Latest X-ray computed tomography Stories

RESTON, Va., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Americans celebrate National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (March), the Colon Cancer Alliance, COLONTOWN -- a survivor/patient support group for colorectal disease, including cancer -- and the American College of Radiology (ACR) call on Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (H.R. 991). Introduced recently by Reps. Ralph Hall (TX-04) and Danny Davis (D-IL), H.R. 991 would require Medicare...

VIENNA and STOCKHOLM, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The only provider of ultrasound 3D image enhancement in real-time brings multidimensional power to ECR Since 1983, ContextVision has pushed its image enhancement technology forward, delivering unparalleled diagnostic image quality to clinicians. This year, ContextVision will demonstrate its cutting-edge software within ultrasound, x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, mammography and...

Lack of studies regarding benefit / Only few comparative studies on diagnostic accuracy For patients with bone and soft tissue tumors, the study data currently available allow no robust conclusions as to the advantages and disadvantages of using positron emission tomography (PET), alone or in combination with computed tomography (CT). This is because no studies have directly compared the benefit of these imaging techniques with conventional diagnostics. And the few available studies on...

BOSTON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research hospitals worldwide are extolling the virtues of the Philips Healthcare Ingenuity TF PET/MR hybrid whole body scanner, expressing confidence in its potential to better detect liver metastases. Peter Cempellin was head of Nuclear Medicine with Philips Healthcare when he led the engineering design team responsible for the scanner's inception. Cempellin, a mechanical engineer and MBA, devised a way with his team that PET/MR could be...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A team of American scientists has developed a new device capable of reading a person’s head and eye movements that can determine if continuous and severe dizziness is being caused by a stroke. Because it is difficult to quickly diagnose if a person’s dizziness, vomiting and sensations of vertigo are being caused by a stroke, there are about 4 million stroke-related emergency room visits annually in the United States. However, these...

Real Time Tomography's Briona 3D Image Reconstruction Software for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis will advance im3D's Next-Generation Breast CAD Imaging Products. Villanova, PA (PRWEB) March 04, 2013 Real Time Tomography LLC, a leader in medical image processing and reconstruction solutions, announced today an OEM license agreement with im3D S.p.A. Medical Lab, an Italian medical imaging device company, for its Briona 3D image reconstruction software for digital breast...

ZOETERMEER, Netherlands, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Toshiba family of Aquilion CT scanners has recently been expanded to include the new Aquilion ONE/ ViSION Edition, a faster version of the very successful Aquilion ONE, of which over 700 have been ordered globally. The Aquilion ONE/ ViSION Edition distinguishes itself with a faster rotation speed of just 0.275 seconds which is applicable for all routine applications. A wider 78 cm gantry bore improves patient...

“Global Markets for Medical Imaging Reagents and Analysis Equipment” new market research report added to ReportsnReports.com store. The report analyses magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, ultrasound, X-ray imaging and computed tomography. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) February 26, 2013 This report provides:     An overview of the medical imaging and diagnosing markets.     Analysis of global market trends, with data from 2011,...

TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the increasing elderly population and rising prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles in Europe will drive demand for diagnostic imaging procedures. Although the effects of the European debt crisis will continue to somewhat limit the market by delaying capital equipment purchases in the next few years, economic conditions will gradually...

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Shriners Hospitals for Children-Portland announces the availability of the new EOS® Imaging System, the first technology capable of providing full-body images of patients in a natural standing or sitting position, in 3D and with a low radiation dose. At the Portland Shriners Hospitals for Children more than 10,000-12,000 radiological images are taken each year of its 6,000 active patients. More than 40% of the X-rays taken are of...