September 25, 2008
Health checkup: CT scans (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Study into their safety sparks conversation about appropriate use of CT scans. Continue…
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Medicsight Announces American College Of Radiology Imaging Network (”ACRIN”) Trial Shows CT Colonography Now An Option … (Medical News Today)
Medicsight PLC, a subsidiary of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (Amex: MGT), and an industry leader in the development of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) and image analysis software, announced that the National U.S. Read more…
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Guest Commentary: Body scans may do more harm than good (The Sacramento Bee)
Not long ago, I was asked if it would be a good idea to get a whole-body scan. Jason Eberhart- Phillips More…
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Motion-compensated Cone-beam CT For Accurate Online Assessment Of The Position Of Lung Tumours (Medical News Today)
High precision radiotherapy requires accurate tumour localisation for patient positioning just prior to treatment. Respiratory motion induces artifacts in cone-beam (CB) CT images of the thorax and upper abdomen which can prevent an accurate localisation of tumours. Respiration-correlated reconstruction has been used to correct for this motion. Full story…
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September 24, 2008
Virtual Colonoscopy Ready for Prime Time as Less Worrisome Way to Find Colon Cancer (Senior Journal)
Sept. 22, 2008 Medical researchers have long sought an effective alternative to the standard colonoscopy, which uses a long, flexible tube with a camera to view the lining of the colon to detect cancer and precancerous polyps. Click here for more…
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OcA(C) North America Introduces Desktop Color Printing Performance (EnterpriseContentManagementConnection-ECM)
OcA(C), an international leader in digital document management, introduced today the OcA(C) cx2100, a desktop color MFP with the ability to copy, print, scan and fax. Read more…
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Medicsight Announces American College of Radiology Imaging Network (”ACRIN”) Trial Shows CT Colonography Now an Option … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Medicsight PLC, a subsidiary of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. , and an industry leader in the development of Computer-Aided Detection and image analysis software, today announced that the National U.S. Full story…
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September 23, 2008
BioMimetic Therapeutics Announces No Changes Requested by Independent Data Monitoring Committee to Pivotal Trial … (Centre Daily Times)
BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI) announced today results from the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) that is overseeing the Company’s ongoing U.S. pivotal trial evaluating Augment Bone Graft for the treatment of foot and ankle fusions. Based on the DMC’s review of all available safety data from the first 254 patients and a futility analysis on data from the first 79 patients … Full story…
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Motion-compensated Cone-beam CT For Accurate Online Assessment Of The Position Of Lung Tumours (Medical News Today)
High precision radiotherapy requires accurate tumour localisation for patient positioning just prior to treatment. Respiratory motion induces artifacts in cone-beam (CB) CT images of the thorax and upper abdomen which can prevent an accurate localisation of tumours. Respiration-correlated reconstruction has been used to correct for this motion. More…
Filed by Body Scans at 3:00 pm under Scan Articles
ATL/TV1102 Trial Results Presented At World Congress On Treatment And Research In Multiple Sclerosis (Medical News Today)
Antisense Therapeutics Ltd. (ASX: ANP) and Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Continue…
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