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MarketStat #56: Cath lab sites with fixed cath labs
An estimated total of 4,225 fixed cath lab rooms are installed in 2,000 sites nationwide. The average number of cath lab rooms per site is 2.1 rooms.
May 27, 2009
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Varian adds to PaxScan DR line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has introduced PaxScan 3030+, a flat-panel digital radiography (DR) detector designed for interventional angiography procedures.
May 27, 2009
MRA planning halves radiation, contrast dose during UAE
By Kate Madden Yee
German researchers have found that performing an MR angiography (MRA) scan for planning prior to uterine artery embolization (UAE) can cut both radiation and contrast dose in half, according to a study published in the June issue of Radiology.
May 27, 2009
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Triple-rule-out CT scans benefit from prospective gating
By Eric Barnes
For patients with nonspecific chest pain, whole-chest low-dose CT scans (also known as triple-rule-out studies) delivered better image quality and far lower radiation dose than comparable retrospectively gated scans, according to a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 27, 2009
Viztek nets PACS, DR order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has added Orthopedic Specialists in St. Louis to its customer stable.
May 26, 2009
Pie software gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging firm Pie Medical Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its CAAS MR Flow software.
May 26, 2009
DR, film-based x-ray may vary in finding pneumoconiosis
By Brian Casey
A new study is highlighting the differences between digital radiography (DR) and conventional analog radiography in detecting abnormalities caused by dust-related lung diseases, or pneumoconiosis. The researchers say their work indicates that a commonly used classification system for pneumoconiosis should be updated to reflect the radiology community's increasing reliance on DR for chest imaging.
May 26, 2009
Cardiac cath lab procedures fall 11% over past 2 years
By Alexandra Weber Morales
Total patient cases accommodated by U.S. cath labs declined to 3.75 million in 2008, an 11% drop from 4.21 million in 2006, according to a report by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division. This is in contrast to IMV's 2006 report, which identified a gradual 9% increase in patient cases from 3.85 million in 2002.
May 25, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Brian Casey
May 21, 2009
Bioptics moves to new facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray developer Bioptics has moved to a new facility in Tucson, AZ.
May 18, 2009
Kodak vets found oncology firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three executives from Kodak Health Imaging (now Carestream Health) have formed a new company to handle sales and service of a Kodak oncology computed radiography system.
May 18, 2009
Study: X-ray radiation dose to obese may be higher than thought
By Lin Muschlitz
Radiation dose delivered to obese patients during radiography and fluoroscopy procedures may be higher than previously estimated -- and could be reaching levels as high as 28 mSv for an abdominal x-ray exam, according to a new study. But careful patient positioning may be able to help reduce dose in the obese.
May 18, 2009
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