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Ziosoft nets CE Mark

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has received the European CE Mark for its Ziostation 3D thin-client software package.

June 30, 2009

CARS report: Novel conebeam CT cuts breast dose, improves accuracy

By Eric Barnes

BERLIN - Dual-resolution conebeam CT accentuates the positives of conebeam breast imaging and eliminates (some of) the negatives, said a team from Texas in a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery meeting.

June 28, 2009

MRA planning halves radiation, contrast dose during UAE

By Kate Madden Yee

German researchers have found that performing an MR angiography (MRA) scan for planning prior to uterine artery embolization (UAE) can cut both radiation and contrast dose in half, according to a study published in the June issue of Radiology.

May 27, 2009

New echocardiography tool offers rapid, accurate assessment of LV function

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 12 - Norwegian researchers have developed a new semiautomated tool for real-time 3D echocardiography, which offers "rapid and reproducible measurements of left ventricular [LV] volumes and ejection fractions," with good agreement compared with more conventional 3D echocardiography.

May 11, 2009

Thin-client 3D software suitable for on-call CTA studies

By Erik L. Ridley

The use of thin-client 3D technology can facilitate offsite reading of CT angiography (CTA) studies in on-call situations, according to research from Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin in Berlin.

April 22, 2009

VC CAD plus 3D improves sensitivity for novice readers

By Eric Barnes

Computer-aided detection (CAD) with 3D viewing improves sensitivity for polyp detection among less experienced readers, and may also speed up reading times and reduce false-positive detections. On the other hand, the performance of experienced readers did not improve significantly with CAD use, researchers from the University of Rome concluded.

April 20, 2009