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FDA clears Siemens flat-panel mobile C-arm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new mobile C-arm from Siemens Healthcare that is outfitted with a flat-panel digital detector.

April 1, 2014

ACR: JAMA breast cancer article 'potentially deadly'

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Recommendations taken from a new literature review published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association could be "potentially deadly" for some women, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging.

April 1, 2014

VuCOMP co-founder Pike named president

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

VuCOMP has named James Pike, company co-founder and its chief technology officer, as president.

April 1, 2014

Carestream gets FDA nod for bone-removal software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) clearance to Carestream Health for a bone-suppression software feature for its computed and digital radiography systems.

April 1, 2014

West Physics acquires Medical Physics Services

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical and health physics consulting firm West Physics has acquired Medical Physics Services of Daphne, AL.

April 1, 2014

JAMA article attempts to clear mammography confusion

By Kate Madden Yee

A new literature review published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association tries to clear the confusion of the breast screening debate by summarizing what is known about the benefits and risks of mammography. The authors hope the information will help women make more informed choices about breast screening.

April 1, 2014

Digital mammography causes less 'harm' than film-screen

By Kate Madden Yee

Screening for breast cancer with digital rather than film-screen mammography lowers recall and biopsy rates, suggesting that the technology causes less "harm" to women and the healthcare system in the form of overdiagnosis or unnecessary biopsies, according to a new study published online April 1 in Radiology.

April 1, 2014

HCC screening boosts survival rate in cirrhosis patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Screening cirrhosis patients with liver ultrasound for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) detected more cancers at an earlier stage, according to a meta-analysis published on April 1 in PLOS Medicine.

March 31, 2014

UltraSPECT takes NJ order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

UltraSPECT has implemented its Xpress3.Cardiac software at Hamilton Cardiology Assoc. (HCA) in Hamilton Township, NJ.

March 31, 2014

International Isotopes struggles in 2013

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

International Isotopes saw its revenue decrease 10% and its net loss increase in 2013.

March 31, 2014

Nordion to be acquired by Sterigenics

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian radioisotope firm Nordion has agreed to be acquired by sterilization services provider Sterigenics.

March 31, 2014

PiB-PET shows link between arterial stiffness and beta amyloid

By Wayne Forrest

PET scans with Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) showed a dramatic increase in brain beta-amyloid deposits in older adults with no signs of dementia, and there was also a strong association between arterial stiffness and beta amyloid, according to a study published online March 31 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

March 31, 2014

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