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NRC accepts Shine's isotope permit application
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted for review the first part of medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies' construction permit application.
July 3, 2013
CMS again withholds endorsement of PET beta-amyloid imaging
By Wayne Forrest
For the second time this year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has stopped short of fully endorsing PET beta-amyloid imaging for Medicare beneficiaries with dementia or neurodegenerative disease.
July 2, 2013
Elekta wins Wash. Versa HD contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has won a contract with the Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle for four of its Versa HD radiation therapy systems.
July 2, 2013
FDA clears Philips' live image-guidance system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its AlluraClarity live interventional image-guidance system.
July 2, 2013
fMRI shows brain differences in depressed preschoolers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MR images (fMRI) have provided insight into a key brain structure that regulates emotions, which works differently in preschoolers with depression compared to their healthy peers, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
July 2, 2013
FLAIR pulse sequence makes MRI for headache more efficient
By Kate Madden Yee
In this era of healthcare cost control, is there a better way to use MRI for patients with headache? There might be: Researchers have found a protocol that eliminates MRI sequences that are potentially unnecessary for diagnosis, according to a new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 2, 2013
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Molchan takes helm as CEO at Digirad
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digirad President Matthew Molchan has assumed the role of CEO as part of the nuclear medicine firm's restructuring efforts.
July 1, 2013
Univ. of Alberta opens technetium-99m facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Alberta's new medical isotope and cyclotron facility officially opened on July 2.
July 1, 2013
U.S. updates x-ray rules for black lung program
By Brian Casey
The U.S. government has finalized new rules that allow images from digital radiography (DR) systems to be used for claims filed under its program for screening coal miners for black lung disease. The program's technical specifications haven't been updated since 1980, despite the rising use of DR.
July 1, 2013
Toshiba installs 640-slice CT scanner in NY
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed a 640-slice cardiac CT scanner in New York, one of only three in the U.S.
July 1, 2013
Global mammo market expected to reach $610M by 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global mammography equipment market is expected to reach $610 million (467 million euros) by 2018, according to a new report.
July 1, 2013
H7N9 bird flu pneumonia scans show common imaging findings
By Eric Barnes
A new bird flu strain known as influenza H7N9 appeared in China this year and quickly took a number of human victims. An article in Radiology published on Tuesday includes some of the first radiologic images of the effects of the virus, revealing typical patterns of progression and regression on CT scans and radiographs of the chest.
July 1, 2013
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