Clinical News: Page 1702

Study shows DBT plus mammo finds 40% more invasive cancers
By Kate Madden Yee
In one of the first large-scale studies of its kind, Norwegian researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in combination with conventional digital mammography detects 40% more invasive cancers and decreases false-positive rates by 15%.
January 8, 2013
Viztek reaches DR milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek said that it sold more than 900 digital radiography (DR) panels in 2012. The orders included more than 150 complete DR rooms, according to the vendor.
January 8, 2013
IAC awards 2013 research grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) has announced the grant recipients for its inaugural 2013 Research Award Program.
January 8, 2013
Napkin-ring sign at CT shows vulnerable plaque
By Eric Barnes
CT appears to have a useful way of demonstrating the noncalcified lipid-rich plaques that are at risk of rupturing -- at least the larger ones, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
January 8, 2013
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Money and mammography; what is PQRS, and why should you care? And, inpatient imaging
By Brian Casey
January 7, 2013
Cancer death rates continue decline in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Overall cancer death rates in the U.S. are continuing a slow decline that began in the early 1990s, according to an annual report of cancer incidence and death rate statistics, published this week. The reduction in annual deaths from cancer is applicable to men, women, and children of all major racial and ethnic groups.
January 7, 2013
Analogic bids for Ultrasonix
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With an eye on expanding its ultrasound direct business into the point-of-care market, medical imaging firm Analogic has inked a deal to purchase ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical for $83 million in cash.
January 7, 2013
GE files applications for F-18 flutemetamol
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency have accepted applications from GE Healthcare for review of its investigational F-18 flutemetamol PET amyloid imaging agent.
January 7, 2013
Use of imaging in inpatient setting lags overall growth
By Kate Madden Yee
Use of noninvasive diagnostic imaging in the hospital inpatient setting lagged overall imaging growth from 2000 to 2010, and the share of imaging being done on an inpatient basis dropped from 32% to 25%, said Dr. Vijay Rao from Thomas Jefferson University.
January 7, 2013
U.S. equipment service market to remain flat
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. market for diagnostic imaging equipment servicing is expected to remain flat, growing at a rate of one-half of 1% per year for the next five years, according to a new report from market research firm Millennium Research Group.
January 7, 2013
AngioDynamics makes 1st Ill. NanoKnife sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics announced that Cancer Treatment Centers of America's Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion has acquired a NanoKnife surgical ablation system.
January 7, 2013
FDA gives OK to Elekta Mosaiq software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta announced that Mosaiq Evaluate, a toolset that integrates radiation therapy treatment planning features into its Mosaiq oncology information system, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
January 7, 2013
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