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Global imaging market could top $49B by 2020
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The medical imaging device market could exceed $49 billion U.S. (36 billion euros) by 2020, growing at approximately 7% annually.
October 21, 2013
Epsilon unveils RV assessment tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Visualization and analysis software firm Epsilon Imaging has launched a new software package specifically designed for right-ventricle (RV) assessment and monitoring.
October 21, 2013
PiB-PET scans show link between poor sleep and Alzheimer's
By Wayne Forrest
PET scans using the Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) radiopharmaceutical have shown a potential link between poor sleep and greater beta-amyloid accumulation, which could lead to Alzheimer's disease in older adults, according to a study published online October 21 in JAMA Neurology.
October 21, 2013
Doctors are not informing patients of overdiagnosis risk
By Kate Madden Yee
Patients are not being told about the possibility of overdiagnosis and overtreatment as a result of cancer screening programs, and many say they wouldn't start a screening program if the overdiagnosis rate is too high, according to research published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
October 21, 2013
Emergency docs want decision support to tackle CT overuse
By Erik L. Ridley
Generating roughly one-third of all CT scans, the emergency department would seem a key target for imaging decision-support software. And emergency physicians would welcome the technology, if research from Washington University School of Medicine is any indication.
October 20, 2013
PET/CT technique aids in cancer surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The use of PET/CT to create 3D images of a patient can help surgeons see detailed anatomical structures and gain better views of a tumor.
October 17, 2013
ASRT Foundation, Elekta renew partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation and Elekta have renewed their partnership for the International Speakers Exchange Award program.
October 17, 2013
Minn. mobile MRI firm sued for fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A mobile MRI provider in Edina, MN, has been accused of fraud for allegedly conspiring with 46 chiropractors by conducting unnecessary exams and providing kickbacks to practitioners.
October 17, 2013
Ambient light rapidly degrades image quality on mobile devices
By Erik L. Ridley
Maybe there's a reason radiologists work in dark rooms. A new study has found that the ability to interpret images correctly with mobile displays begins to decline if the devices are used in ambient light conditions brighter than the average office.
October 17, 2013
AuntMinnie.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Brian Casey
October 16, 2013
Carestream completes DBT module orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has completed new installations of a digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) module for its Vue PACS software.
October 16, 2013
PET shows link between arterial stiffness and dementia
By Wayne Forrest
PET scans show that elderly people with hardening of the arteries are more likely to have beta-amyloid plaque in the brain, even if they show no signs of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published online October 16 in Neurology.
October 16, 2013
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