Clinical News: Page 1772

Big iron may not be big driver of healthcare costs
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new analysis of growth in healthcare costs at U.S. hospitals found that medical imaging technology accounted for only 5% of the growth in healthcare expenses, an amount that was dwarfed by the increasing cost of medical supplies, according to an article in Health Services Research.
September 16, 2012
Analogic ends Q4, fiscal year with strong results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic reported that it has continued to post strong results for its fourth fiscal quarter, as well as for its full fiscal 2012.
September 13, 2012
GE contributes $33M to R&D center in Wis.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has committed an investment of $32.9 million to build a state-of-the-art research facility in Wisconsin.
September 13, 2012
ASCO BCS: Does breast MRI before surgery really help?
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - Whether preoperative breast MRI contributes to better diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes is one of the most controversial areas in breast imaging. The topic was explored in a discussion on September 13 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium (BCS).
September 13, 2012
Ultralow-cost neonatal ultrasound unit developed in U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An ultrasound scanner costing less than $65 to manufacture and designed for neonatal examinations has been developed by engineers at Newcastle University in the U.K.
September 13, 2012
Carestream updates CR/miniPACS software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has announced that a new version of its Image Suite software, a computed radiography (CR) image acquisition and optional miniPACS, is now available for purchase for delivery in October.
September 13, 2012
Quantum adds Okla. customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has completed the installation of a single-detector digital x-ray system at the Seminole Family Medicine Clinic in Seminole, OK.
September 13, 2012
Agfa debuts DX-D Retrofit detector in North America
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare is now selling its DX-D Retrofit with Musica2, a detector that upgrades x-ray equipment to digital radiography, in North America.
September 13, 2012
Piramal moves ahead with florbetaben PET for Alzheimer's
By Wayne Forrest
Since its acquisition of Bayer Pharma's molecular imaging agent portfolio five months ago, Piramal Imaging has been making steady progress in advancing its PET tracer designed to detect beta-amyloid deposits in the brain, which have been linked to early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
September 13, 2012
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ASCO BCS: Mammography use dropped 5% after USPSTF change
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - Use of screening mammography among women ages 40 to 49 dropped 5% in private health plans after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) changed its guidelines in 2009, according to a study presented on September 13 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium (BCS).
September 12, 2012
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Wayne Forrest
September 12, 2012
SonoSite partners with Soma Access
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound firm SonoSite has signed an agreement with Soma Access Systems to bring that company's AxoTrack needle visualization technology to market on SonoSite ultrasound systems.
September 12, 2012
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