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WSJ: 'Fiscal cliff' payment change benefits Varian

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An unanticipated provision in the congressional budget bill addressing the U.S. "fiscal cliff" included a financial and competitive advantage for radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems, according to a Wall Street Journal article published on January 28.

January 31, 2013

AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider

By Cynthia E. Keen

January 31, 2013

MITA backs coverage for beta-amyloid PET

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is encouraging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to consider diagnostic end points as the basis for its coverage of beta-amyloid imaging.

January 31, 2013

Digirad nets additional FDA clearance for ergo

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine firm Digirad has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for new applications on its ergo imaging general-purpose nuclear medicine camera.

January 31, 2013

CT features help predict resolving, nonresolving lung nodules

By Eric Barnes

CT can't precisely distinguish resolving from persistent and potentially malignant lung nodules at the first scan, but it does reveal the probabilities associated with different nodule characteristics, Dutch radiologists have found.

January 31, 2013

USB-powered displays upgrade laptop to mobile workstation

By Erik L. Ridley

While laptops have the computing power to support image viewing, their small displays can limit their utility. However, two portable and lightweight USB-powered monitors can be used to convert a laptop into a three-headed mobile workstation, according to radiologists from Kentucky.

January 31, 2013

VIP guest makes surprise visit to Arab Health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

DUBAI - The ruler of Dubai, Vice President, and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, visited the Arab Health meeting on Tuesday. Accompanied by Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Dubai Deputy Ruler Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mohammed toured the exhibition.

January 30, 2013

2nd-generation CT unit slashes CCTA radiation dose

By Erik L. Ridley

A second-generation 320-detector-row CT scanner can significantly lower radiation dose during coronary CT angiography (CCTA) procedures while maintaining a high level of image quality, according to research published online in Radiology.

January 30, 2013

2010 CCTA appropriateness criteria yield mixed results

By Erik L. Ridley

While the 2010 cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) appropriateness criteria reduced the number of not classifiable patients compared to the 2006 criteria, interobserver variability is still a problem in CCTA, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have concluded.

January 30, 2013

Agfa secures South African supply deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has signed an agreement with medical product distribution company Kunene Health Care to supply and distribute all of Agfa's products in South Africa.

January 30, 2013

Carestream expands patent portfolio

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health said it was awarded 43 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2012 for radiology imaging, healthcare IT, dental imaging, and other areas.

January 30, 2013

Fuji launches wireless DR cassette device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has released FDR D-Evo plus C35i, a wireless digital radiography (DR) cassette system featuring a cesium iodide scintillator and irradiation side sampling technology.

January 30, 2013

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