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JAMA IM: Mammo false positives don't create long-term anxiety
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography false positives are considered to be one of the harms of regular breast cancer screening. But receiving false-positive results doesn't seem to affect women's long-term anxiety -- and, in fact, may boost their intention to continue screening, according to a new study published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
April 21, 2014
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BMI tied to soft plaque at CCTA in diabetes patients
By Eric Barnes
A new study of diabetes patients shows a direct relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the soft coronary artery plaques found on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) that portend a high risk for coronary events, according to research published online in Radiology.
April 21, 2014
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vRad expands into China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic (vRad) and Shenzhen-based E-Techco signed a strategic partnership agreement last week.
April 20, 2014
CAD detects retained surgical items on radiographs
By Erik L. Ridley
Retained surgical items after surgery can be a significant source of mortality, morbidity, and cost. Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can help prevent these costly errors, however, according to a group from the University of Michigan Health System.
April 20, 2014
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CCTA plus stress CT MPI boosts diagnosis of high-risk patients
By Eric Barnes
Combining coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and stress CT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) improves the evaluation of coronary artery stenosis in high-risk patients, reducing the number of false positives and potentially the number of unnecessary interventions, according to new research from the Medical University of South Carolina.
April 20, 2014
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Ariz. governor signs breast density bill into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a breast density bill into law on April 17, making the state the 15th in the U.S. to enact breast density legislation.
April 17, 2014
Gamma Medica forms advisory board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma Medica has formed a strategic advisory board comprised of distinguished clinicians and thought leaders with expertise in women's health technologies and diagnostic imaging.
April 17, 2014
MRI shows brown fat in living adult
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
British researchers for the first time are using MRI to show the presence of brown adipose tissue in a living adult.
April 17, 2014
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Radiation dose safety: Filtering the message from the noise
By Neil Singh
Patient radiation dose safety is a hot topic in the imaging industry and media. But as often happens when a subject is hot, the radiation safety information pool has become muddied with disparate and conflicting information. Neil Singh from Ascendian Healthcare Consulting helps filter the true message in radiation safety from the industry noise.
April 17, 2014
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Philips temporarily halts production at Cleveland plant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has temporarily halted production at its Cleveland manufacturing facility following an inspection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
April 16, 2014
Calgary Scientific gets ResolutionMD OK in China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Calgary Scientific has received certification for its ResolutionMD software from the China Food and Drug Administration for diagnosis on both Web and mobile devices for all imaging modalities.
April 16, 2014
Swiss shocker on breast screening; CT screening of COPD; MRI and dementia
By Brian Casey
April 16, 2014
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