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MedPro signs Carr
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound dealer MedPro Imaging has hired 30-year imaging industry veteran James Carr as director of service and operations.
February 5, 2013
Breast cancer diagnosis, survival rates low in rural India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women in developed countries survive approximately 10 years longer after a breast cancer diagnosis than women in poor-to-middle-income countries, suggests a study conducted in rural India and published in the Global Science and Technology Forum's Journal of BioSciences.
February 5, 2013
Guidelines address nonsurgical stroke intervention
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology and several other medical societies have teamed to release new guidelines for interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
February 5, 2013
Ultrasound CAD aids in characterizing breast lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can improve reader accuracy and diagnostic confidence for distinguishing between benign and malignant breast lesions, according to Japanese researchers.
February 5, 2013
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Accelerated RT with boost works well for breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Accelerated whole-breast radiation therapy (RT), which shortens radiation treatment duration by half, is proved to be as effective as conventional therapy for early-stage breast cancer patients. Whether a concomitant boost is needed remains a subject of debate among radiation oncologists due to the overall treatment's potential toxicity.
February 5, 2013
fMRI predicts response to depression treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An increase in activity at the back of the brain, as shown by functional MRI (fMRI), while the brain processes emotional information may help predict whether depressed patients will respond to an experimental rapid-acting antidepressant, according to a study published online January 30 in JAMA Psychiatry.
February 4, 2013
Mammo screening redux; CT cancer risk; PiB-PET finds cardiac amyloid plaque
By Brian Casey
February 4, 2013
Toshiba lands large ultrasound order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed 16 Aplio 300 ultrasound systems at the Oregon Institute of Technology.
February 4, 2013
Accuray reports 1st patient treated with CyberKnife M6
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray said that the first patient worldwide has been treated with its new CyberKnife M6 system.
February 4, 2013
Neusoft to buy out Philips share of joint venture
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chinese medical equipment manufacturer Neusoft Medical Systems has inked a term sheet to acquire the 51% stake held by Philips in their Philips Neusoft Medical Systems joint venture.
February 4, 2013
Study finds biennial mammograms just fine for older women
By Kate Madden Yee
Screening mammography every two years for women ages 66 to 89 is just as beneficial as annual screening exams, regardless of whether the women have comorbidities. What's more, less frequent screening reduces false-positive rates by 19 percentage points, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
February 4, 2013
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GE launches cardiac MRI analysis software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has launched two new software packages for advanced analysis of cardiovascular MRI images: CardiacVX and MR VesselIQ Xpress.
February 4, 2013
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