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Toshiba gets FDA clearance for 80-slice CT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Aquilion Prime 80 series CT system.
April 29, 2012
ARRS: Optimal use is key to managing CT radiation risk
By Kate Madden Yee
VANCOUVER - When used optimally, CT is one of medical imaging's most valuable tools. But for patient safety, the challenge is to dial down radiation dose while also increasing image quality, according to a presentation on Sunday at the annual American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
April 29, 2012
West Physics partners with Mirion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical and health physics consulting firm West Physics Consulting has entered into a strategic relationship with the Dosimetry Services Division of radiation monitoring firm Mirion Technologies.
April 29, 2012
ARRS: MR enterography beats CT in childhood Crohn's disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting found that MR enterography was superior to CT enterography for diagnosing fibrosis in pediatric Crohn's disease patients. MR and CT were equally sensitive for diagnosing active inflammation.
April 29, 2012
320-row CT cuts pediatric radiation dose versus 64-slice imaging
By Eric Barnes
Pediatric radiation dose was cut by as much as half for some clinical applications by swapping 64-detector-row CT for 320-detector-row scanning, according to researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The study indicates that advances in CT technology can be successfully used to cut pediatric radiation dose.
April 29, 2012
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Toshiba CT aids in face transplant planning
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The ability of Toshiba America Medical Systems' Aquilion One CT system to help plan a full-face transplant will be featured in a presentation next week at the American Roentgen Ray Society's (ARRS) annual meeting in Vancouver.
April 26, 2012
MICI index logs reimbursement concern; low-dose CT for appendicitis
By Brian Casey
April 25, 2012
Danish study ties coronary artery calcium to air pollution
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new Danish study has concluded that coronary artery calcium levels are associated with living in city centers where air pollution is elevated.
April 25, 2012
IAEA: Doctors don't always follow guidelines for pediatric CT
By Wayne Forrest
As indicated by the increasing use of CT in pediatric patients worldwide, clinicians are not always following appropriate criteria when using the modality to scan these patients, according to a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 25, 2012
NEJM: Low-dose CT good enough to diagnose appendicitis
By Eric Barnes
Low-dose CT is nearly equivalent to the standard-dose scan for diagnosing appendicitis, and it's accurate enough to serve as a first-line diagnostic modality while delivering less than one-fourth the radiation dose of full-strength CT, researchers report in a study published in the April 26 New England Journal of Medicine.
April 24, 2012
FDA clears Toshiba's AIDR 3D CT reconstruction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its newest dose reduction technology, adaptive iterative dose reduction (AIDR) 3D.
April 24, 2012
Biodex unwraps radiation protection panels
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging table and accessory supplier Biodex Medical Systems has released its Clear-Lead radiation protection panels.
April 23, 2012
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