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CDC: Cancer screening compliance is lagging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compliance with cancer screening guidelines is lagging in the U.S., with many adults not receiving the recommended screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer.
May 10, 2015
CTA protocol slashes radiation dose tenfold in aortic disease
By Eric Barnes
A novel CT angiography (CTA) technique using nongated high-pitch images and iterative reconstruction delivered diagnostic scans across the board at about one-tenth the dose of standard exams, along with fewer motion artifacts and lower contrast media requirements, concludes a new study in Academic Radiology.
May 10, 2015
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Neusoft releases 128-channel CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chinese medical equipment manufacturer Neusoft Medical Systems has launched NeuViz 128, a 128-detector-row CT scanner designed to produce high-quality, low-dose images.
May 7, 2015
Rads are doing fewer double CT scans -- but nonrads aren't
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has worked to cut imaging costs across all modalities, and its efforts with "double" CT scans of the abdomen have been effective with radiologists, who have reduced their rates by 35% since 2001. But other physicians haven't followed suit.
May 7, 2015
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New CT-based liver segmentation tool proves fast and accurate
By Eric Barnes
Liver segmentation, used to obtain liver volumes when planning for major interventions, can be automated without loss of accuracy compared to manual measurements, cutting procedure time by more than half, according to a new study in Academic Radiology.
May 5, 2015
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Mobile App Spotlight: CT Anatomy
By Erik L. Ridley
AuntMinnie.com presents the next article in an ongoing series highlighting notable mobile apps in radiology. In this installment, we take a look at CT Anatomy, an iOS app that offers a cross-sectional guide of normal anatomy as seen on CT.
May 4, 2015
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Oxford Instruments buys mobile imaging firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K.-based Oxford Instruments said it has acquired Medical Imaging Resources of Ann Arbor, MI, U.S. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
May 3, 2015
CT reveals cardioembolic stroke that echo misses
By Eric Barnes
Echocardiography may be the de facto gold standard for cardiac evaluation of patients suspected of having cardioembolic stroke, but it isn't necessarily the best modality. A new study from Saudi Arabia used CT to discover several thrombi that echo had missed, along with other conditions.
April 30, 2015
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No cost difference between CTC, colonoscopy in elderly
By Eric Barnes
A new analysis of Medicare data has found that after adjusting for patient demographic factors, costs are pretty much the same in the year following an initial screening exam for colorectal cancer, regardless of whether CT colonography (CTC) or optical colonoscopy is used, according to a report in Academic Radiology.
April 29, 2015
Safety-net hospital lifts the lid on child abuse
By Philip Ward
Fresh data about suspected cases of abuse show that about a quarter of children evaluated at an inner city hospital by means of a skeletal survey with radiography were found to be the victims of abuse. Furthermore, of the abused children, around 39% had skeletal trauma and 61% did not.
April 28, 2015
ACR, AAPM release radiation safety resource
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) have released ACR-AAPM Radiation Safety Officer Resources, a new document designed to assist physicians and medical physicists who serve as radiation safety officers at medical facilities.
April 23, 2015
ASRT unveils new online education modules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has released three new online education modules: Safe CT Practices, Safe MRI Practices, and Low-Dose Computed Tomography.
April 22, 2015
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