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Lantheus moves to reduce expenses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic agent developer Lantheus Medical Imaging said on March 21 that it is taking steps to cut expenses, such as reducing internal R&D resources and seeking a partner to assist in the final development of one of its most promising PET radiopharmaceuticals.
March 21, 2013
Digisonics promotes Devlin to president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics announced it has promoted James Devlin to president of the company.
March 21, 2013
Managing CT dose is feasible, with a little help from friends
By Kate Madden Yee
In light of heightened public awareness about the need to lower CT radiation dose, more radiology practices are tackling the issue. They can learn from the example of a community hospital in Connecticut, which implemented a successful dose reduction program as described in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
March 21, 2013
DWI-MRI assists proton beam therapy for ocular melanoma
By Wayne Forrest
The ability of diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) to differentiate between ocular melanoma and retinal detachment can help direct the appropriate proton beam therapy for patients, according to a study presented at this month's European Congress of Radiology.
March 21, 2013
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DTI-MRI finds brain changes in Gulf War veterans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI), researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found evidence that veterans who suffer from Gulf War illness have physical changes in their brains not seen in unaffected individuals, according to a study published online March 20 in PLOS One.
March 20, 2013
SalaryScan needs you! And, DBT and PACS; VNAs and $$$
By Brian Casey
March 20, 2013
Konica Minolta scores Tenn. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has taken an order for its AeroDR digital radiography systems for four sports medicine clinics operated by Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics.
March 20, 2013
GE promotes DaTscan study results at AAN meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is touting the results of a randomized study of DaTscan SPECT in adult patients with a diagnosis of possible dementia with Lewy bodies.
March 20, 2013
Piramal's florbetaben PET agent to be reviewed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Piramal Imaging said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency have accepted the company's applications for review of its florbetaben investigational PET amyloid imaging agent.
March 20, 2013
House makes progress on helium supply bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation that would stabilize the U.S. supply of helium, used to cool MRI magnets, took a step forward this week with the advancement of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
March 20, 2013
FDA clears iCAD's cervical applicator for Xoft Axxent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection and radiation therapy firm iCAD has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new cervical applicator for use with the Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system.
March 20, 2013
Automated postprocessing tools improve cardiac MR scans
By Erik L. Ridley
Several image postprocessing methods are up for the task of assessing myocardial scar tissue from late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MR exams, according to a multicenter study presented at the recent Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance meeting.
March 20, 2013
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