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ACR's CT dose registry goes for quality, quantity
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Dose Index Registry pilot project has already amassed a critical number of studies, while developing ways to keep the data accurate despite wide variations in practice patterns and study nomenclature, according to a Wednesday presentation at RSNA 2011.
November 29, 2011
iPad up for task of assessing pulmonary nodules
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Apple's iPad appears feasible for use by radiologists in assessing pulmonary nodules, according to a study from Italy presented on Tuesday at the RSNA 2011 meeting.
November 28, 2011
Siemens beefs up CT line, launches ultrasound system
By Wayne Forrest, Brian Casey
CHICAGO - A pair of new CT scanners is pacing the RSNA 2011 product introductions from Siemens Healthcare. The company is also promoting Biograph PET/CT and its new Acuson S1000 ultrasound system, and is demonstrating new product launches in healthcare informatics, digital radiography, and interventional radiology.
November 28, 2011
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Medspira adds Breath Hold to Philips BrightView XCT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Respiratory motion monitoring technology developer Medspira has collaborated with Philips Healthcare to offer its Breath Hold interactive breath control monitoring system as an option with Philips' BrightView XCT SPECT/CT systems.
November 28, 2011
Siemens survey explores attitudes about imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new survey of popular attitudes about medical imaging, released at the RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago, has found that consumer familiarity with specific imaging applications breeds consumer confidence and a willingness to consent to its prescribed use.
November 28, 2011
Mammography, CT, PET/MRI pace Philips RSNA product debuts
By Cynthia E. Keen, Brian Casey
CHICAGO - Philips Healthcare is highlighting its renewed push in mammography in its RSNA booth, as well as new product introductions in CT and the ongoing development of its PET/MRI program, which got a boost with a key regulatory clearance before the show.
November 28, 2011
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Study shows advanced imaging growth coming to an end
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The rapid rise in the early 2000s of utilization of advanced imaging modalities such as CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine has come to an end, according to researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
November 28, 2011
New angio system leads GE's RSNA product debuts
By Erik L. Ridley, Brian Casey
CHICAGO - At the top of the agenda in the RSNA 2011 booth of GE Healthcare is a new laser-guided, robotic-controlled interventional angiography system that was unveiled with fanfare at this week's meeting. Also featured are patient-controlled environments for mammography and MRI, a new mobile x-ray system, and a new entry in the vendor's PET/CT product line.
November 27, 2011
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CT and violin makers create beautiful music together
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - At a press briefing at the RSNA 2011 show, researchers and violin makers showed how they used CT to examine a Stradivarius violin noninvasively and then recreate it using computer-controlled machinery.
November 27, 2011
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Imaging evolves to lead atherosclerosis care
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - The management of atherosclerosis, the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S., has been reinvented by advances in imaging technology, according to a panel presentation on Sunday at the RSNA 2011 meeting.
November 27, 2011
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Medrad teams with Nuance on CT contrast data system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector developer Medrad and speech recognition and software developer Nuance Communications have announced at this week's RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago that they have collaborated on a system to automate documentation of CT contrast-injection data through connectivity between the Medrad's Certegra informatics platform and Nuance PowerScribe 360 Reporting.
November 27, 2011
CT use varies widely across U.S., study shows
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Medicare CT use varies widely depending on geography -- so widely that beneficiaries in the highest utilization state receive 70% more CT scans than those in the lowest state, according to researchers from Philadelphia.
November 27, 2011
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