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Access trumps sophistication in bid to bring CT to Africa
By Eric Barnes
A new program called CT for Africa aims to address global disparities in access to healthcare by making advanced imaging technology such as CT available in developing countries. The firm that launched the program, GE Healthcare, is delivering low-cost CT units to areas that previously only had access to radiography.
November 3, 2010
Siemens celebrates CT milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has installed its 1,000th Somatom Definition AS CT scanner.
November 1, 2010
Philips, ISRRT target dose reduction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) are launching a radiation dose exposure awareness initiative.
November 1, 2010
Philips adds to radiation oncology portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare is debuting a number of new radiation oncology offerings at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in San Diego.
October 31, 2010
New cardiac CT guidelines expand use for low-risk patients
By Eric Barnes
New guidelines published on the appropriate use of coronary CT angiography generally recommend broader use in low- and intermediate-risk patients, while discouraging use in high-risk patients or for multiple coronary calcium exams.
October 31, 2010
Philips, Electron install Russian CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and x-ray equipment and software developer Electron have installed the first Russian-made CT scanner for the Russian healthcare market.
October 31, 2010
New stool DNA test finds adenomas as well as colon cancer
By Eric Barnes
A noninvasive stool DNA methylation test unveiled at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Philadelphia showed high sensitivity and specificity not only for colorectal carcinomas, but also for advanced adenomas.
October 28, 2010
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Bifurcation filter cuts false positives in lung CAD
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from Japan believe they have found a way to distinguish blood vessel bifurcations from solitary pulmonary nodules in computer-aided detection (CAD) applications for lung cancer screening.
October 28, 2010
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VC backers renew screening campaign; radiation therapy volume grows; virtual conference sign-ups
By Brian Casey
October 27, 2010
Hitachi names Canada distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America has tapped Horizon Medical Services to be its exclusive MRI and CT sales and service representative in Canada.
October 26, 2010
SIGGAR trial results a win-win for virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - A decade-long colorectal cancer screening initiative involving more than a dozen radiologists and thousands of patients across the U.K. delivered positive early results at this week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.
October 26, 2010
VC advocates tout aggressive strategy for screening coverage
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - Advocates of virtual colonoscopy laid out their plans for securing Medicare reimbursement for VC colon screening at this week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy. The new strategy includes initiatives at the clinical, legislative, and public advocacy levels designed to make reimbursement a reality.
October 25, 2010
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