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Elekta wins clearances for Versa HD upgrade

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta has received the CE Mark and clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for new features for its Versa HD linear accelerator.

August 20, 2013

fMRI of brain at rest reveals early signs of Alzheimer's

By Wayne Forrest

Functional MRI (fMRI) scans of the brain at rest show disruptions in neural networks in patients with early Alzheimer's disease at about the same time as chemical markers of the disease begin to appear in cerebrospinal fluid, according to a study published online August 19 in JAMA Neurology.

August 20, 2013

CMS issues billing code for Lymphoseek

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a billing code for the Lymphoseek radiopharmaceutical from Navidea Biopharmaceuticals.

August 20, 2013

MR analysis offers speedy brain tumor therapy response

By Erik L. Ridley

An advanced MR analysis method can reveal new information on blood vessel type function, enabling physicians to determine within days whether brain tumor patients are responding to antiangiogenesis therapy, according to a report published online August 18 in Nature Medicine.

August 20, 2013

Managing BI-RADS 3 lesions; women and minorities in radiology

By Brian Casey

August 19, 2013

Nordion, AECL settle reactor lawsuits

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nordion and Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) have entered into an agreement to resolve a dispute over nuclear facilities used to produce radioisotopes.

August 19, 2013

20/20 Imaging launches new x-ray system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

20/20 Imaging has launched a new chiropractic digital x-ray system, called Straight Arm X-Ray.

August 19, 2013

Given gets PillCam 510(k) clearance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Video-capsule developer Given Imaging has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new version of its camera-pill technology.

August 19, 2013

Ultrasound-detected BI-RADS 3 lesions rarely malignant

By Kate Madden Yee

Breast lesions categorized as "probably benign" on supplemental screening ultrasound are rarely malignant and could be re-evaluated at 12 months rather than six -- reducing patient anxiety, follow-up exams, and unnecessary biopsies, according to a study published online in Radiology.

August 19, 2013

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

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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