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Start-up firm Blue Earth Diagnostics develops prostate PET agent
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from GE Healthcare have set out on their own with Blue Earth Diagnostics, a start-up with plans to commercialize a PET radiopharmaceutical they hope will prove more useful than FDG for detecting and assessing recurrent prostate cancer.
May 1, 2014
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CT lung screening derailed? And, CT vs. x-ray for NSCLC; CCTA for coronary stenosis
By Brian Casey
April 30, 2014
Imaging groups weigh in on CT lung screening vote
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance are weighing in on a negative vote by a Medicare advisory committee regarding coverage of low-dose CT for lung cancer screening.
April 30, 2014
Siemens installs 1st Magnetom Prisma 3T MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has installed the first of its Magnetom Prisma 3-tesla MRI units at a U.S. research center.
April 30, 2014
Calif. Asian women lag in mammography use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
California's Asian women have lower-than-average rates of mammography, according to a new report published by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Policy Research.
April 30, 2014
Hologic makes progress in Q2 financials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Increased revenue in its Breast Health segment helped Hologic improve its financial picture in the second quarter of fiscal 2014.
April 30, 2014
Medicare panel raises doubts about CT lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
Members of a Medicare advisory panel expressed a range of doubts about the benefits of CT lung cancer screening in a meeting on April 30 in Baltimore, giving screening low confidence scores. The question now becomes how the mostly negative panel meeting will shape the debate about Medicare reimbursement over the next six months.
April 30, 2014
FDA clears GE's Discovery IGS 740 angio system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Discovery IGS 740 mobile angiography system.
April 30, 2014
AATS: Is CT really better than x-ray for monitoring NSCLC patients?
By Louise Gagnon
TORONTO - There is no survival advantage to using CT over chest x-ray when monitoring patients who have undergone resection for pathologic stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a retrospective analysis presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) annual meeting.
April 30, 2014
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AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Brian Casey
April 29, 2014
MEDCAC panel shows low confidence in CT lung screening
By Eric Barnes
CT lung cancer screening for high-risk individuals in the Medicare program received a vote of low confidence by a panel of medical experts meeting in Baltimore today. The vote seriously weakens the case for establishing Medicare payment for low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
April 29, 2014
CIRS rolls out 2 new US phantoms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computerized Imaging Reference Systems (CIRS) has released two new quality assurance phantoms to satisfy updated ultrasound accreditation requirements published by the American College of Radiology.
April 29, 2014
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