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Toshiba gains partners for fMRI research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems announced it is partnering with cancer institute Shands at the University of Florida and Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California to conduct research in functional MRI (fMRI).
April 21, 2013
ARRS: MRI tops US in appendicitis detection in pregnant women
By Wayne Forrest
WASHINGTON, DC - MRI should be the first imaging test, rather than ultrasound, for pregnant women suspected of having appendicitis, according to a study presented at last week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
April 21, 2013
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Are women ignoring USPSTF's breast screening advice?
By Brian Casey
Younger women in the U.S. apparently haven't heeded recent advice on mammography screening by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). A study published April 19 in Cancer found that screening rates have remained steady for women ages 40 to 49 after the USPSTF's 2009 guideline change.
April 18, 2013
SIR presents new executive council
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has named a new president and executive council for 2013-2014.
April 18, 2013
ARRS: US breast teleradiology comes to Uganda
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A feasibility study of a protocol for teleradiology diagnostic breast ultrasound has been successfully completed in Kamuli, Uganda, according to a study presented this week in Washington, D.C., at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).
April 18, 2013
Veritas to build Pa. cancer treatment center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation shielding protection firm Veritas Medical Solutions has won a contract to build a modular cancer treatment center at the Phoenixville Cancer Center in Phoenixville, PA.
April 18, 2013
ARRS: Dual-energy CT spots ACL tears in the ER
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dual-energy CT accurately identifies anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears in the emergency setting, clearing a path to faster diagnosis of this common knee injury, investigators reported at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Washington, DC.
April 18, 2013
ASTRO issues IGRT guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has published best-practice guidelines to improve the safety and effectiveness of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatments. The white paper, part of ASTRO's target safety campaign, was published online April 17 in Practical Radiation Oncology.
April 18, 2013
Eli Lilly buys PET drug candidates from Siemens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly has acquired two investigational PET drug candidates from Siemens Healthcare designed to image early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
April 18, 2013
Navidea touts JNM study on amyloid imaging candidate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals is highlighting a peer-reviewed study that assessed the performance of its fluorine-18-labeled amyloid imaging candidate.
April 18, 2013
iCAD highlights brachytherapy research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection and radiation therapy firm iCAD said that positive data involving its Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system for the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer is being presented at the American Brachytherapy Society annual meeting this week in New Orleans.
April 18, 2013
ARRS: MRI chemical analysis identifies renal cell tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Adding chemical-shift analysis techniques to MRI exams can help differentiate conventional clear renal cell carcinoma from other types of cancer, according to a study presented Friday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Washington, DC.
April 18, 2013
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