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GE installs new hybrid OR at St. Luke's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem, PA, is the first U.S. site to install GE Healthcare's Discovery IGS 730 Hybrid Operating Room (OR), an interventional suite that combines surgery with advanced imaging.
November 18, 2012
Three Palm, Planmed partner on mammo station
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Three Palm Software and mammography vendor Planmed have joined in a partnership in which Planmed will offer Three Palm's breast imaging workstation as part of its digital mammography portfolio.
November 18, 2012
Siemens to launch new Artis Q angio line at RSNA
By Brian Casey
Siemens Healthcare is planning to launch a new line of premium angiography systems, called Artis Q, at the upcoming RSNA meeting in Chicago. The new line includes enhancements in detector design, guidance technology, and x-ray tube instrumentation.
November 18, 2012
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CT procedure volume falls, except for emergency use
By Eric Barnes
After decades of rising CT utilization, U.S. doctors appear to have finally hit the pause button -- and even the reverse button -- reducing their use of CT scans in every setting except emergency radiology, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 18, 2012
Study: Obamacare to boost mammo demand
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study found that implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, widely known as Obamacare, could boost demand for mammography screening by half a million women per year or more in 2014.
November 15, 2012
Fonar logs flat Q1 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI firm Fonar's financial results were flat in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same quarter last year, but the firm maintained its recent profitability streak.
November 15, 2012
Polymers could ease brachytherapy seed delivery
By Cynthia E. Keen
Surgical implantation and removal of radioactive seeds is required for brachytherapy cancer treatment. Use of polymers may eliminate the need for this invasive procedure when treating solid tumors, according to data published in the November 15 issue of Cancer Research.
November 15, 2012
International survey shows increase in healthcare IT utilization
By Cynthia E. Keen
Primary care physicians around the world have been investing in health information technology, a 10-country survey sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund has found. Changes in health system performance will be critical to healthcare reform, according to the findings published in Health Affairs.
November 15, 2012
Matakina updates Volpara density software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast density software company Matakina International has launched Volpara imaging software 1.5.7, which expands the number of digital mammography systems on which the software can be used for breast density measurements.
November 15, 2012
GE's Freedom CT nets Health Canada OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received clearance from Health Canada for its new cardiac imaging platform, Discovery CT750 HD Freedom Edition.
November 15, 2012
UMRi, DDD-Diagnostic sign distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Universal Medical Resources (UMRi) has signed an agreement to be the exclusive distributor for the new Quantum Cam gamma camera from Danish nuclear medicine firm DDD-Diagnostic.
November 15, 2012
New 'LUNG-RADS' scheme sorts out screening results
By Eric Barnes
Thursday, November 29 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSQ10-08 | Room S403AA new "LUNG-RADS" system for lung cancer screening with CT aims to standardize the reporting of findings, both pulmonary and extrapulmonary, according to researchers from the Lahey Institute in Burlington, MA, who developed the system late last year.
November 15, 2012
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