Clinical News: Page 1776

China could become 20% of world ultrasound market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Substantial investment in healthcare could increase China's share of the global ultrasound market to 20% by 2016, according to a new study from market research firm InMedica.

August 19, 2012

Iterative reconstruction cuts CT dose for urinary stone disease

By Eric Barnes

Iterative reconstruction allows steep CT radiation dose reductions in urolithiasis imaging without loss of image quality or diagnostic confidence, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital have found. The results may help allay fears of potentially excessive radiation in these oft-repeated scans.

August 19, 2012

ASRT launches online breast imaging series

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has launched Breast Imaging Basics, a new online breast imaging educational series.

August 16, 2012

Acertara upgrades US testing device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound acoustic measurement and testing firm Acertara Acoustic Laboratories has upgraded its Artis time-delay spectrometry (TDS) ultrasonic test device to be able to quantitatively assess the receive sensitivity of ultrasound transducers used in photoacoustic imaging.

August 16, 2012

Adding ultrasound boosts radiotherapy for prostate cancer

By Tami Freeman

Combining pulsed nonthermal focused ultrasound with radiotherapy could increase the efficacy of prostate cancer treatment, according to a presentation at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting held in Charlotte, NC, earlier this month.

August 16, 2012

Sirtex Medical expands U.S. operations

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Liver cancer therapy company Sirtex Medical said it's expanding its operations in the U.S. by boosting sales, marketing, and functional support staff at its Massachusetts headquarters and in regional offices across the country.

August 15, 2012