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Paging system accelerates clinician access to medical images
By Erik L. Ridley
Knowledge is power, or least it was recently at an Australian hospital: Researchers there found that paging referring physicians to tell them their images were available in the PACS dramatically decreased the time between when studies were ready and when they were viewed.
June 16, 2013
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SNMMI meeting attendance dips slightly
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) said that more than 5,700 physicians, technologists, physicists, scientists, and exhibitors were on hand at its annual meeting this week in Vancouver.
June 13, 2013
SNMMI: FET-PET aids pediatric brain cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET imaging with F-18 fluoroethyl-tyrosine (FET) PET can add relevant clinical information for treatment planning and monitoring of children and young adults with brain cancer when MR images are equivocal, according to a study presented at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting.
June 13, 2013
ART signs Lahey Clinic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has inked a deal to install its AccuBoost breast cancer brachytherapy device at two Lahey Clinic locations in Massachusetts.
June 13, 2013
SNMMI: Cardiac PET/MRI matches PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Assessment of heart muscle viability using PET/MRI yielded comparable results to PET/CT in a study presented this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 13, 2013
Carestream completes Calif. DR installations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has completed the installation of eight Carestream DRX digital radiography (DR) systems at San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, CA.
June 13, 2013
Varian, Siemens link radiation therapy systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare have developed and deployed an interface between each firm's radiation therapy products.
June 13, 2013
Cardiac MRI shows emergency benefits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using stress cardiac MRI in the emergency department observation unit can reduce hospital readmissions, coronary revascularization procedures, and the need for additional cardiac testing, according to a study published online May 8 by JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
June 13, 2013
Postmortem CT, 3D touchscreen table aid virtual autopsy
By Dr. Sarvenaz Pourjabbar
Postmortem CT can be an invaluable autopsy planning tool. With the help of a life-sized, 3D-enabled touchscreen table, pathologists can also view and manipulate images in 3D modes to locate pathology, perform virtual dissections, and decide on the best autopsy approach.
June 13, 2013
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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
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