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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
Kona Medical appoints new senior VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Therapeutic ultrasound developer Kona Medical has named ultrasound industry veteran Jim Gilmore as senior vice president of research and development.
August 12, 2013
Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at Elekta meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has announced that Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, PhD, will give the keynote address at its 2013 Elekta Oncology Users Meeting.
August 11, 2013
Siegel: Next-generation PACS will elevate CT image review
By Erik L. Ridley
Driven by the development and adoption of next-generation PACS technology, CT image review will be significantly different and smarter in the future, according to Dr. Eliot Siegel from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
August 11, 2013
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MERS virus found in dromedary camels
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers have found signs of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels, according to a report in Lancet Infectious Diseases.
August 8, 2013
Mallinckrodt grows sales in 1st quarter since spin-off
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In its first financial reporting period since spinning off as a public company, contrast developer Mallinckrodt reported third-quarter financial results that showed a 10% increase in revenue.
August 8, 2013
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