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Bracco names new CEO for U.S. subsidiary
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian contrast developer Bracco Imaging has hired Vittorio Puppo as the new CEO for its U.S. subsidiary Bracco Diagnostics, replacing Carlo Medici, who has left the company.
March 14, 2013
Toshiba plans South Korean subsidiary
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems announced it is establishing a wholly owned subsidiary in South Korea next month by acquiring 70% of the stock of TI Medical Systems of Seoul, the firm's joint venture with RIS/PACS company Infinitt Healthcare.
March 14, 2013
Mammography debate is the most recent in a tumultuous history
By Kate Madden Yee
What are the roots of the present-day mammography debate? In an excerpt from his book on the history of mammography, radiologist Dr. Handel Reynolds explains the origins of the idea that early cancer detection could save women's lives, as well as how it has affected the use of mammography as a screening tool.
March 14, 2013
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Analogic completes Ultrasonix purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic has completed its acquisition of ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical and is demonstrating the company's products at this week's European Association of Urology congress in Milan.
March 13, 2013
CMS to loosen strings on oncology PET payments
By Brian Casey
In a move that should make PET reimbursement easier for most oncology applications, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week proposed removing its longstanding requirement that FDG-PET scans of patients with solid tumors be reported to a national data registry.
March 13, 2013
PETNet grows Amyvid distribution network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare subsidiary PETNet Solutions has expanded its U.S. manufacturing and distribution network for Eli Lilly's PET tracer Amyvid (florbetapir) to a total of 17 metropolitan areas.
March 13, 2013
Stony Brook nets funds for cardiovascular imaging chair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stony Brook Medicine plans to establish a new advanced cardiovascular imaging position as a result of a $750,000 pledge from Charles Gargano, former U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.
March 13, 2013
NEJM: RT boosts heart disease risk in breast cancer patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiation therapy (RT) has played a key role in reducing breast cancer mortality rates, but even at low doses it can increase a woman's risk of heart disease, according to new research published on March 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
March 13, 2013
ASTRO supports proton therapy for prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a statement supporting the use of proton beam therapy to treat prostate cancer as long as patients are enrolled in clinical trials or within prospective registries.
March 13, 2013
zSpace, EchoPixel partner on virtual holography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
zSpace and EchoPixel are collaborating on a clinical protocol for colon cancer detection based on virtual holography technology, the companies said.
March 13, 2013
GE launches DoseMap at ACC show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare used this month's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting to launch a new software application designed to help interventional cardiologists monitor radiation dose when using GE's angiography systems for interventional applications.
March 13, 2013
Iodixanol produces less patient discomfort than iopamidol
By James Brice
A head-to-head comparison of contrast media for coronary CT angiography showed that patients experienced less discomfort after intravenous administration of iodixanol than with iopamidol, according to results presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
March 13, 2013
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