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Raising threshold for positive lung cancer screen cuts workups
By Eric Barnes
How big should a lung nodule be before it can be considered worthy of diagnostic workup? It's not just an academic question, as it plays into the growing debate over the clinical value and cost-effectiveness of CT lung cancer screening, according to a study published online February 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
February 17, 2013
Adult survivors of pediatric cancer risk pulmonary hypertension
By Cynthia E. Keen
Pediatric cancer survivors who live to middle age may be in danger of developing pulmonary hypertension if their treatment included radiation therapy, according to an article published online January 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
February 17, 2013
Fuji expands DR options with new cassette tray
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems said it has introduced a new cassette tray option for its FDR AcSelerate digital radiography (DR) system that offers a wider range of exposure positions.
February 14, 2013
Wis. invests in molecular imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has proposed a $3.75 million state taxpayer investment in the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center to accelerate the development of and access to molecular imaging technology.
February 14, 2013
FDA OKs Medtronic pacemaker for MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Medtronic has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Advisa MRI SureScan pacemaker.
February 14, 2013
Naviscan takes orders from Japan, Thailand
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has received an order for two positron emission mammography (PEM) scanners through its Japanese distributor SCETI, along with an order for one PEM system from Asras Medical, its distributor in Thailand.
February 14, 2013
FDA panel OK's NDA for Guerbet's Dotarem
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Guerbet has received a unanimous recommendation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee that the agency approve the company's new drug application (NDA) for MRI contrast agent Dotarem for use in adults and children 2 years and older.
February 14, 2013
Fonar's Q2 results hold steady
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Overall revenue and profit remained stable for MRI firm Fonar in the second quarter of its 2013 fiscal year.
February 14, 2013
Stanford team develops Web-based PACS research software
By Erik L. Ridley
Dissatisfied with their clinical PACS software, two radiology residents and a radiology attending physician at Stanford University decided to do something about it. Working nights and weekends, they developed ClariPACS, a Web-based PACS application designed for research and education purposes.
February 14, 2013
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Is radiology losing its grip on compact ultrasound? Part 1
By Erik L. Ridley
Is the widespread adoption of compact ultrasound systems by other medical specialties undermining radiology's control of this modality? And if so, does anyone in radiology care? AuntMinnie.com explores these questions in a two-part series.
February 14, 2013
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Rad residency program to close; lessons of French radiation scandal; rectal cancer
By Brian Casey
February 13, 2013
Imaging shows toll of vascular brain injury
By Wayne Forrest
MR and PET images show that vascular brain injury from conditions such as high blood pressure and stroke has a considerably greater influence on cognitive impairment among nondemented older people than beta-amyloid plaque deposits, according to a study published online February 11 in JAMA Neurology.
February 13, 2013
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