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Annual CT follow-up is safe for nonsolid lung nodules
By Kate Madden Yee
It's safe to track patients with nonsolid nodules detected on CT lung cancer screening with annual low-dose CT -- mitigating the need for biopsy or surgery of these lesions, according to a new study published online July 5 in Radiology.
July 4, 2016
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WSJ: Japanese regulators scold Canon over Toshiba deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Japan's Fair Trade Commission has said that the way Canon purchased Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba's Medical Systems division may have violated the law -- but the deal can go ahead anyway, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
June 30, 2016
CT technique tames Tower of Babel from different IR schemes
By Eric Barnes
The use of iterative reconstruction (IR) is leading to ever-lower levels of CT radiation dose. But it's also creating a modern-day Tower of Babel when comparing scans reconstructed with different IR schemes. Fortunately, a talk at the recent International Society for Computed Tomography 2016 Symposium revealed how to tame the confusion.
June 30, 2016
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Bristol-Myers Squibb awards $5M lung cancer grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to Maine Medical Center in Portland to support a statewide lung cancer screening initiative.
June 29, 2016
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
June 28, 2016
RamSoft introduces CT dose module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor RamSoft has partnered with Scannerside to introduce a new CT dose module.
June 28, 2016
HeartFlow launches new FFR-CT version
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow has launched the newest generation of its software for calculating fractional flow reserve (FFR) from CT scans.
June 28, 2016
Brexit's meaning for imaging | Joint Commission and CT | Impact of breast density laws
By Brian Casey
June 27, 2016
What does the Joint Commission really want with CT?
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology departments may think complying with the Joint Commission's 2015 accreditation standards for CT is an overwhelming undertaking, but it's not as hard as it seems, according to a presentation given at the recent International Society for Computed Tomography 2016 Symposium in San Francisco.
June 27, 2016
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Support grows for more rigorous training on dose
By Philip Ward
Fresh evidence of the lack of awareness of radiation protection among medical staff in the Middle East has come from a large new study performed in Saudi Arabia. The research has led to renewed calls for more formal training schemes in the region.
June 27, 2016
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ISCT: Stroke panel weighs optimal imaging approach
By Eric Barnes
Choosing acute stroke patients for reperfusion therapy means identifying their TRAIT -- that is, their treatment-relevant acute imaging target, according to a talk on Thursday at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) 2016 Symposium in San Francisco. But the optimal imaging approach is decidedly undecided.
June 26, 2016
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Study finds much to consider when ordering pediatric CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Before deciding to order CT scans for pediatric patients, clinicians should first consider other imaging options, radiation safety measures, and parent education, according to a study in the May/June issue of Radiologic Technology.
June 23, 2016
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