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Medic Vision lands order from RadNet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image reconstruction software developer Medic Vision Imaging Solutions has inked a deal to provide its SafeCT radiation dose reporting software suite to imaging services provider RadNet.
July 26, 2016
Survey finds CTA use has surged since 2001
By Erik L. Ridley
Driven by dramatic growth in chest exams and the number of studies performed in the emergency department, utilization of CT angiography (CTA) exams in the Medicare population has skyrocketed over the past 13 years, according to new research from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute.
July 25, 2016
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HeartFlow completes 1st Canadian installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow has made the first installation of its fractional flow reserve (FFR) software, FFR-CT Analysis, in Canada.
July 25, 2016
Radiologists show no radiation-related mortality risk
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists who started practice after 1940 face no increased risk of mortality compared to other physicians who aren't exposed to radiation as part of their jobs, according to a large new study published July 19 in Radiology. The results are a credit to long-term efforts to reduce occupational radiation exposure, the researchers said.
July 18, 2016
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C-RADS reporting adds value to CT colonography
By Eric Barnes
The use of the CT Colonography Reporting and Data System (C-RADS) has brought a standardized approach to risk assessment and management of findings both inside and outside the colon, paving the way to high-quality population-based colorectal cancer screening, according to an article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 17, 2016
Very low calcium scores do not guarantee negative MPI
By Wayne Forrest
Symptomatic patients with very low coronary artery calcium scores are almost as likely to have a positive SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) scan and a subsequent cardiac event as patients with higher calcium scores, according to a study presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging annual meeting.
July 11, 2016
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Lancet study maps 2015 MERS outbreak in South Korea
By Erik L. Ridley
A single patient transmitted the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to nearly half of those infected with the virus during the 2015 outbreak in South Korea, according to a study published online on July 8 in Lancet.
July 8, 2016
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Otsuka brings new CT contrast agent to U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has launched its OralTag abdominal CT contrast agent in the U.S.
July 4, 2016
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
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