Clinical News: Page 1806

Imaging groups respond to JAMA utilization study
By Erik L. Ridley
Although a study in the June 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reported substantial increases in advanced diagnostic imaging utilization over a 15-year time frame, several imaging organizations have issued statements that emphasize the study's data showing a recent decline in imaging use.
June 11, 2012
Imaging use rises at HMOs; PET/MRI news; radiation error reporting
By Brian Casey
June 11, 2012
Accuray installs 1st TomoHD system in Fla.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray has installed its first TomoHD system at MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, which is part of Orlando Health, a 1,882-bed, community-owned, not-for-profit organization.
June 11, 2012
SNM: PET/CT predicts colorectal cancer outcomes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Careful monitoring of colorectal cancer patients with PET/CT during initial treatment can predict outcomes, potentially improving success rates while reducing treatment costs, Italian researchers reported at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting in Miami Beach, FL.
June 11, 2012
Echo screening detects more rheumatic heart disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Routing screening with echocardiography can find three times as many cases of rheumatic heart disease compared to clinical evaluation, according to a study published in Circulation.
June 11, 2012
SNM: Tc-99m can be produced in cyclotron
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A University of Alberta group has determined that high-quality technetium-99m (Tc-99m) can be produced in commercially viable quantities on a 19-MeV cyclotron.
June 11, 2012
ISRRT: Fear of retaliation may impede radiation error reporting
By Louise Gagnon
TORONTO - While healthcare institutions in the U.S. may point to institutional policies that encourage staff to report errors, radiation therapists and medical dosimetrists surveyed at these institutions say they are concerned about possible retaliation when reporting errors.
June 11, 2012
GE teams with Australians for Alzheimer's R&D
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is collaborating with the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization on a research and development project to improve the understanding of the causes and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
June 11, 2012
Toshiba gets FDA clearance for VeloCT console upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its VeloCT console.
June 11, 2012
EOS adds distributors in Singapore, U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging announced that it has signed an exclusive contract with Singapore-based medical equipment distributor QST Group.
June 11, 2012
SNM: Patch has potential as skin cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A customized patch treatment for basal cell carcinoma completely destroyed facial tumors without surgery or major radiation therapy in 80% of patients studied, according to results presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine annual meeting under way in Miami Beach, FL.
June 11, 2012
JAMA study finds that imaging use is growing even at HMOs
By Kate Madden Yee
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are famous for their ability to cut healthcare costs -- for better or for worse. But not even HMOs were able to curb growth in advanced diagnostic imaging, according to a new study in the June 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
June 11, 2012
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