Toshiba's strength in CT is an outgrowth of its development of sensor technologies in key modalities. Efforts in CT have produced a 64-slice detector, which will be showcased at the RSNA meeting as part of a continuum of engineering that already extends to a 256-slice detector prototype. The company will display the prototype as evidence of its technological prowess.

Most virtual colonoscopy experts consider primary axial views with 3D for problem solving to be the optimal method for reading exams, according to a survey taken last year at the Fourth International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.

Radiology's cardiac turf losses are legion: cardiac catheterization, cardiac angioplasty, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. Today, another turf battle is taking shape: control of cardiac CT and MR.

Taking a cue from breast imaging, an international working group has developed a standardized reporting system for CT colonography. The step could help it win wider acceptance as a screening strategy for colon cancer.

Joking that he had donned a Kevlar vest for protection, a Duke University investigator Thursday presented data at a virtual colonoscopy symposium suggesting the CT modality is far inferior to optical colonoscopy in sensitivity for 6-mm and 1-cm polyps.

The challenges that PACS addresses are not limited to radiology. Other image-producing areas that have been slower to adopt PACS technology, such as mammography and cardiology, can benefit from the same improvements seen in the radiology department through the implementation of PACS for image storage and transmission.

The U.S. Department of Defense has selected Agfa, the latest of several PACS manufacturers, for a portion of its DIN-PACS II contract. Earlier, the DOD selected Fuji Medical Systems (Sept. 28) and Kodak Health Imaging Group (Oct. 13) for the contract as well.

Philips cuts deal with healthcare enterpriseMarietta Memorial Hospital and Philips have struck a multiyear strategic agreement to bring advanced medical technology, clinical support, and staff education to the southeastern region of Ohio. Marietta and Philips have worked together for more than 10 years to outfit Marietta’s Cancer Center with digital x-ray and CT simulator systems.