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MR guidance improves outcome after brain surgery
By Cynthia E. Keen
When neurosurgery is performed to resect a glioma, the use of intraoperative MRI guidance improves the chances the entire cancerous tumor will be removed. Patient outcomes from a randomized clinical trial confirmed this in an article published online on 24 August in Lancet Oncology.
August 31, 2011
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Siemens highlights new Acuson SC 2000 version
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is presenting version 2.0 of its Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress, being held in Paris from 27 to 31 August.
August 29, 2011
3D measurements of knee offer hope in osteoarthritis
By Erik L. Ridley
Austrian researchers are convinced that quantitative 3D measurements of meniscal position on MRI may lead to a better understanding of knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis. They published their findings online in European Radiology on 14 August.
August 28, 2011
Swiss team validates 2D/3D model after total hip arthroplasty
By Cynthia E. Keen
A model to measure cup orientation from postoperative radiographs following total hip arthroplasty has been developed at a Swiss surgical technology research center. The validation study was described in an online article in the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
August 23, 2011
Flat-detector CT helps diagnose congenital heart disease
By Eric Barnes
They require a little more contrast and dose, but catheterization procedures performed with flat-detector CT offer high-resolution images that can improve the diagnosis of congenital heart disease in children, according to a new study in European Radiology.
August 7, 2011
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Study argues against colorectal polyp surveillance
By Eric Barnes
French researchers are recommending against polyp surveillance for small colorectal lesions 6 to 9 mm in diameter, according to a new study in the August issue of Digestive and Liver Disease. The relatively high prevalence of advanced dysplasia in 6- to 9-mm lesions at colonoscopy renders the practice inadvisable, they said.
July 28, 2011
Ziosoft nets sale at Zurich hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has installed its Ziostation supercomputing functional analytics system at the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at University Hospital Zurich.
July 27, 2011
AuntMinnieEurope.com Advanced Visualization Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
July 6, 2011
CT reveals gender differences in metabolic syndrome
By Eric Barnes
Men and women show important differences in the fat distribution patterns associated with metabolic syndrome as visualized on CT, according to a new study. The research was based on low-dose images acquired for virtual colonoscopy screening, hinting at potentially added value for VC studies.
June 26, 2011
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CARS: Personalized medicine at last reaches the patient
By Eric Barnes
BERLIN - Planning for the era of personalized medicine -- a science and an art that combines genetics and patient histories with imaging and population-based atlases -- is finally giving way to real treatment of real patients, according to a presentation on the first day of the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.
June 21, 2011
ISCT: Dual-energy virtual colonoscopy simplifies cancer staging
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Dual-energy virtual colonoscopy may be able to replace several other exams for colorectal cancer patients -- all while streamlining staging, surgical planning, and the search for metastases, according to research presented last week at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting.
June 20, 2011
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PerkinElmer buys DR firm Dexela
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PerkinElmer has purchased digital radiography (DR) firm Dexela.
June 12, 2011
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