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Appropriateness training may not lead to proper CTPA use
By Kate Madden Yee
Providing appropriateness training to emergency department doctors for ordering CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) exams doesn't necessarily reduce inappropriate use of the test, according to a new study published in the September issue of Academic Radiology. It can even have unintended consequences.
August 18, 2013
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NEJM: MRI-guided HIFU of brain targets tremors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) delivered to the thalamus improved essential tremor in 15 patients, according to a pilot study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
August 15, 2013
Regadenoson with Rb-82 PET MPI helps detect obstructive CAD
By Wayne Forrest
The pharmacological stress agent regadenoson with rubidium-82 (Rb-82) PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has high sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a study published online in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 15, 2013
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International Isotopes' revenues slip in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Declines in sales of its nuclear medicine and cobalt products contributed to a 12% drop in revenue for radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes in its second quarter.
August 14, 2013
Joint Commission seeks to expand imaging standards
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Joint Commission has proposed more-stringent requirements in the ambulatory care, critical access hospital, and hospital accreditation programs for facilities that provide CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, and PET services.
August 14, 2013
X-ray attenuating hand cream shields interventionalists
By Eric Barnes
A new bismuth-oxide-based hand cream recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration might free interventional radiologists to focus more on their patients and worry less about radiation exposure to their own hands.
August 14, 2013
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Postprocessing software boosts preop TAVI assessment
By Erik L. Ridley
An automated postprocessing software application shows promise for improving the preoperative assessment of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a team of Paris researchers reported in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
August 13, 2013
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VuCOMP wins Texas contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer VuCOMP has installed its M-Vu mammography CAD system at eight diagnostic imaging centers of Texas imaging services provider U.S. Imaging.
August 13, 2013
ASNC launches online education module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has released an online education program for physicians and technologists.
August 13, 2013
Carestream to collaborate with Buffalo Bills
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health and the Buffalo Bills have inked an agreement to facilitate the development of imaging technology for the early detection and monitoring of brain injuries.
August 13, 2013
FDG-PET changes treatment, staging for Merkel cell carcinoma
By Wayne Forrest
Australian researchers found that FDG-PET scans changed the management plan for more than one-third of patients with Merkel cell carcinoma and altered the disease stage in approximately one in five cases, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 13, 2013
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Elekta, Varian bury the hatchet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta and radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems have resolved their litigation announced in August 2012.
August 12, 2013
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