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EZ-EM to Strengthen Bracco’s Diagnostic Imaging Business; Merger ...  -  25 Mar 2008
OneMedPlace,EZ’s products and services, especially its Computed Tomography (CT) business, will dovetail nicely with Bracco’s. Bracco markets a diverse line of nuclear

Radioembolisation Therapy Shows Antitumour Effect and Survival ...  -  25 Mar 2008
DG NewsAfter treatment, tumour response was assessed by computed tomography/ magnetic resonance imaging using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours

San Juan County's healthcare gets boost  -  25 Mar 2008
Farmington Daily Times,Two weeks ago, plans were put into place for a cardiology floor, complete with a 64-slice CT (computed tomography) scanner and a cardiac catheterization lab

F18-Fluorodeoxyglucose–Positron Emission Tomography/Computed ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Objective To gather preliminary data with which to evaluate F18-fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) imaging as

IMAGING TECHNOLOGIST-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY  -  Mar 5, 2008
Seattle Times,Our Radiology-CT Department has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Imaging Technologist-Computed Tomography. This individual is responsible for the

Unreported Financial Disclosures  -  Mar 24, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),This article was not intended to and did not examine the merits of computed tomography screening as a predictive or preventive tool in the fight against

Medical scans at a glance  -  Mar 23, 2008
BusinessWeekCT SCAN, or computed tomography; sometimes called a CAT scan, for computerized axial tomography. Takes multiple X-rays from different directions,

Evaluation of [ 18 F]Fluoro-L-DOPA Positron Emission Tomography ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,...accuracy of integrated [ 18 F]fluoro-L-DOPA ([ 18 F]FDOPA) positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) for the surgical therapy of CHI.

University of Pittsburgh gets grant for TB research  -  Mar 19, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Flynn and colleagues are using the grant to develop positron emission tomography and computed tomography imaging studies in animals.

Radiation Dose From Adult and Pediatric Multidetector Computed ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Multiplying the reported risk by the estimated 62 million computed tomography (CT) scans performed each year in the United States, radiation exposure from

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California at ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryThe maximum standardized uptake value obtained with integrated fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography/computed tomography has been proposed to be a

Diagnostic Imaging Market Report Shows How Scientific and ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Diagnostic imaging comprises five major modalities: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, X-ray, computed tomography (CT), and nuclear medicine (ie,

Study: PET scans may spot rare cancers  -  Mar 20, 2008
United Press InternationalDana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers said full-body positron emission tomography, or PET, scanning combined with computed tomography, or CT,

Animated Figure  -  Mar 18, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),F18-Fluorodeoxyglucose–Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Screening in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. JAMA.2007;299(11):1315-1319.

Emergency care can equal 1000 X-rays: study  -  Mar 3, 2008
ReutersThese patients got many X-rays and computed tomography or CT scans, which provide a better image but which can deliver high amounts of radiation.

HEALTH NEWS  -  Mar 16, 2008
Charlotte Observer,The scanning center, which opened in 2004, was the region's first combined Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography scanner and one of only

Hybrid Technology to Support Market Expansion in European ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),..."The consistent expansion of positron emission tomography (PET), PET computed tomography (PETCT) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Why CT Is a Mainstay Technology for Assessing Cardiac Disease  -  Mar 20, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is emerging as an important tool in the imaging evaluation of patients with cardiac diseases, particularly coronary artery

Siemens Introduces More Applications for Innovative Diagnostics  -  Mar 7, 2008
PCB007 (press release),Research in computed tomography is currently focused on using dual energy (DE) to distinguish between different tissues on CT images.

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography of Hepatic Metastasis of ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Hepatic computed tomography (CT) was performed with a helical CT scanner (HiSpeed Advantage; GE Healthcare). 9 All patients receive oral contrast material

Easter for Lily: A Frankenmuth minister and his family adopt an ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
MLive.com,The Kaisers' translators took him to a Beijing emergency room where tests included blood work, a computed tomography scan and a spinal tap.

Broadlane’s Live Group Buy Saves Client More Than 30 Percent on ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
PR Web (press release),Broadlane has invited ECRI Institute as an unbiased expert for two upcoming Live Group Buys: Computed Tomography (CT) Live Group Buy – March 26-28 and

Bronchial Thermoplasty Results Hold Up After 5 Years: Presented at ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
DG NewsComputed tomography scans taken at baseline and throughout the study showed no significant changes in the airways, including stenosis or bronchiectasis,

Market Report -- In Play (VTAL)  -  Mar 13, 2008
MSN Money...to national reimbursement coverage of cardiac computed tomography angiography and will continue to allow local contractors to determine coverage.

Gastroduodenal Intussusception Secondary to Pedunculated Gastric ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)A diagnosis of adult intussusception can be made reliably with noninvasive imaging techniques such as sonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance

Bill Gates gives Pitt $11.4 million to study tuberculosis  -  Mar 19, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,Flynn and her colleagues plan to use positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) imaging to see how TB progresses in primates.

