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PET/MRI at Arab Health; new amyloid PET guidelines; racial disparity in colon cancer treatment
By Brian Casey
January 28, 2013
Philips sales, profit climb in Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare reported a 4% increase in comparable sales in its 2012 fourth quarter, which included low-single-digit growth in its imaging systems and clinical informatics activities.
January 28, 2013
Carestream adds to Novation deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said that group purchasing organization Novation has added the vendor's DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray system to its imaging product portfolio.
January 28, 2013
FDA offers grants for CDRH radiation protection program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will provide grant funds in support of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) 2013 Assuring Radiation Protection program.
January 28, 2013
Blacks treated less, die sooner from advanced colon cancer
By Eric Barnes
When it comes to advanced metastatic colorectal cancer, blacks are less likely to be referred for treatment, less likely to receive it, and more likely to die sooner than whites, according to a study presented on Saturday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
January 28, 2013
MDCT falls short in finding myocardial ischemia
By Wayne Forrest
In a comparison of patients with ischemia detected by SPECT or PET myocardial perfusion imaging, resting electrocardiogram-gated 64-slice MDCT proved "unsuitable" for clinical use, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 28, 2013
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Arab Health: Is PET/MRI really worth the extra cost?
By Philip Ward
DUBAI - Most PET/MR systems cost between $5 million and $7 million U.S., whereas a new generation PET/CT machine with 128 detectors costs between $1.5 million and $2 million U.S. Is PET/MR worth the extra dollars, asks a global expert on hybrid imaging at Arab Health.
January 27, 2013
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Sirtex touts studies at ASCO symposium
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm Sirtex Medical is highlighting the results of a multicenter clinical study presented last week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.
January 27, 2013
Joint task force publishes brain amyloid PET criteria
By Wayne Forrest
A task force assembled by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and the Alzheimer's Association has concluded that brain amyloid PET imaging could potentially help diagnose individuals with cognitive impairment if certain conditions are met.
January 27, 2013
Augmenix gets FDA clearance for tissue marker
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology products developer Augmenix announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its TraceIT tissue marker.
January 27, 2013
Samsung purchases NeuroLogica
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Samsung Electronics America has continued its push to increase its medical equipment presence by acquiring portable scanner developer NeuroLogica.
January 27, 2013
Patients may react negatively to CDS systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Increased use of clinical decision-support (CDS) software leads to greater patient dissatisfaction, according to an article published in the January issue of Medical Decision Making.
January 27, 2013
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