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FDA clears Siemens' ARFI elastography mode
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Siemens Healthcare's Virtual Touch ultrasound application.
June 23, 2013
Survey finds U.S. installed base of gamma cameras is aging
By Wayne Forrest
The average age of gamma cameras at nuclear cardiology labs in the U.S. grew by two years between 2009 and 2011, according to a survey from the University of Missouri. The authors believe that economics is playing a larger role in whether a facility can afford to employ the latest imaging technology.
June 23, 2013
Brainlab brings ExacTrac to Asia-Pacific
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm Brainlab said that its ExacTrac adaptive gating technology has been used for its first radiation therapy treatments in the Asia-Pacific region.
June 20, 2013
iCAD gets new SecondLook FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) and radiation therapy firm iCAD has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to use its SecondLook mammography CAD system with Fujifilm Medical Systems USA's Aspire HD full-field digital mammography system.
June 20, 2013
GE buys Korean firm's mammography assets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a bid to expand its presence in the value mammography market segment, GE Healthcare has inked a deal to acquire certain mammography assets of Rayence, a subsidiary of Korean x-ray manufacturer Vatech.
June 20, 2013
Technologist groups push PET/MRI standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two associations representing radiologic technologists have jointly crafted recommendations for PET/MRI education, certification, and staffing requirements for technologists.
June 20, 2013
Wide-area 640-slice CCTA pares contrast dose
By Eric Barnes
Chinese researchers performing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) on a wide-area CT scanner with 640-slice reconstruction found they could substantially reduce the use of contrast media -- at least in nonobese patients with well-controlled heart rates.
June 20, 2013
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Refurb company BC Technical acquires MedX
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging refurbished equipment developer BC Technical has acquired nuclear medicine developer MedX.
June 20, 2013
Senate committee passes helium bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 18 unanimously approved a bill that would prevent the early closure of the Federal Helium Reserve.
June 20, 2013
Research falls short in backing PET for cancer surveillance
By Wayne Forrest
Published research isn't sufficiently showing the effectiveness of PET and PET/CT for the surveillance of several cancers, according to a June 17 article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Studies lack standard definitions for surveillance, use different scanning protocols, and have inconsistent reports of test accuracy.
June 20, 2013
Philips sells MR-HIFU unit in Jordan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has sold an MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) system to Farah Hospital in Amman, Jordan.
June 19, 2013
Final day of MDCT video stream; Fishman on iPads; CT for stroke; PACS downtime
By Brian Casey
June 19, 2013
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