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Postmortem CT shows cause of death after acute chest pain
By Eric Barnes
Postmortem CT angiography combined with image-guided biopsy can nearly always determine the cause of death in patients who succumb after acute chest pain, a question that has often gone unanswered, according to a Swiss study published in Radiology.
June 14, 2012
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
June 13, 2012
ISCT video stream starts Sunday; more news from SNMMI 2012
By Brian Casey
June 13, 2012
Integrated Diagnostics creates PET probe unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Integrated Diagnostics has launched InDi Imaging, an operating division designed to create a new generation of PET imaging probes using the company's protein-catalyzed capture agent technology.
June 13, 2012
Philips introduces iDose4 Premium Package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has introduced its new iDose4 Premium Package, which features iDose4 iterative reconstruction technique and metal artifact reduction for large orthopedic implants (O-MAR), both designed to enhance image quality.
June 13, 2012
Elekta gets FDA nod for Agility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Agility, a beam-shaping device integrated into the head of a linear accelerator.
June 13, 2012
ATA advises thyroid collars not needed for mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thyroid collars are not need for mammograms, according to new guidelines on minimizing radiation dose issued on June 13 by the American Thyroid Association (ATA). However, the association advised a number of other steps to minimize unnecessary exposure to radiation from medical and dental imaging procedures, such as the use of collars for dental x-rays.
June 13, 2012
VentriPoint adds Mayo Clinic to clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Echocardiography technology developer VentriPoint said that the Mayo Clinic will participate in a multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the firm's VMS ultrasound diagnostic tool in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
June 13, 2012
SNM: Lower FDG dose is possible with little image degradation
By Wayne Forrest
MIAMI BEACH, FL - FDG dose can be reduced by 50% in PET scans without adversely affecting diagnostic performance, even with shorter acquisition times, according to a study presented this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting.
June 13, 2012
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ACS reports 13.7M cancer survivors in U.S.
By Cynthia E. Keen
The American Cancer Society (ACS), working in collaboration with the U.S. National Cancer Institute, has published its first report surveying cancer survivorship in the U.S., estimating that 13.7 million cancer patients have survived their disease.
June 13, 2012
Imaging groups form global organization
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging industry trade organizations have joined forces to form an international body that includes representatives from Europe, Japan, Canada, and the U.S.
June 12, 2012
WHO guidelines to diagnose childhood pneumonia criticized
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for diagnosing radiographic pneumonia were ineffective for screening young children admitted to the emergency department at Children's Hospital Boston, according to a study in the June issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
June 12, 2012
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