Clinical News: Page 1648

iPad compared to medical displays; confusion over radiation risk; contrast and radiation dose
By Brian Casey
May 29, 2013
Sonography community begins revising standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sixteen organizations gathered in Dallas on May 18 and 19 to begin the revision process for the sonography profession's Scope of Practice and Clinical Standards.
May 29, 2013
GE gets FDA nod for Brivo Plus C-arm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Brivo Plus C-arm.
May 29, 2013
iPad comes up just short for detecting cerebral infarction
By Erik L. Ridley
A first-generation iPad slightly underperformed medical-grade liquid crystal displays for spotting cerebral infarction on brain CT studies, but the effect is reduced when more experienced readers are using the iPad, according to research published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 29, 2013
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Contrast use spikes CT radiation dose
By Eric Barnes
The use of contrast media during CT scans significantly increases how much radiation patients absorb in amounts that vary by organ, researchers report in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology. Radiologists should account for the expected dose increases when setting scanner protocols, they said.
May 29, 2013
Unisyn changes name to Consensys
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Unisyn Medical Technologies announced it has changed its name to Consensys Imaging Service.
May 28, 2013
GE buys Unisyn ultrasound probe repair business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has acquired the ultrasound probe repair operations of Unisyn Medical Technologies.
May 28, 2013
ASTRO: NIH underfunds radiation oncology research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology research is gravely underfunded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
May 28, 2013
Study: Data for radiation therapy insufficient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
There is not enough randomized clinical trial data to provide doctors with sufficient evidence for radiation oncology treatment decisions, according to a study published online May 14 in the journal Cancer.
May 28, 2013
ASE defines practice standards for cardiac US
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released a new consensus statement on the practice of using ultrasound as a tool for improving patient physical examinations.
May 28, 2013
Global ultrasound market set to grow 27% in next 5 years
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global ultrasound market is forecast to grow by 27% in the next five years, despite ongoing economic challenges, according to a new report from IMS Research.
May 28, 2013
UltraSPECT wins new software install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT has won a contract with a West Virginia healthcare provider for its Wide Beam Reconstruction (WBR) software package.
May 28, 2013
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