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Study finds overdiagnosis in CT lung screening
By Eric Barnes
A new analysis of National Lung Screening Trial data has found that as many as one-fifth of all lung cancer diagnoses may represent overdiagnosis -- that is, detection of indolent or slow-growing lung cancers that may never have harmed the patient, according to a report in JAMA Internal Medicine.
December 9, 2013
Top 5 trends from RSNA 2013; 'overdiagnosis' in CT lung cancer screening
By Brian Casey
December 9, 2013
MillenSys places PACS/RIS in Egypt
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT software developer MillenSys has delivered a large enterprise PACS/RIS project for a 17-site facility in Egypt.
December 8, 2013
Hologic replaces Cumming as president, CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has appointed a new president and CEO.
December 8, 2013
C4 Imaging nets 510(k) clearance for MRI marker
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
C4 Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Sirius MRI marker.
December 8, 2013
Saudi hospital successfully implements IORT for breast cancer
By Rabia Mughal
Intraoperative radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer was successfully implemented in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, spurring more installations in the region, according to a presentation by Dr. Yasir Bahadur at last week's RSNA meeting.
December 8, 2013
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OR Technology gets FDA OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and image processing firm OR Technology has received good news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
December 5, 2013
Wide-area CT delivers modest drop in pediatric dose
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Wide-area CT reduced torso radiation doses significantly in younger, smaller children, but the reductions were insignificant among larger and older patients, according to results of a study presented on Thursday at the RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 5, 2013
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Facial transplants: Low-dose methods prove vital to success
By Philip Ward
CHICAGO - The complexity and extent of follow-up imaging often required in cases of facial transplantation means the application of all available low-dose imaging techniques must be pursued, according to top award-winning research presented at RSNA 2013.
December 4, 2013
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Korean team shows off 0.2-mSv CT colonography
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Researchers from Seoul, South Korea, achieved record-skimming low doses in a CT colonography (CTC) phantom study that also delivered high image quality and comparable diagnostic performance to conventional CTC.
December 4, 2013
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Matakina touts volumetric breast density study at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volumetric breast density techniques compare well with MRI results, according to a study of Matakina International's VolparaDensity software.
December 4, 2013
PET/MRI matches PET/CT for patients with suspected dementia
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Simultaneous PET/MRI can produce diagnostic-quality brain scans and interpretation results that compare favorably with PET/CT in patients with clinically suspected dementia, according to a study presented on Thursday at RSNA 2013.
December 4, 2013
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