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Half dose of MRI contrast feasible for rheumatoid arthritis

By Wayne Forrest

A half dose of the MRI contrast agent gadobenate dimeglumine provides just as much relevant diagnostic information as a full dose in 3-tesla imaging of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology.

July 8, 2013

Combo residency could address nuclear medicine job woes

By Eric Barnes

A survey of nuclear medicine residents found widespread dismay about the lack of job opportunities for newly minted nuclear medicine specialists, along with a strong conviction that combining residency programs with radiology is the only way to set things right, according to an article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

July 8, 2013

Toshiba donates US unit to Gorilla Doctors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has donated an ultrasound system to Gorilla Doctors to aid gorillas in the wild.

July 7, 2013

HIMSS Asia-Pacific forum to start August 1

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare IT industry experts will congregate at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) AsiaPac13 Greater China eHealth Forum this summer to discuss strategies, challenges, and outcomes of IT adoption in the healthcare industry.

July 7, 2013

Algorithm identifies misfiled chest x-rays in PACS

By Brian Casey

The adoption of PACS hasn't eliminated the problem of lost x-ray films, as any healthcare facility knows. But Japanese researchers believe they've found an answer through a computer algorithm that locates misfiled chest radiographs based on unique anatomical data, which they call "biological fingerprints," found in each x-ray.

July 7, 2013

Lilly 'disappointed' with CMS draft decision

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eli Lilly and its subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals are expressing disappointment in the July 3 draft decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that stopped short of fully endorsing PET beta-amyloid imaging for dementia or neurodegenerative disease.

July 4, 2013

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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