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ARRS: Breast tomo increases cancer detection by 11%
By Cynthia E. Keen
The addition of digital breast tomosynthesis to a screening mammogram increased the rate of breast cancer detection by 11%, according to one of several studies on 3D mammography presented this week at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Washington, DC.
April 18, 2013
New approach may elevate thyroid elastography performance
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound elastography has established a role in breast imaging, and the thyroid is one of the next clinical applications on the horizon. At last week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting, Polish researchers unveiled a new data analysis method that may improve the technique's ability to characterize benign from malignant thyroid nodules.
April 18, 2013
GE gets clearance for MR therapy planning suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and the European CE Mark for its 1.5-tesla GEM RT Open Head & Neck Suite.
April 17, 2013
Elekta showcases Flexitron redesign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta said that its Nucletron division is presenting its redesigned Flexitron remote after-loading platform at this week's American Brachytherapy Society meeting in New Orleans.
April 17, 2013
ARRS: Breast US spots missed cancers in dense breasts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Performing screening breast ultrasound after mammography on women with greater than 50% breast density can detect an additional 3.4 cancers or high-risk lesions per 1,000 women screened, according to a large study presented this week at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Washington, DC.
April 17, 2013
SonoSim converts PCs into US trainers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Online medical education provider SonoSim has introduced its SonoSim Personal Solution ultrasound training program.
April 17, 2013
ARRS: Adding patient photos to x-ray images cuts ID errors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Incorporating digital photos of patient faces with their x-ray images can decrease patient identification errors by fivefold, according to research presented this week at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Washington, DC.
April 17, 2013
Researchers launch library of 3D heart models
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the University of Minnesota are using 3D computer models generated from contrast-enhanced CT studies to create a digital anatomical library of human heart specimens.
April 17, 2013
Global x-ray market on the rise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global x-ray market generated $7.5 billion (5.74 billion euros) in revenues in 2011, and is expected to grow at a 4% compound annual growth rate to reach $9.8 billion (7.5 billion euros) in 2018, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research.
April 17, 2013
Cook debuts new embolization coil
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cook Medical has introduced a new fully retractable 0.35-inch embolization coil at this week's annual Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in New Orleans.
April 17, 2013
InSightec reports Medicare billing code for MRgFUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a new billing code for MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment of pain palliation of metastatic bone lesions, and has established a Medicare payment rate for hospital outpatient departments.
April 17, 2013
ARRS: Low-dose CT may produce measurement discrepancies
By Wayne Forrest
WASHINGTON, DC - The use of low-dose CT protocols could produce disturbing discrepancies in measurements of lung nodule and lymph node volumes compared with high-dose scans, according to according a study presented Wednesday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
April 17, 2013
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