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SCCT: Cardiac PET/CTA improves diagnosis and planning
By Eric Barnes
Hybrid PET/CT angiography (CTA) offers a full cardiac assessment in a single exam, compensating for each modality's weaknesses in heart imaging, according to results presented on Friday at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting in Denver.
July 14, 2011
Study hints at unnecessary imaging for acute pelvic pain
By Erik L. Ridley
A new study has found that women admitted to the emergency department for acute pelvic pain may be receiving more imaging exams than needed. Many diagnoses are made based on the initial imaging study and additional exams are unnecessary, the authors say.
July 14, 2011
MESA study refines value of CT CAC scoring; the value of cardiac MRI
By Brian Casey
July 13, 2011
MESA results confirm prognostic value of CT calcium scoring
By Eric Barnes
The presence of coronary artery calcium at CT can improve risk assessment in patients with low LDL cholesterol -- even in those considered to be at low risk of cardiac events, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 13, 2011
Rcadia prepares automatic calcium scoring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer Rcadia Medical Imaging said it has achieved proof-of-concept with software that provides fully automated calcium scoring directly from coronary CT angiography studies.
July 12, 2011
Siemens gets FDA nod for Definition AS Open
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Somatom Definition AS Open CT scanner, which can be used in both diagnostic radiology and radiation therapy applications.
July 12, 2011
Report: No single vendor dominates global CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global CT equipment market was worth $3.3 billion in 2010, with no single vendor dominating all segments of the market, according a new report from market research firm InMedica.
July 11, 2011
Ziosoft, Medicsight partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has inked an agreement with computer-aided detection developer Medicsight.
July 11, 2011
Colorectal cancer mortality reductions vary by U.S. region
By Eric Barnes
Progress against colorectal cancer mortality varies substantially by geographic region in the U.S., and different regional screening rates may be behind the differences, according to a new study in the July issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention.
July 11, 2011
Study reconfirms CT scan cancer risk in young adults
By Cynthia E. Keen
An analysis of the risk of radiation-induced cancers to young adults from body CT scans predicts that the majority of cancers will occur in patients who had these exams infrequently. The study results were published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 5, 2011
New techniques tackle legacy CT dose monitoring
By Erik L. Ridley
If institutions aren't lucky enough to have relatively new CT scanners that produce DICOM Radiation Dose Structured Reports, patient dose monitoring can be a real challenge. Fortunately, several researchers and software developers are addressing this vexing problem.
July 4, 2011
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Survey shows regional imaging cost disparity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Employee healthcare benefits advisory firm Change:Healthcare found significant regional disparity in the cost of imaging studies in the U.S. in its quarterly Healthcare Transparency Index.
July 3, 2011
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