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Tenn. center wins IAC mobile CT accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's mobile CT stroke unit has received Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) CT accreditation, the first in the world to do so, the IAC said.
June 27, 2018
MITA: Tariff impact could be billions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) said the Trump administration's proposed tariffs could potentially cost the medical imaging device industry billions of dollars.
June 27, 2018
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Abraham Kim
June 26, 2018
Prestige Medical installs CBCT system in Fla.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging technology and services provider Prestige Medical Imaging has completed the installation of a Carestream Health OnSight 3D Extremity conebeam CT (CBCT) system at the Orthopedic Center of Palm Beach County in Atlantis, FL.
June 25, 2018
GE to spin off GE Healthcare into standalone company
By Brian Casey
The unthinkable has finally happened. Industrial conglomerate GE announced on Tuesday that it will be spinning off its GE Healthcare unit as a separate company as it struggles to deal with a cash crunch.
June 25, 2018
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Study confirms low rate of incidental findings on CTC
By Abraham Kim
CT colonography (CTC) had a lower rate of incidental findings that required workup than previously suspected, according to research published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. These results may help revive the call for Medicare reimbursement of CTC colorectal cancer screening.
June 24, 2018
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Lung cancer patient education materials are inadequate
By Kate Madden Yee
Online lung cancer screening patient education materials aren't as helpful as they need to be because they are written at a level beyond the general population's understanding, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 24, 2018
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US, CT, MRI offer options for diagnosing appendicitis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound, CT, and MRI are all viable supplemental imaging modalities for assessing acute appendicitis after initial ultrasound, according to a study published online June 19 in Radiology.
June 21, 2018
Turkey prepares to offer huge imaging supply contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Turkish government will soon offer a supply contract for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of medical imaging and patient monitoring equipment, according to a report in Medtech Insight.
June 19, 2018
Virtual reality adds depth to brain aneurysm diagnosis
By Abraham Kim
Radiologists detected brain aneurysms just as accurately by examining CT scans with a virtual reality device as they did by reviewing conventional CT angiography and 3D rotational angiography scans, researchers reported in the July issue of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery.
June 19, 2018
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New 3D CT technique tops x-ray for diagnosing arthritis
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from the U.K. have developed an algorithm capable of detecting subtle changes in the spacing between arthritic joints on 3D-reconstructed CT scans better than even standard x-ray imaging can, according to an article published online on June 18 in Scientific Reports.
June 18, 2018
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Patient outreach may boost uptake for CT lung screening
By Abraham Kim
Amidst disappointing uptake of CT lung cancer screening, one group of researchers was able to buck the trend within a U.S. Veterans Affairs health network. The key? Bolstering outreach to eligible smokers, according to an article in the June American Journal of Managed Care.
June 17, 2018
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