Clinical News: Page 1703

New technologies drive Medicare breast screening costs higher
By Cynthia E. Keen
Medicare costs for breast screening are being driven higher by new technologies such as digital mammography and computer-aided detection, which are being adopted in spite of limited data on their effectiveness, according to a study published on Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
January 6, 2013
BSD Medical nets Fla. sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hyperthermia and ablation system developer BSD Medical has sold a BSD-500 hyperthermia system to mobile radiation therapy center Horizon Medical Services of Tamarac, FL.
January 6, 2013
EOS Imaging adds NY orthopedic hospital as client
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging said it has installed its EOS full-body imaging system at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
January 6, 2013
Toshiba, AHRA announce grant recipients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and AHRA have named the seven recipients of their fifth annual Putting Patients First grant program.
January 6, 2013
iCAD receives nod from FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD said it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform (AMP) software with digital CAD, to be used with Philips Healthcare's MicroDose full-field digital mammography system.
January 6, 2013
Use of ultrasound to guide central venous catheters lags
By Erik L. Ridley
Despite compelling clinical evidence and recommendations from a number of organizations, utilization of ultrasound to guide placement of central venous catheters still remains low, according to a recent presentation.
January 6, 2013
Concord Medical buys stake in proton center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hospital management provider Concord Medical Services Holdings said it has acquired a 19.98% interest in the MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center at the University of Texas.
January 3, 2013
Familiarity with hospital improves teleradiology reading
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists providing teleradiology services perform better for a particular hospital when they have experience reading that hospital's images, concludes a new study in the journal Organization Science.
January 3, 2013
FluoroPharma to test PET agent at MGH
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer FluoroPharma Medical said that a phase II trial of its F-18 tetraphenylphosphonium (TPP) BFPET agent for measuring cardiovascular blood flow will be performed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
January 3, 2013
Don't redo CT for mild head trauma if patient is stable
By Eric Barnes
An initial CT exam after mild head trauma is a good idea because it can show bleeding in the brain. Repeating the scan, however, is unlikely to yield additional benefits or change management if the patient is stable, according to a new study in the January issue of Neurosurgery.
January 3, 2013
Hologic sells Lifecodes to Immucor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Lifecodes business unit to Immucor.
January 3, 2013
Practice of Ultrasound: Part 9 -- Image quality
By Dr. Jason Birnholz
AuntMinnie.com presents the ninth in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, one of the pioneers of this modality. In this installment, he illustrates why everything depends on image quality.
January 3, 2013
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