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Despite guidelines, older adults continue cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
After age 75, routine screening is no longer recommended for cervical, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers. But that inconvenient truth hasn't stopped older Americans from continuing to get the tests, according to a study appearing today in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
December 11, 2011
Dose experts look at radiation risk, error, and uncertainty
By Eric Barnes
What's the latest on risk from medical radiation? It all depends on the exam and the patient, of course, but knowledge is evolving, and some newer evidence suggests higher risks from smaller doses, according to speakers presenting last Friday at a Washington, DC, symposium.
December 11, 2011
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iPad offers value in mobile emergency CT reading
By Erik L. Ridley
Although the experience provided by an iPad for reviewing medical images still has room for improvement, the popular tablet can be employed for remote reading of emergency CT studies by radiologists on the move, according to research presented at the RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago.
December 8, 2011
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Siemens to place 60 imaging units in Brazil
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare said it has won an equipment order with a Brazilian private investor for 60 diagnostic imaging systems and software.
December 7, 2011
Radiation symposium: Dose tracking calls for collaboration, technology
By Eric Barnes
Experts from around the world convened in Washington, DC, today for a two-day symposium on finding better ways to track and utilize medical radiation dose. Collaboration is key, speakers said, because the problem of tracking radiation dose is so big that no single country or governmental agency can solve it alone.
December 7, 2011
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Workshop eyes CT radiation dose; breast MRI from San Antonio
By Brian Casey
December 7, 2011
ASRT launches CT basics course
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced it has launched a new course, called CT Basics: Radiation Therapy Series.
December 6, 2011
WellPoint to cover lung CT for heavy smokers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare insurer WellPoint has announced that it will cover low-dose CT screening for lung cancer in heavy smokers.
December 4, 2011
Same CCTA results mean different risks in men and women
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Researchers have long known of differences between men and women in the rate of cardiac disease and resulting morbidity, but a new study presented at RSNA 2011 suggests that the same coronary CTA (CCTA) results require different interpretation and risk assessments depending on the patient's gender.
December 4, 2011
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Toshiba institute offers new MR, CT courses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems is offering new MRI and CT courses at its Institute of Advanced Imaging in Irvine, CA.
November 30, 2011
iPads are OK for VC reviews, but take longer
By Philip Ward
CHICAGO - Apple's iPad 2 can be used safely and effectively for 2D reviews of virtual colonoscopy images, but using the device for this purpose takes longer and may require extra training, Italian radiologists reported at the RSNA 2011 meeting.
November 29, 2011
Easy 1-day VC prep delivers high sensitivity
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Virtual colonoscopy using a same-day bowel preparation showed high diagnostic accuracy and equally high patient satisfaction in a study from Italy presented on Wednesday at the RSNA 2011 meeting.
November 29, 2011
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