Clinical News: Page 1798

PiB, FDG-PET change diagnosis for dementia patients

By Wayne Forrest

A new study by Dutch researchers adds evidence that PET imaging with carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) and FDG can lead to early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and differentiate between specific dementias, especially when previous diagnostic certainty is low.

July 19, 2012

ASTRO publishes radiation safety guide

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has published a new guide that details minimum recommended guidelines for radiation oncology practices.

July 18, 2012

Carestream rolls out Vita XE CR system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has launched a new tabletop computed radiography (CR) system, Vita XE CR, worldwide.

July 18, 2012

GE's cardiac CT platform nets FDA clearance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new cardiac imaging platform, the Discovery CT750 HD Freedom Edition.

July 18, 2012

Apps or Web? Options abound for mobile devices in imaging

By Erik L. Ridley

Mobile devices open up a whole new opportunity to utilize medical images, but institutions have choices to make on how to implement this exciting new technology. Options such as native apps or Web-based viewers based on HTML5 each come with their pros and cons.

July 18, 2012

Crux gets FDA nod for inferior vena cava filter

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Crux Biomedical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its inferior vena cava filter with bidirectional retrieval.

July 18, 2012