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Samsung forms medical equipment division

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Samsung Electronics America announced the creation of Samsung Health & Medical Equipment. By expanding its presence in the medical equipment industry, Samsung aims to become a global healthcare leader by bringing together its expertise in electronics and information technologies.

November 27, 2012

Errors in reports are a 'sleeping giant of a problem'

By Rebekah Moan

CHICAGO - Errors due to voice recognition software are a "sleeping giant of a problem," a radiologist said during a question and answer session at RSNA on Tuesday afternoon. In any one line of his dictation, there's a 52% chance there will be an error, he added.

November 27, 2012

Adding a radiologist improves rad therapy treatment planning

By Cynthia E. Keen

CHICAGO - Having a consultant diagnostic radiologist as a member of a radiation oncology treatment planning team can help improve the accuracy and appropriateness of radiotherapy for cancer patients, according to study results presented on Tuesday at the RSNA annual meeting.

November 27, 2012

Gamma Medica debuts LumaGuide biopsy device at RSNA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma Medica has added the LumaGuide breast biopsy package to its LumaGem molecular breast imaging (MBI) system, and is showing it as a work-in-progress at the 2012 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 27, 2012

Riverain touts bone suppression, CAD software studies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Riverain Technologies is highlighting three studies presented at the 2012 RSNA meeting in Chicago that showed that its digital bone suppression and CAD software improve the detection of lung nodules.

November 27, 2012

Low-dose mammo, wireless US probe, 3T MRI pace Siemens at RSNA

By Wayne Forrest, Brian Casey

CHICAGO - A new digital mammography system with lower radiation dose, a wireless ultrasound probe, a 3-tesla MRI scanner designed for high-performance clinical and research work, and a new line of angiography systems are among the highlights in the RSNA 2012 booth of Siemens Healthcare.

November 27, 2012

Study shows PET/CT lights up 'chemo brain' regions

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - Researchers utilizing F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging have found that women who express "chemo brain" symptomology appear to have sharply reduced glucose metabolism in critical areas of the brain. Results from the study were presented on Tuesday at the RSNA meeting.

November 27, 2012

Low-dose MBI as effective as mammo in screening dense breasts

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Low-dose molecular breast imaging (MBI) can outperform screening mammography to detect cancer in women with dense breasts, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the annual RSNA meeting.

November 27, 2012

Radiologists should eye scans for clues to elder abuse

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - The under-the-radar problem of physical abuse of the elderly can be countered by radiologists who observe certain patterns of head and neck injuries, subdural hematomas, and the social context surrounding these cases, researchers reported at RSNA 2012.

November 27, 2012

CT dose reduction, PET/MRI pace Philips RSNA news

By Cynthia E. Keen, Brian Casey

CHICAGO - New developments in CT dose reduction, an expansion of its digital MRI architecture, and new enhancements in PET/MRI are pacing product news in the RSNA 2012 booth of Philips Healthcare.

November 27, 2012

iCAD launches new VersaVue software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD launched the latest version of its VersaVue MR image analysis software at the 2012 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 26, 2012

Bracco issues recall of Isovue prefilled syringes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bracco Diagnostics has issued a voluntary recall of nine lots of Isovue (iopamidol injection) prefilled power injector syringes.

November 26, 2012

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