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Colonoscopy linked to lower cancer mortality
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Comparing patients who died from colorectal cancer with a larger control group, researchers writing in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that those who had undergone optical colonoscopy were far less likely to have died.
June 14, 2012
Postmortem CT shows cause of death after acute chest pain
By Eric Barnes
Postmortem CT angiography combined with image-guided biopsy can nearly always determine the cause of death in patients who succumb after acute chest pain, a question that has often gone unanswered, according to a Swiss study published in Radiology.
June 14, 2012
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
June 13, 2012
Philips introduces iDose4 Premium Package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has introduced its new iDose4 Premium Package, which features iDose4 iterative reconstruction technique and metal artifact reduction for large orthopedic implants (O-MAR), both designed to enhance image quality.
June 13, 2012
ATA advises thyroid collars not needed for mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thyroid collars are not need for mammograms, according to new guidelines on minimizing radiation dose issued on June 13 by the American Thyroid Association (ATA). However, the association advised a number of other steps to minimize unnecessary exposure to radiation from medical and dental imaging procedures, such as the use of collars for dental x-rays.
June 13, 2012
Newmatic launches comfort covering for kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging accessories developer Newmatic Medical has launched a new body covering designed in the form of a kitten or puppy that children can embrace, helping to comfort them as they undergo diagnostic imaging exams.
June 12, 2012
FDA clears Siemens 128-slice CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Siemens Healthcare's Somatom Perspective, a new 128-slice CT scanner.
June 12, 2012
Repeat VC after 5 years shows few advanced lesions
By Eric Barnes
Individuals who were negative in their first round of virtual colonoscopy screening tend to stay that way at repeat screening five years later. The results are a positive sign that VC is a good way to detect significant lesions before they can advance to malignancies.
June 12, 2012
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Study eyes breast cancer risk from imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer risk can be lowered by avoiding unnecessary imaging, according to an article published online June 11 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
June 11, 2012
Imaging groups respond to JAMA utilization study
By Erik L. Ridley
Although a study in the June 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reported substantial increases in advanced diagnostic imaging utilization over a 15-year time frame, several imaging organizations have issued statements that emphasize the study's data showing a recent decline in imaging use.
June 11, 2012
Toshiba gets FDA clearance for VeloCT console upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its VeloCT console.
June 11, 2012
JAMA study finds that imaging use is growing even at HMOs
By Kate Madden Yee
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are famous for their ability to cut healthcare costs -- for better or for worse. But not even HMOs were able to curb growth in advanced diagnostic imaging, according to a new study in the June 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
June 11, 2012
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