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LDCT could offer a new way to measure breast density
By Kate Madden Yee
Low-dose CT (LDCT) may have another benefit in addition to lung cancer screening: breast density assessment, according to a new study published online in Academic Radiology.
June 14, 2016
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CapMed+ buys Lighthouse Medical Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging equipment financing company CapMed+ has purchased Lighthouse Medical Imaging, a Miami-based independent service organization for PET/CT, CT, and MR equipment.
June 12, 2016
Low-dose protocol slashes CT lung screening cancer risk
By Brian Casey
How low can low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening go? Swiss researchers have tested a new protocol for LDCT screening that reduces radiation dose to nearly the level of a chest x-ray -- a reduction that should lower the risk of a patient developing cancer from the scans in the future.
June 12, 2016
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Draft Canadian law would allow private CT payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A proposed law in Canada's Saskatchewan province would allow people to pay for their own CT scans, outside of the national health system.
June 9, 2016
AJR: Ultralow-dose CT can evaluate COPD
By Eric Barnes
An ultralow-dose CT protocol that reduces radiation dose to 4% of standard CT can be used to evaluate some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), concludes a new study in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 8, 2016
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Simple breath test confirms no lung cancer recurrence
By Eric Barnes
A fast, low-cost test that analyzes the chemical composition of exhaled breath may confirm that patients are disease-free after lung cancer resection, concludes a study published this week in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
June 6, 2016
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Imaging takes leading role in penis transplant
By Eric Barnes
When Thomas Manning underwent one of the world's first successful penis transplant operations last month, imaging was there to guide the physician team with three separate modalities, according to doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
June 5, 2016
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Using iPads to read CCTA | Mammi-PET for breast lesions | Mammo false positives
By Brian Casey
June 1, 2016
Analogic posts declines in Q3 revenue, income
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic posted declines in revenue and net income for its 2016 fiscal third quarter.
June 1, 2016
Can an iPad be used to read CCTA studies?
By Erik L. Ridley
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) studies may be complicated to interpret, but that doesn't mean radiologists can't use an iPad to remotely assess these exams for stenosis levels or to identify coronary anomalies, according to research published in the June issue of Emergency Radiology.
June 1, 2016
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SCCT names 2016 Toshiba award finalists
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has named the finalists for the 10th annual Toshiba Young Investigator Awards.
May 26, 2016
Toshiba installs 1st combo CT/angio room in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has made its first U.S. installation of its hybrid angiography/CT room concept at the Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute.
May 25, 2016
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