Genetics and Genomics for Clinicians  -  Mar 18, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),F18-fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography/computed tomography screening in Li-Fraumeni syndrome. JAMA. 2008;299(11):1315-1319. FULL TEXT 7.

Medical scans get closer look  -  Mar 23, 2008
NewsOK.com (subscription),...•CT SCAN, or computed tomography; sometimes called a CAT scan, for computerized axial tomography: Takes multiple X-rays from different directions.

Lymphoma Patients Benefit From Combined PET-CT Scanning, Study ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
Science Daily (press release)12, 2008) — Combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) imaging of lymphoma patients is a more effective method to evaluate

New deal signed for cancer scans  -  Mar 3, 2008
Hospital Healthcare Europe,The UK Department of Health has signed a contract with a private sector provider to supply around 48000 positron emission tomography/computed tomography

Scans Spot Hidden Tumors In Rare Cancer Syndrome  -  Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)PET detects cancers by tracking their abnormal appetite for sugar (glucose) compared to normal tissues, while CT (computed tomography) uses X-rays to show

Stopping A Deadly Killer: Pitt Receives $11.4 Million Gates ...  -  Mar 22, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),...and colleagues are using the grant to develop positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) imaging studies in non-human primates.

Treatment of Posterior Sternoclavicular Dislocation With Locking ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,4 Computed tomography (CT) is required for appropriate evaluation of the injury pattern. Because the medial clavicle is the last bone to fuse (at

Providers explore oversight of advanced imaging services  -  Mar 5, 2008
MLive.com,The number of Computed Tomography scans performed in the US grew 13 percent annually between 2000 and 2005, according to a study released in February by the

Unusual Radiologic Presentation of Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia  -  Mar 10, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,3 These changes usually are recognizable on plain radiographs, but in cases in which the lesion is difficult to visualize, computed tomography (CT) may be

DJ Seidenwurm for the Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging  -  Mar 12, 2008
AJNR (subscription),Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in the preoperative evaluation of pituitary adenomas. Neurosurgery 1988;22:380–85[Medline]

Nonpolypoid Colorectal Neoplasia in the United States  -  Mar 4, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Computed tomography colonography studies have shown that optical colonoscopy misses 2% to 12% of polypoid lesions larger than 10 mm. 14-16 It is possible,

Winning certificate of need can take months, slow care  -  Mar 23, 2008
Charlotte Observer,The imaging center would include Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound, Mammography, and X-Ray. A certificate of need was awarded by the state but that

MGT Capital Investments Reports Fiscal 2007 Financial Results and ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),Medicsight's CAD solutions help clinicians utilizing Computed Tomography (CT) scans to identify, measure and analyze suspicious pathology within the colon

CONFERENCE REVIEW: BiOS conference embraces ‘cause and effect ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
BioOptics World,They applied techniques used for x-ray computed tomography in the optical regime by analyzing the interference fringes at multiple angles using rotating

Why Did Little Mammoth Die?  -  Mar 13, 2008
Russia-InfoCenter,X-ray computed tomography showed more or less exact age of the finding – between 1 and 1.5 years. Studies confirmed that mammoths carried fat reserves on

Zapping cancer cells with accuracy  -  Mar 22, 2008
New Straits Times,It enables three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) scans to be rotated in any way, and in the process, organs like the heart, lungs, and liver,

Birth control pills, salon haircuts can raise stroke risk  -  Mar 21, 2008
CNN...magnetic resonance imaging, which was found to be twice as accurate as computed tomography, or CT, scans at distinguishing stroke from other problems.

Stress injuries predicted by a simpler, faster and more accurate ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Medicexchange,The researchers performed a stress analysis in a human femur directly from biomedical images (computed tomography scans). First, the researchers segmented

SPECT/CT Rebuilds the North American Nuclear Medicine Equipment Market  -  Feb 26, 2008
FOXBusinessThe single positron emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) segment, and its ability to provide diagnostic CT, leads this charge and

Reassessing medical imaging  -  Mar 9, 2008
Indianapolis Star,...physicians and patients about overexposure to radiation from CT (computed tomography), PET (positron emission tomography) and nuclear medicine scans.

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryDecreased sternal vascularity after internal thoracic artery harvesting resolves with time: an assessment with single photon emission computed tomography.

Treatment Gives Lung Cancer Patients With Inoperable Tumors Two ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)During the procedure, an interventional radiologist guides a small needle through the skin into the tumor, generally by computed tomography (CT).

Mathematics of Tomography and Radiotherapy  -  Feb 24, 2008
Medgadget.com,Computed tomography scans and ultrasound imaging are used to determine the tumor's location and monitor the needle's path. Sofer has been working on the

MRI, CT more sensitive than radiography for detecting bone ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Both magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography are more sensitive than standard radiography for detecting bone erosions in patients who have

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