Advanced Visualization: Page 118

Open-source software delivers 3-way (PET/CT/MR) image fusion

By Rob Skelding

There is a growing tendency for MR images to be viewed in combination with PET and/or CT in the quest for more accurate diagnoses of complex diseases. While hybrid PET/MR machines have yet to reach the market, a new open-source software application offers radiologists a way to create three-way PET/CT/MR image fusion.

April 24, 2008

Colonoscopy easier, less painful with warm water or oil lubrication

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 23 - The use of warm water or corn seed oil for lubrication during colonoscopy facilitates successful intubation in less time and with less pain than standard lubricating methods, the results of a study conducted in Italy suggest.

April 22, 2008

MR-guided ultrasound surgery of uterine fibroids is cost-effective

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 21 - Surgical management of symptomatic uterine fibroids can be accomplished cost-effectively with magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS), Canadian and British investigators report in the March issue of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

April 20, 2008

TeraRecon opens European HQ

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon has opened up a European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.

April 15, 2008

Tagging trials: Balancing image quality with patient acceptance in VC

By Rob Skelding

Virtual colonoscopy is generally accepted as an effective and reliable screening tool for polyps and cancer. But laxative-based bowel-cleansing methods can be uncomfortable and inconvenient for patients. To improve the patient experience, recent studies have sought to eliminate cathartic cleansing and rely instead on fecal tagging using iodinated oral contrast agents.

April 15, 2008

3mensio nets CE Mark for workstation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization developer 3mensio Medical Imaging of Bilthoven, Netherlands, has received the CE Mark Class IIa for its 3surgery vascular imaging workstation.

April 7, 2008

E-Z-EM stockholders OK acquisition

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Shareholders of E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, have approved the company's proposed acquisition by Italian contrast firm Bracco of Milan.

March 20, 2008

CAD nabs the flat polyps VC readers may miss

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - In two studies presented Sunday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology, investigators tested colon computer-aided detection (CAD) schemes for their ability to find flat lesions. In both, the sensitivity was reassuringly high, though questions remain about the effect of false-positive CAD detections on reader performance and variations in flat polyp morphology.

March 8, 2008

Acceleware releases image reconstruction software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image and data processing software developer Acceleware has launched its AxRecon image reconstruction software for the medical imaging, security, and nondestructive testing markets.

March 7, 2008

3D imaging market grows in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European 3D imaging market is growing as applications become more affordable, according to a new market research report by Frost & Sullivan of San Antonio.

February 27, 2008

Hybrid lung segmentation software boosts performance

By Erik L. Ridley

A lung segmentation algorithm that combines the advantages of standard and more sophisticated approaches yields fast and accurate results, according to researchers from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands.

February 12, 2008

GE buys Image Diagnost

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has purchased German breast cancer IT developer Image Diagnost International.

February 10, 2008

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