ResourcesVendorsImaging ServicesMobile Imaging ServicesSt. Luke's Hospital232 South Woods Mill Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017eMail:Website:https://www.stlukes-stl.comLatest from St. Luke's HospitalHomeMinnies winners for 2022 feature photon-counting CT, AIBy Erik L. Ridley, Kate Madden Yee, Will Morton, Amerigo Allegretto, and Frances Rylands-MonkThe 2022 Minnies awards showcase the growing momentum and clinical impact of photon-counting CT. The burgeoning technology featured in three different categories: Hottest Clinical Procedure, Best New Radiology Device, and Image of the Year.October 27, 2022HomeMeet the Minnies 2022 finalistsBy Brian Casey, Erik L. Ridley, Kate Madden Yee, Will Morton, and Amerigo AllegrettoWho made it to the final round in this year's edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's event recognizing excellence in radiology? Find out who our expert panelists selected as the final candidates in this year's event.September 29, 2022Radiation Oncology/TherapyConsider the esophagus when it comes to breast cancer radiotherapyBy Amerigo AllegrettoRoutinely avoiding the esophagus during radiation therapy for breast cancer may decrease the risk of esophageal cancer years later, according to research from Ireland published October 7 in Radiotherapy and Oncology.October 10, 2021UltrasoundDigisonics expands with installation in St. LouisBy AuntMinnie.com staff writersImage management firm Digisonics has installed its OB ultrasound clinical reporting software at SSM Health in St. Louis.August 26, 2018CTSiemens completes 1st U.S. install of new CT scannerBy AuntMinnie.com staff writersSiemens Healthineers has completed the first U.S. installations of its Somatom go.Up CT scanner; the scanner was installed at two outpatient facilities of the Center for Diagnostic Imaging.November 14, 2017CTJACC: CT CAC scoring helps screen for CADBy AuntMinnie.com staff writersCoronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring with CT can be useful in screening for coronary artery disease (CAD), identifying heart disease as early as decades before symptoms first appear, according to a review published March 6 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.March 6, 2017ISMedstreaming lands Mass., RI dealBy AuntMinnie.com staff writersHealthcare IT vendor Medstreaming installed its cardiovascular information system at the Southcoast Health healthcare system in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.December 14, 2015MRIMRI safety training pays off in Pa.By AuntMinnie.com staff writersOfficials at St. Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus in Easton, PA, are crediting MRI safety training as the reason injuries and extensive damage were avoided following a fire in an MRI suite at the facility.January 2, 2012Radiation Oncology/TherapyStudies show Varian RapidArc benefitsBy AuntMinnie.com staff writersTwo studies presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists joint meeting show benefits from Varian Medical Systems' RapidArc radiotherapy technology.August 9, 2011Digital X-RayQuantum wraps up DR installBy AuntMinnie.com staff writersRadiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has installed a digital radiography (DR) tomography system at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, MN.October 10, 2010InterventionalMayo: 2,100 more patients at risk of hep CBy AuntMinnie.com staff writersThe Mayo Clinic said this week that it is contacting an additional 2,100 patients who may have contracted hepatitis C, allegedly from an interventional radiologic technologist who was stealing drugs within the facility.September 23, 2010Image-Guided SurgeryBrainLab scores VectorVision flex installBy AuntMinnie.com staff writersImage-guided therapy firm BrainLab has installed its VectorVision flex computer-assisted surgery system at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA.December 9, 2009CTMedCAC panel members question VC's effectivenessBy Eric BarnesVirtual colonoscopy may have been dealt a setback this week after members of a U.S. government panel expressed doubts about the technology. Panel members charged with recommending whether VC should receive Medicare reimbursement said there was incomplete evidence of VC's cost-effectiveness and overall benefit as a screening tool for colorectal cancer.November 19, 2008PACS/VNADR Systems lands $3.2 million in RIS/PACS contractsBy AuntMinnie.com staff writersRIS/PACS vendor DR Systems of San Diego has received six new contracts worth a total of more than $3.2 million.March 31, 2008Radiation Oncology/TherapyHeadgear: Is radiosurgery the right treatment for trigeminal neuralgia?By Sydney SchusterThe nerve disorder trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is not that common, but with the median age of 67 at diagnosis it has the potential to be a widespread health issue among aging baby boomers. Radiosurgery has gained popularity as a way to manage TN, but will it become the gold standard treatment? Neurosurgeons who work with radiosurgery praise it as being faster, safer, and just as effective as traditional management methods.December 30, 2007
