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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
Vantage Oncology buys rad therapy chain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy center operator Vantage Oncology said it has acquired Radiation Oncology Services of America.
August 25, 2013
Nucletron issues brachytherapy grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta's Nucletron division said it has awarded $160,000 to the American Brachytherapy Society to fund a physician and physics residency program.
August 22, 2013
ASTRO awards junior faculty research grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has presented seven researchers with a total of $675,000 in awards and grants to advance radiation oncology research.
August 22, 2013
MRI offers insight into rare uterine condition in younger women
By Wayne Forrest
Using MRI, British researchers have debunked a common misconception that a rare disorder that adversely affects the reproductive system of younger women prevents development of the uterus, according to a study published online in Radiology.
August 22, 2013
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Interactive reconstruction of raw CT data: The next frontier?
By Erik L. Ridley
The image interpretation process has come a long way since the days of static film. In the next evolutionary phase, radiologists may be given the ability to perform interactive reconstruction of raw CT projection data -- the sinogram -- according to Dr. Eliot Siegel of the University of Maryland.
August 22, 2013
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