Clinical News: Page 1609

ART nabs Md. installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has inked a deal to install its AccuBoost system at a Maryland hospital.
August 27, 2013
Canon wins mobile x-ray contract with Army site
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon USA has won a contract with Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio for its digital mobile x-ray systems.
August 27, 2013
Imaging may contribute to excessive thyroid treatment
By Erik L. Ridley
In some countries, thyroid cancer has been one of the fastest-growing diagnoses over the past 30 years. In other nations, however, malignancy rates have remained stable. What's behind the discrepancy? Researchers believe that aggressive use of imaging could be leading to overdiagnosis of thyroid disorders, according to a new analysis in BMJ.
August 27, 2013
ASTRO announces abstract awards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected 42 recipients for its 2013 annual meeting abstract awards.
August 27, 2013
AIUM launches medical education portal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has created an online portal to integrate ultrasound into medical school curricula.
August 27, 2013
ASE proposes TEE exam guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists have updated their guidelines for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) exams.
August 26, 2013
Blackford touts chest CT software study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer Blackford Analysis is highlighting the results of a study on the company's image analysis software.
August 26, 2013
First Warning retains principal investigator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thermal breast screening developer First Warning has hired a new principal investigator to advise the company as it moves its first product to market.
August 26, 2013
Thyroid ultrasound features can guide biopsy decisions
By Erik L. Ridley
Basing a decision to biopsy a thyroid nodule on the presence of certain ultrasound imaging characteristics could reduce unnecessary biopsies by 90%, according to a large study published online August 26 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
August 26, 2013
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CT finds extracardiac malignancies -- most unknown
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac CT detects serious extracardiac malignancies in one of every 150 patients, a prevalence that could have serious ramifications regarding who should be reading heart CT studies -- radiologists or cardiologists, or both, according to a new study in the September edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 26, 2013
Toshiba hits MR installation milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems has installed its 1,600th Vantage MR system in the world and its 500th in the U.S.
August 25, 2013
DCIS terms affect patient treatment preferences
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
When ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is described as a high-risk condition rather than cancer, more women report they would opt for nonsurgical treatments, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
August 25, 2013
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