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Are CT reports transferred with trauma patients unreliable?

Sunday, November 27 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA06-01 | Room N226Radiologists from a level I trauma center wondered if the CT reports they were getting for patients transferred to their emergency department were accurate. Their six-month investigation didn't deliver much confidence in the original reads.

October 31, 2016

Road to RSNA 2016: CT Preview

At RSNA 2016, CT will mark another year of progress in grabbing useful information from anatomy scanned at ever-lower radiation doses. Spectral imaging, iodine imaging, k-edge imaging, photon-counting CT, iterative reconstruction, and other quantitative imaging techniques are on display in this year's sessions, offering new ways to see data hidden inside images.

October 31, 2016

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Radiation affects brain similarly to Alzheimer's, study finds

Low doses of ionizing radiation induced molecular changes in the brains of mice that resemble the pathologies of Alzheimer's disease, according to research published online in the journal Oncotarget.

October 30, 2016

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CT scanning with the fishes | DTI-MRI of youth football players | A modest proposal from the PACSman

October 24, 2016

Just keep scanning: Project builds CT database of fish

By Nicole Pettit

Is it possible to scan all the fish species in the world, store the data, and give it all away for free? One University of Washington professor believes it is -- and he's come up with some novel scanning techniques to move the project forward.

October 24, 2016

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Analogic taps new president and CEO as Green departs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging firm Analogic announced that its current president and CEO, James Green, will step down, and a new president and CEO has been appointed.

October 23, 2016

Standard Imaging wins CE Mark for dosimetry software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation calibration and quality assurance firm Standard Imaging has received the European CE Mark for its Adaptivo radiation dosimetry software.

October 19, 2016

China's medical device market shows promise despite slowdown

The market for medical devices in China still has great potential despite a recent slowdown in the segment's growth rate, according to a new report by China MedTech Marketing (CMTM). In this article, CMTM's Owen Tang explains how a projected decline in the growth rate isn't expected to dampen enthusiasm for medical devices, due to a variety of factors.

October 18, 2016

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Kromek announces new contracts worth $3M

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation detection technology firm Kromek has received new contracts worth more than $3 million, including agreements with the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

October 16, 2016

Coronary CTA beats stress test for changing lifestyles

Individuals who underwent a coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exam were more motivated to adopt a healthy lifestyle than those who received an exercise echocardiography stress test, according to new research from the University of California, Los Angeles.

October 16, 2016

Ex-USPSTF heads say guidelines shouldn't guide payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Former chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said guidelines from the group should inform -- not determine -- insurance coverage.

October 10, 2016

Success of urgent neck CTA rests on patient selection

The usefulness of neck CT angiography (CTA) in trauma cases is restricted by its cost, radiation dose, and contrast side effects, so careful clinical evaluation of potential candidates based on the internationally accepted criteria is essential, according to new research.

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