Clinical News: Page 1602

Self-referral prompts unnecessary knee MRI exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Knee MRI exams are more likely to be negative if ordered by physicians who have a financial interest in the imaging equipment being used, researchers concluded in a study published online September 17 in Radiology.
September 16, 2013
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2013 cancer report offers new hope -- and more cases
By Eric Barnes
Researchers have made substantial progress against cancer in the past year, but demographics and lifestyle issues continue to complicate the battle against the disease, according to the 2013 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Cancer Progress Report.
September 16, 2013
Fear prompts cancer patients to remove healthy breasts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More and more young women with breast cancer are choosing to remove their healthy breast to avoid recurrence and improve survival -- despite evidence that this doesn't help, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
September 15, 2013
Jubilant DraxImage short on technetium kits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Jubilant DraxImage has notified customers that its supply of a technetium-99m-based imaging agent will not be replenished until mid-October.
September 15, 2013
Tough love: Pulling infant pads may reduce x-ray dose
By Brian Casey
Removing comfort pads from underneath babies in the neonatal intensive care nursery prior to portable radiography exams could potentially reduce the radiation exposure the children receive, according to a study in the October edition of Academic Radiology.
September 15, 2013
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AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
September 15, 2013
Cardiac imaging unsuitable for screening asymptomatic athletes
By Wayne Forrest
Despite technological advances in imaging in recent years, a new review has concluded that cardiac imaging cannot yet be recommended as a first-line screening tool for athletes who show no obvious signs of coronary abnormalities.
September 15, 2013
Misonix supports Uganda spine project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Therapeutic ultrasound developer Misonix said it is supporting the Uganda Spine Surgery Mission by providing equipment for the expanding project.
September 12, 2013
Strong demand to spike Chinese US market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Over the next five years, strong demand will drive steady growth in the Chinese ultrasound market, which will expand beyond hospital use, concluded a new report from market evaluation firm IHS.
September 12, 2013
Univ. of Calif. grant supports bedside US training
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of California has provided a $250,000 grant to support the expansion of a bedside ultrasound training program from the University of California, Irvine to the University of California, Los Angeles.
September 12, 2013
ASRT, Rad-Aid unveil China program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation and Rad-Aid International will offer a program for radiation therapists to teach in China.
September 12, 2013
Software yields 3D visual summaries of radiology reports
By Erik L. Ridley
Medical imaging made a major leap forward when it moved from 2D images to 3D renderings. But the radiology department's primary product -- the radiology report -- is still based on archaic information that's 2D and text-based. A joint team from the U.S. and Singapore has developed a way to make radiology reports come alive -- in 3D.
September 12, 2013
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