Clinical News: Page 1773

European panel confirms value of breast screening
By Philip Ward
After a steady flow of skeptical reports over recent months, a new review of breast cancer screening services in Europe has concluded the benefits in terms of lives saved outweigh the harms caused by overdiagnosis, with screening mammography cutting breast cancer deaths by as much as half.
September 12, 2012
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ASNC: U.S. cardiologists using less imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. cardiologists are seeing more patients than ever before, yet on average they are performing fewer advanced nuclear imaging tests on those patients, according to a new report from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC).
September 12, 2012
Some imaging studies not needed for breast cancer metastasis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The routine use of bone scans, liver ultrasound, and chest radiography in the staging evaluation of primary breast cancer patients is of little value in detecting metastatic disease in women with clinical stage I and II cancers, according to an abstract to be presented at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco.
September 12, 2012
Cephasonics signs Japanese distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology and subsystems provider Cephasonics has signed a distribution agreement with Altima, a Japanese electronics distributor, the company said.
September 12, 2012
Large 3D imaging lab runs a high volume with efficiency
By Cynthia E. Keen
NEW YORK CITY - There aren't many hospitals that have 3D imaging services the size of the lab at Massachusetts General Hospital. Director Gordon Harris, PhD, described the lab's operation and its teleradiology 3D service at this week's New York Medical Imaging Informatics Symposium.
September 12, 2012
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Contrast agent 5-year sales forecast looks positive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The market for contrast agents and radiopharmaceuticals is expected to grow over the next few years, with much of that growth coming from MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine, according to a new report published by Kalorama Information.
September 12, 2012
Interventional radiology gets specialty status
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology is lauding the decision by the American Board of Medical Specialties to make interventional radiology a primary medical specialty.
September 12, 2012
FDA clears C-11 choline PET for prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the production and use of PET radiopharmaceutical carbon-11 (C-11) choline injection to detect recurrent prostate cancer, the agency announced.
September 11, 2012
UMG/Del adds new international sales director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography vendor UMG/Del Medical said it has appointed a new director of international sales.
September 11, 2012
Elekta wins Brazilian install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta announced it has won a contract with a Brazilian hospital for its therapy and planning systems.
September 11, 2012
Carestream updates Image Suite software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it has begun taking orders for the updated version of its Carestream Image Suite software, which offers computed radiography-based image acquisition and an optional mini-PACS module.
September 11, 2012
Siegel: PACS should be smarter than a 5th-grader
By Cynthia E. Keen
NEW YORK CITY - PACS technology may have revolutionized the way radiology departments operate, but it isn't very smart. It's high time that new PACS applications incorporate artificial intelligence, Dr. Eliot Siegel told attendees at the New York Medical Imaging Informatics Symposium.
September 11, 2012
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