Clinical News: Page 1647

What's causing the delay in CT lung screening guidelines?
By Frederic W. Grannis Jr.
A growing body of data points to the effectiveness of CT lung cancer screening. But clinicians are still waiting for national guidelines that will open the door to reimbursement for screening at-risk individuals. Thoracic surgeon Dr. Frederic W. Grannis Jr. wonders if the politics of CT screening is contributing to the delay.
June 2, 2013
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7-tesla MRI shows promise in detailing MS lesions
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center are reporting early success in using high-powered 7-tesla MRI to visualize and characterize the substructure of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. Their hope is to bring the ultrahigh-field magnet to routine clinical practice and expand the options for early diagnosis and treatment of MS.
June 2, 2013
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Global summit confronts radiation issues worldwide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The first Global Summit on Radiological Quality and Safety gathered imaging experts from around the world for a series of working sessions on best practices and strategies.
May 30, 2013
Elekta to show new Mosaiq version at ASCO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta will highlight the latest release of Mosaiq at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting.
May 30, 2013
Guerbet takes aim at U.S. with launch of Dotarem MRI contrast
By Brian Casey
French contrast agent developer Guerbet isn't exactly a household name in the U.S., but the company hopes this will change with the launch this summer of its MRI contrast agent Dotarem. Guerbet plans to make the agent's safety profile a major component of its upcoming campaign.
May 30, 2013
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Barco signs Swedish Covenant Hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display firm Barco has provided Swedish Covenant Hospital with several of its Mammo Tomosynthesis 5-megapixel display systems.
May 29, 2013
Sirtex points to new ASCO study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm Sirtex Medical is directing attention to a study being presented on Thursday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.
May 29, 2013
GE touts DaTscan studies at SNMMI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said that three studies utilizing its DaTscan tracer and investigational imaging agent flutemetamol will be presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
May 29, 2013
ASTRO awards Gold Medal to ViewRay CMO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay said that the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will present its Gold Medal to the company's chief medical officer (CMO), Dr. Prabhakar Tripuraneni.
May 29, 2013
Syntermed gets new NeuroQ FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Syntermed has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for version 3.6 of its NeuroQ nuclear medicine software.
May 29, 2013
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Wayne Forrest
May 29, 2013
Mevion delivers accelerator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Proton therapy developer Mevion Medical Systems has delivered a superconducting synchrocyclotron accelerator to the University of Oklahoma.
May 29, 2013
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