Clinical News: Page 1426

VuCOMP signs Prestige Medical Imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

VuCOMP has added regional independent imaging technology and services provider Prestige Medical Imaging as a distribution partner.

November 13, 2014

FDG-PET outshines SPECT for Alzheimer's disease

By Wayne Forrest

British researchers recommend FDG-PET over perfusion SPECT to diagnose and differentiate Alzheimer's disease from dementia with Lewy bodies after the hybrid modality proved its "significant superiority" in a study published online November 5 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

November 13, 2014

MRI brain segmentation software boosts speed, accuracy

By Eric Barnes

Texas researchers have developed a new knowledge-based segmentation technique that surpasses previous efforts to segment the brain accurately with MRI, according to a new report in the Journal of Medical Imaging.

November 13, 2014

Siemens unveils new SPECT system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has launched a new version of the company's Symbia E system that is designed to fit into smaller rooms.

November 12, 2014

Is Medicare CT lung screening decision a 'poison pill'? And, alternatives for Mo-99

By Brian Casey

November 12, 2014

Carestream to launch new CR unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health plans to introduce a new computed radiography (CR) system at the upcoming RSNA 2014 meeting.

November 12, 2014

Biodex readies new product debuts for RSNA 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biodex Medical Systems plans to unveil a new mobile x-ray barrier and enhancements to its SoundPro table at the RSNA 2014 meeting in Chicago.

November 12, 2014

ACR to offer CT lung cancer screening registry

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) next year will offer resources to help radiology professionals provide and receive payments for CT lung cancer screening.

November 12, 2014

Lantheus posts revenue hike, profit in Q3

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Medical Imaging is crediting sales growth for its increased revenue in the third quarter of 2014.

November 12, 2014

Mobile App Spotlight: CTisus iLecture Series

By Erik L. Ridley

AuntMinnie.com presents the next article in an ongoing series highlighting notable mobile apps in radiology. In this installment, we take a look at CTisus iLecture Series: The HD Edition, an iOS app that offers hundreds of educational lectures on a variety of CT topics.

November 12, 2014

Second Opinion: Medicare CT screening decision raises questions

By Frederic W. Grannis Jr.

"The large print giveth, but the small print taketh away." That quote by musician Tom Waits could well be applied to this week's decision approving Medicare payment for CT lung cancer screening, according to thoracic surgeon Dr. Frederic W. Grannis Jr., who believes that many people at risk of lung cancer may not get the scans they need.

November 12, 2014

Shine offers new technology to alleviate Mo-99 shortage

By Wayne Forrest

Since the severe global molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) shortage of 2009 and 2010, nuclear medicine practitioners have been glancing back over their collective shoulders to see when the next crisis might occur. Fortunately, plans are in the works to eliminate the angst, with one effort coming from Shine Medical Technologies.

November 12, 2014

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