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Overuse of imaging for headache; MedPAC sees imaging use drop; report from NCBC
By Brian Casey
March 17, 2014
MRS unveils Aspen Breast software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography Reporting System (MRS) is debuting its Aspen Breast software at this week's National Consortium of Breast Centers meeting in Las Vegas.
March 17, 2014
Lantheus, Bristol-Myers Squibb settle $6.2M in NY tax claims
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging and former parent company Bristol-Myers Squibb have agreed to pay $6.2 million to settle a whistleblower case that alleged the firms knowingly evaded New York state and city taxes.
March 17, 2014
Study finds overutilization of imaging for headache in U.S.
By Wayne Forrest
Despite guidelines to control the use of CT and MRI for headaches and migraines, neuroimaging procedures are overused and cost an estimated $3.9 billion between 2007 and 2010, according to a study published online March 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
March 17, 2014
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NCoBC: Technologists have role in breast density education
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast tissue density has become a much discussed element of a woman's breast cancer risk. Patients' lack of knowledge about breast density remains a concern, but radiologic technologists may be able to help, according to a talk on Monday at the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCoBC) meeting in Las Vegas.
March 17, 2014
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IBA divests PharmaLogic PET Services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has sold the assets of its PharmaLogic PET Services of Montreal subsidiary to a private equity firm.
March 16, 2014
Volpara makes 1st sale in Colo.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volpara Solutions has implemented its VolparaDensity breast imaging software in Colorado.
March 16, 2014
NOPR: NaF-PET can change prostate cancer treatment plans
By Wayne Forrest
PET imaging with sodium fluoride (NaF) changed treatment in more than half of men with prostate cancer and could prove to be a better tool than bone scintigraphy, according to an analysis from the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) published online February 27 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
March 16, 2014
Digirad buys Telerhythmics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm Digirad has acquired Telerhythmics for approximately $3.6 million.
March 16, 2014
Yoga boosts quality of life for women undergoing radiotherapy
By Kate Madden Yee
Yoga improves the quality of life of women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer more than the use of simple stretching exercises alone, according to a study published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. It also appears to control patients' cortisol levels, which can lead to better outcomes.
March 16, 2014
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Navidea touts Lymphoseek study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has announced positive results from a follow-up study of its Lymphoseek radiopharmaceutical.
March 13, 2014
Biotronik to broaden ProMRI trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biotronik has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand its ProMRI trial.
March 13, 2014
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