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Novel MRI scanner helps diagnose neonates with pulmonary issues
By Wayne Forrest
Thanks to a specially modified compact MRI scanner, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is having early success in imaging infants in its neonatal intensive care unit for pulmonary ailments and abnormal lung development.
January 15, 2015
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Screening for head/neck cancer; Twitter and CT radiation fears; PET/MRI for neuroinflammation
By Brian Casey
January 14, 2015
Imaging licensure bill introduced in Alaska
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Alaska Rep. Chris Tuck has filed a bill in the state's House of Representatives that would require licensure for personnel performing medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
January 14, 2015
Mich. governor signs breast density bill into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Rick Synder has signed Michigan's breast density notification bill into law, making the state the 21st in the U.S. to enact such legislation.
January 14, 2015
Lung plus head/neck cancer screening delivers high yields
By Eric Barnes
Head and neck cancer is too rare to screen for in the general population, but using CT to screen those who are also being checked for lung cancer draws a relatively high yield of malignancies, according to an analysis published online in Cancer.
January 14, 2015
PET/MRI spots neuroinflammation from chronic back pain
By Wayne Forrest
PET/MR images have led researchers for the first time to confirm evidence of neuroinflammation in key regions of the brain in patients with chronic back pain, according to a study published online January 12 in Brain.
January 14, 2015
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CAD for breast CT is improved with spiculation detection
By Eric Barnes
University of Chicago researchers significantly improved the performance of their computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm for breast CT studies by having it detect lesion spiculation automatically, according to a new study.
January 14, 2015
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WSJ: Philips' manufacturing issues will hit Q4 earnings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips told investors this week that delays in restarting production at its Philips Healthcare division's CT manufacturing facility in Cleveland will result in lower than expected fourth-quarter earnings, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
January 13, 2015
MR safety advocates create certification body
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI safety advocates have launched the American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety (ABMRS), which will certify healthcare professionals on MR safety compliance.
January 13, 2015
Annual DBT screening could slash health costs, study finds
By Kate Madden Yee
By reducing recalls and catching breast cancer earlier, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) could yield hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. healthcare cost savings if it were added to mammography for annual breast cancer screening, according to a new study conducted by Truven Health Analytics.
January 13, 2015
Texas delays radiation safety awareness training
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Texas Department of State Health Services said it has delayed indefinitely the implementation of the state's radiation safety awareness training rule.
January 13, 2015
Coquí gets land for Mo-99 facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coquí RadioPharmaceuticals said it will build its planned molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production facility on a 25-acre parcel of land in Florida.
January 13, 2015
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