imaging tool for evaluating the small bowel in patients with Crohn's disease. It can demonstrate mural and extramural complications, and the lack of ionizing radiation makes it ideal for prolonged follow-up.

April 23, 2012

TomTec gets FDA nod for cardiac MR software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Imaging software developer TomTec Imaging Systems has received 501(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new 2D Cardiac Performance Analysis MR software.

April 22, 2012

Philips Healthcare reports strong sales in Q1

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A surge in healthcare sales, with the strongest contribution from its Patient Care and Clinical Informatics division, has made Philips Healthcare's first quarter a very positive one.

April 22, 2012

Paleoradiology: CT reveals mummy secrets to the world

By Cynthia E. Keen

It's not every day that a radiology department has the opportunity to evaluate the health of a 2,000-year-old mummy, but thanks to collaboration by an international team of museum specialists, radiologists, and 3D visualization experts, an enshrouded mummy has revealed its secrets.

April 22, 2012

Splenic volume software offers speed, objectivity

By Erik L. Ridley

A software tool can accurately offer automated detection and segmentation of the spleen on CT scans of malignant lymphoma patients, yielding volume measurements that correlate highly with other volumetry techniques, researchers from the University Hospital Erlangen in Germany have found.

April 22, 2012

Breast cancer may be clutch of 10 diseases: study

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists who conducted a major international study into the genetics of breast cancer say they can now classify the disease into 10 subtypes -- a finding that points to more accurate, tailored treatment for individual patients in the future.

April 19, 2012

AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider

By Philip Ward

April 19, 2012

MRI shows musicians' brains really are markedly different

By Philip Ward

Research carried out in the Beatles' home town has confirmed that musicianship has a significant impact on the right hippocampal shape and subfield volumes. MRI showed musicians have larger volumes in the presubiculum, subiculum and fimbria.

April 19, 2012

Elekta reports first Agility treatments

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta said that St. James University Hospital in Leeds, U.K., has begun treating patients with its Agility multileaf collimator.

April 18, 2012

GE, Swedish firm collaborate on radiotracer program

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare and Swedish venture capital firm NXT2B have signed a joint financing agreement to develop a microscale radiotracer infrastructure that includes a cyclotron and PET tracer production.

April 18, 2012

Caso de la semana: Mujer de 63 años que se somete una mamografía anual

18 abril 2012 -- Historia: Mujer de 63 años sin síntomas con historia personal negativa de cáncer de mama que se somete una mamografía anual. Mamografía anterior clasificada como BI-RADS 1. Haga clic aquí para el Caso de la Semana.

April 17, 2012

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