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MRI for pediatric appendicitis; soothing mammography; CT perfusion for esophageal tumors

By Brian Casey

March 19, 2014

ScImage to integrate Cedaron software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

ScImage has signed a deal to integrate CardiacCare software from Cedaron Medical into its Picom365 PACS.

March 19, 2014

U.S. radiologists return to Haiti

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

For the third year in a row, U.S. radiologists will gather in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to provide a series of lectures and hands-on training in ultrasound.

March 19, 2014

MRI provides alternative to CT, US for pediatric appendicitis

By Wayne Forrest

MRI without contrast provides "high diagnostic performance" for suspected pediatric appendicitis and has "substantial" agreement with ultrasound in positive appendicitis cases, indicating that it could be an alternative to both ultrasound and CT for this application, according to a study published online March 17 in Radiology.

March 19, 2014

AHMC, MIS collaborate on project in Jordan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

American Hospital Management Company (AHMC) and MIS Solutions are partnering to develop a new surgical center in Jordan.

March 19, 2014

MRI magnetic fields might treat balance disorders

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Two new studies suggest that magnetic fields from MRI scanners could be used to diagnose, treat, and study inner-ear disorders in the future, replacing more invasive and uncomfortable examinations.

March 18, 2014

Siemens donates to Stand Up to Cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare is donating up to $1 million to Stand Up to Cancer for accelerated cancer research.

March 18, 2014

Agfa opens new Riyadh offices

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has opened new offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

March 18, 2014

Ultrasound spots respiratory risk in pregnant women

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A lung ultrasound can help doctors quickly assess if a pregnant woman with pre-eclampsia is at risk for respiratory failure, according to research published in the April issue of Anesthesiology.

March 18, 2014

NCoBC: Sensory stimuli soothe women during mammograms

By Kate Madden Yee

At least a quarter of women eligible for screening mammography avoid it because of fear of pain and anxiety, but this can be alleviated by adding soothing stimuli such as landscape scenes and aromatherapy to screening rooms, according to research presented at the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCoBC) meeting in Las Vegas.

March 18, 2014

TransMotion debuts stretcher chair for mammo/biopsy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical furniture developer TransMotion Medical has unveiled its Mammography/Biopsy Stretcher-Chair.

March 18, 2014

CT perfusion useful for evaluating small esophageal tumors

By Rabia Mughal

CT perfusion can be used to evaluate esophageal cancers with small tumor diameters that are not amenable to assessment with PET/CT, according to a new study by Turkish researchers presented at ECR 2014 earlier this month.

March 18, 2014

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