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FDA clears GE’s new CT scanner
As the exhibit floor at the Stanford International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT was ready to open May 13, GE booth managers strategically placed signs announcing the FDA clearance of its new LightSpeed CT750 HD atop displays of the scanner’s components.
As the exhibit floor at the Stanford International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT was ready to open May 13, GE booth managers strategically placed signs announcing the FDA clearance of its new LightSpeed CT750 HD atop displays of the scanner's components.
Word of the FDA decision arrived just the day before the floor opened. Regulators approved all claims made in the company's 510(k) submission, according to the company, including ones addressing markedly improved resolution and reduced x-ray dose to the patient. The company formally launched the scanner that evening as part of a meet and greet, during which GE executive Gene Saragnese and GE luminaries described the new system and its clinical potential.
Patient survival influences new lung cancer staging system
May 21st 2009Based on on a database with more than 100,000 submitted cases, modifications to the international system for staging non-small cell lung cancer promise to more closely reflect the connection between disease progression and the patient's prospects for survival.
Advantages of wide CT detectors outweigh disadvantages
May 19th 2009The new generation of wide CT detectors provides expanded coverage, allowing faster scans and even dynamic imaging of organs, including heart and brain. There are disadvantages, said Dr. Mathias Prokop, speaking May 19 at the 11th International Symposium on Multidetector Row CT, but these are minor in comparison.
Glazer calls 'invisible radiologist' to task, encourages molecular understanding
May 19th 2009A smorgasbord of challenges face radiology but few present a greater threat than the “invisible radiologist,” said Dr. Gary Glazer, chairman of the Stanford University radiology department, who kicked off the 11th International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
