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Digital mammography finds DCIS most likely to become cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Digital mammography finds more small, invasive breast cancers, but it also identifies more ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) -- some of which may never cause harm if undetected. But a new study in the April issue of Radiology claims that digital mammography tends to find DCIS lesions that are more likely to progress to cancer.
April 15, 2014
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Ga. technologist gets jail time for entering false mammo records
By Brian Casey
A radiologic technologist in Georgia accused of marking nearly 1,300 mammograms as normal when they were never interpreted by a radiologist today pleaded guilty in the case and has received a sentence of at least five months in jail.
April 14, 2014
VuCOMP updates M-Vu Breast Density software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
VuCOMP has unveiled version 2.0 of its M-Vu Breast Density software for calculating and assessing breast density on mammograms.
April 14, 2014
Accountable Radiology Advisors adds consultant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Consulting firm Accountable Radiology Advisors has signed Dr. Stacey Funt as a consultant.
April 14, 2014
Ground Fluor receives $728K grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Ground Fluor Pharmaceuticals has received a $728,000 phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant.
April 14, 2014
DTI-MRI sheds light on mild traumatic brain injury
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) believe they have identified parts of the brain that cause people with mild traumatic brain injury to become dizzy or have vision problems, according to a study published online April 15 in Radiology.
April 14, 2014
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PET/CT details hint at survival of head and neck cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
Japanese researchers have found that several PET/CT parameters -- in particular, a ring-shaped area of FDG uptake -- are reliable predictors of survival for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Results of their study were published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 14, 2014
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Toshiba CT approved to work with U.S. Air Force
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said that its CT platform has received approval to operate (ATO) status from the U.S. Air Force.
April 13, 2014
GE lands FDA clearance for Revolution
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Revolution CT platform.
April 13, 2014
Oncology group calls Medicare data dump 'misleading'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Community Oncology Alliance lambasted the recent release of Medicare payment data to physicians as "misleading, confusing, and potentially harmful to cancer patients."
April 13, 2014
Economic pressures take toll on Iranian radiology
By Rabia Mughal
Radiologists in Iran have suffered through a series of economic body blows over the past three years, ranging from economic sanctions to currency collapse and misguided government policies. While the worst appears to be over, economic pressures continue to have a dramatic effect on Iranian radiologists.
April 12, 2014
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ClearMRI gets FDA nod for MRI coil
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ClearMRI Solutions has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its new Helios-RG8 digital broadband MRI coil accessory kit.
April 10, 2014
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