Radiology

An Italian research has warned that prenatal screenings do not detect chromosomal abnormalities. Study experts told European genetics conference that women need to be more aware of the limitations of such screening tests.

Austin-based Solis Women's Health has acquired Phoenix, Ariz.-based MedTech Mammography Centers for an undisclosed amount. This has been the second acquisition that the company has made in this area, in 2008. In January the company announced its acquisition of Ben Ora Imaging.

MedTech Mammography Centers were founded in 1988 and have seven facilities in greater Phoenix and three in Tucson.

According to the CEO of Solis acquisition of the mammography centers would increase Solis' reach in Phoenix and Tucson, each of them being fast-growing markets.

Baltimore -- The first 320-slice computed tomographydefine scanner in the United States has gone into operation at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore.

The 4,400-pound device -- the most powerful X-ray imaging machine in its class -- can measure subtle changes in blood flow or minute blockages forming in heart or brain blood vessels no larger than the width of an average toothpick, officials said.

Washington -- The lifetime risk of cancerdefine associated with radiationdefine exposure from a computed tomographydefine (CTdefine scan) coronary angiography varies widely, with the risk greater for women and younger patients, according to an analysis based on computerized simulation models.

The study, published in the journal JAMA, was conducted by a team of researchers led by Andrew J. Einstein, at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.

Bangalore -- A five-member team of India-born medical researchers in the United States has discovered what may become a potent new weapon in the fight against colondefine cancerdefine.

The scientists from the University of Texas succeeded in stopping colon cancer growth in mice by halting the activity of a single enzyme called aldose reductase.

The Manawatu Standard reported yesterday one student has been infected with TB and 50 students, staff and relatives have tested positive for the bacteria that cause the disease.

All 360 Year 9 students and 150 boarders will be tested tomorrow, Boys' High rector Tim O'Connor said. About 1750 students and staff will be tested over the next few weeks.

Doctors said they are able to diagnose a wide variety of patient conditions more quickly and accurately because of new technology at BroMenn Regional Medical Center.

The LightSpeed VCT computed tomography imaging system provides detailed, three-dimensional images of the inside of the human body, said Mike Johnson, BroMenn’s director of radiology. BroMenn officials showed the new CT scanner to the media on Tuesday.