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Los Alamos advances Mo-99 production process
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
For the first time, Los Alamos National Laboratory has recycled irradiated uranium fuel to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) with virtually no loss in Mo-99 yield or uranium recovery.
May 14, 2013
Technologists' CT training called woefully inadequate
By Eric Barnes
CT might be the mainstay of medical imaging, but the basic curriculum for radiologic technologist training hardly mentions the modality, and training centers that do teach it are few and far between, according to a talk on May 10 at the Virtual Symposium on Radiation Safety and Computed Tomography.
May 14, 2013
Simultaneous PET/MRI most accurate for image alignment
By Wayne Forrest
In a comparison of hybrid imaging modalities, simultaneous whole-body PET/MRI is more accurate than retrospectively fused PET and MR images in abdominal organs and better than PET/CT in the urinary bladder, according to a study published online May 8 in Radiology.
May 14, 2013
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Analogic plans restructuring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic said it will restructure to streamline its business following its acquisition of ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix.
May 13, 2013
PET shows PTSD-receptor connection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using PET imaging, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found a connection between the quantity of cannabinoid receptors, known as CB1 receptors, in the brain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published online May 14 in Molecular Psychiatry.
May 13, 2013
CCTA cuts costs; CR mammo falls short; residents get free iPads
By Brian Casey
May 13, 2013
Carestream lands large DR order in Ill.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has sold four DRX-Evolution digital radiography (DR) rooms and a DRX-Ascend system to Springfield Clinic in Springfield, IL.
May 13, 2013
Olympus adds new ultrasound processor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Endoscopic ultrasound developer Olympus said that its ultrasound endoscopes will be now be driven by the ProSound F75 ultrasound processor.
May 13, 2013
iCRco gets clearance for CR mammo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computed radiography (CR) firm iCRco has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its 3600M mammography system.
May 13, 2013
KLAS: Demand for breast tomosynthesis is increasing
By Kate Madden Yee
The demand for digital breast tomosynthesis systems is increasing, according to a new report released on May 14 by market research firm KLAS. When imaging providers were asked which technology they would choose if they could start over, 62% said tomosynthesis.
May 13, 2013
CR mammography lags DR, film-screen in cancer detection
By Kate Madden Yee
Canadian researchers performing mammography with a computed radiography (CR) system saw lower breast cancer detection rates compared to analog film-screen mammography or a system based on flat-panel digital radiography (DR). Results were published online May 14 in Radiology.
May 13, 2013
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CCTA for chest pain cuts costs, admissions
By Eric Barnes
One of the largest studies yet comparing medical resource use and outcomes among chest pain patients found that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) reduced medical resource utilization compared to standard care, generating fewer hospital admissions and shorter emergency room stays, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 13, 2013
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