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Carestream to develop 3D CBCT extremity scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health is teaming up with orthopedic and sports medicine specialists to develop a new 3D conebeam CT (CBCT) system to image extremities.
March 23, 2015
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4D US links fetal movement and maternal smoking
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a small study published in Acta Paediatrica, researchers in the U.K. used 4D ultrasound to detect changes in facial movements of fetuses that could reflect the effect of maternal smoking.
March 23, 2015
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AIUM: Lung US can handle diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia
By Erik L. Ridley
ORLANDO, FL - Lung ultrasound can serve as the first-line imaging modality for diagnosing pneumonia in children, avoiding chest x-rays in many cases, according to research presented on Monday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
March 23, 2015
Patients want information about radiation risk
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study published online in Radiology shows that patients want more information about medical radiation risks, but most would prefer to get it from the doctor managing their care, rather than a radiologist. This means that radiologists need to be more proactive in arming these physicians with information on radiation's risks and benefits.
March 23, 2015
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Fuji wins PACS/RIS contract in Turkey
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Europe said that its subsidiary in Turkey, Fujifilm Dis Ticaret, has won a PACS/RIS replacement project in the Medical Park Healthcare Group, one of the largest private hospital groups in Turkey.
March 22, 2015
Sterigenics gets recapitalized
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sterigenics International has announced a recapitalization deal that will give the company additional funds to grow.
March 22, 2015
AIUM: Collaboration needed to propel fetal imaging forward
By Erik L. Ridley
ORLANDO, FL - Fetal imaging has come a long way, but it will take a fresh mindset and broad collaboration to yield technical advances in the future, according to a presentation on Sunday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
March 22, 2015
How breast centers can make the most of social media
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast centers have a unique opportunity to educate and inform women in their communities, according to a presentation at the recent National Consortium of Breast Centers meeting in Las Vegas. And one of the best ways to do this is through social media.
March 22, 2015
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Three-nation symposium goes ahead in Innsbruck
The acronym GAST stands for the combined conference of the German, Austrian, and Turkish radiological societies. The GAST-Symposium 2015 will be held in Innsbruck, Austria, on 1 and 2 May. Its organizer Dr. Stefan Wirth talks about common objectives, supposed differences, and the main focal points of the meeting.
March 22, 2015
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Florida Hospital pays $5.4M to settle federal lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The company that operates the Florida Hospital health system has agreed to pay $5.4 million to settle charges filed by the U.S. government that it violated federal rules requiring supervision of radiation oncology services.
March 19, 2015
Elekta updates Mosaiq e-prescribing module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has updated its Mosaiq oncology information system to support e-prescribing of controlled substances.
March 19, 2015
Florbetapir-PET method better tracks amyloid progression
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Arizona have developed a florbetapir-PET brain imaging technique to better detect the progression of beta-amyloid plaque deposition, which has been linked with Alzheimer's disease.
March 19, 2015
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