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Johns Hopkins builds pediatric MRI database
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johns Hopkins researchers are building a detailed digital library of MRI scans of children with normal and abnormal brains.
February 19, 2014
Therapy again fuels iCAD revenue growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Buoyed by its therapy business, computer-aided detection (CAD) and radiation therapy firm iCAD increased revenue and decreased its net loss in 2013.
February 19, 2014
Why does breast US find cancers mammography doesn't?
By Kate Madden Yee
Most breast cancers detected at screening ultrasound are not seen on mammograms, even in retrospect, which suggests that supplemental screening with ultrasound is beneficial for high-risk women -- especially those with dense tissue, according to a new study published in the February issue of Radiology.
February 19, 2014
fMRI shows where musicians get improvisational skills
By Wayne Forrest
Functional MR images (fMRI) show areas of heightened activity in the brains of jazz musicians as they improvise and introduce and modify melodies in response to each other's ideas, according to new study published online February 19 in PLOS One.
February 18, 2014
Volpara backs BI-RADS changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volpara Solutions is calling recent changes in the breast density reporting categories a significant step toward more accurate density measurement.
February 18, 2014
USPSTF advises against carotid artery screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a draft recommendation against ultrasound screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population.
February 18, 2014
MRI technique could benefit young cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diffusion-weighted MRI using a therapeutic iron supplement as a contrast agent could be an alternative to FDG-PET/CT for assessing cancer in children and young adults.
February 18, 2014
PET might explain who remembers dreams
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French researchers are using PET images to try to determine why some people remember their dreams and others do not.
February 18, 2014
Acquisitions to power ultrasound market in 2014
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Heightened demand is fueling innovation in the worldwide diagnostic ultrasound market in 2014, while 2013 acquisitions have resulted in diversified product portfolios.
February 18, 2014
Shimadzu expands dealer network, direct sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shimadzu Medical Systems USA has added two dealers to its North American network of regional x-ray equipment dealers, and it has expanded the territory of its direct sales and service division.
February 18, 2014
Imaging looms large on new list of low-value emergency exams
By Eric Barnes
If one list of unnecessary medical procedures is good, then two lists should be better, right? That could be the thinking behind a new list released this week in JAMA Internal Medicine of unnecessary tests in emergency medicine that are driving up healthcare costs. And the new list takes aim specifically at medical imaging.
February 18, 2014
Kopans calls for withdrawal of NEJM mammo paper
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Daniel Kopans of Massachusetts General Hospital is calling for the withdrawal of a paper published in the November 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
February 18, 2014
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