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CR, DR breast cancer screening performance comparable
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists reading breast screening studies had comparable performance regardless of whether the images were acquired with computed radiography (CR) or digital radiography (DR) mammography systems, according to a Belgian study published online in European Radiology. Still, DR delivered a lower radiation dose than CR.
June 13, 2013
ACR urges CMS not to separate MR, CT cost centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and a coalition of other radiology organizations are raising objections to a plan to change how Medicare pays for hospital-based CT and MRI scans.
June 12, 2013
Live stream from ISCT starts Monday; Mary muses on gender gap; more news from SNMMI 2013
By Brian Casey
June 12, 2013
Mindray to buy Zonare for $105M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical equipment manufacturer Mindray Medical International is vying to expand its ultrasound presence, inking a deal to purchase ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems for $105 million.
June 12, 2013
EOS gets Philadelphia installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging has won an installation of its digital radiography (DR) technology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
June 12, 2013
Gamma camera kills patient at VA hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A falling gamma camera killed a patient during a procedure at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in New York City.
June 11, 2013
MPI Research teams with InviCRO, 3D Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Preclinical/early clinical contract research organization MPI Research has entered into a partnership with InviCRO and 3D Imaging to establish a new molecular imaging center for drug discovery and development.
June 11, 2013
Mindray changes executive team
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical equipment manufacturer Mindray Medical International has made changes to its executive management team.
June 11, 2013
Siemens launches new SPECT/CT at SNMMI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare launched a new SPECT/CT system, Symbia Intevo, as a work in progress at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting.
June 11, 2013
CMS bends on oncology PET coverage, will pay for 3 scans
By Brian Casey, Wayne Forrest
In a victory for PET proponents, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday issued a final decision on coverage of oncology FDG-PET scans, agreeing to pay for three follow-up studies rather than just one, as it had proposed three months ago.
June 11, 2013
Novel research at SNMMI shows molecular imaging's breadth
By Wayne Forrest
VANCOUVER - Radiopharmaceuticals unlocking secrets of the brain, the potential of PET and MRI in breast imaging, and determining the appropriate radiation dose for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients are the focus of influential papers at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting.
June 11, 2013
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SNMMI: Exercise FDG-PET tops stress MPI in detecting ischemia
By Wayne Forrest
VANCOUVER - Exercise FDG-PET imaging significantly outperformed SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in detecting ischemia in patients with single-vessel disease, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 11, 2013
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