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GE, Affibody to develop PET imaging agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Swedish biopharmaceutical company Affibody are collaborating on the development of a HER2-targeted PET imaging agent for patients with breast or gastric cancer.
June 4, 2012
CT's growth rate slows, but users remain optimistic
By James Brice
The growth rate for CT procedure volume has slowed markedly from the double-digit pace of a decade ago, but use of the modality is still growing, and CT users are generally optimistic, according to a new market research report from IMV Medical Information Division.
June 4, 2012
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ASCO: Patient income affects trial enrollment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The lower their income, the less likely patients are to participate in cancer clinical trials, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, currently under way in Chicago.
June 3, 2012
ASCO: Childhood radiation therapy boosts breast cancer risk
By Cynthia E. Keen
Women who had radiation therapy for childhood cancers have an elevated risk of breast cancer later in life, similar to that of women with BRCA mutations, according to a study presented on Monday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago.
June 3, 2012
IRadimed wins Novation contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI accessories company IRadimed has been awarded a three-year, single-source contract from healthcare supply contracting company Novation for its MRidium MRI infusion systems.
June 3, 2012
ASCO: Sirtex touts colorectal cancer study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sirtex Medical is promoting a study of the use of its microspheres for treating patients with unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases. Results were presented on Monday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting being held in Chicago.
June 3, 2012
Philips adds wireless sharing to mobile DR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare said it has made wireless portable detector sharing functionality available on its static and mobile digital radiography and radiography/fluoroscopy equipment.
May 31, 2012
Sectra integrates with MRS7
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm Sectra has inked a deal with Mammography Reporting System (MRS) to distribute the company's MRS7 mammography tracking and reporting system integrated with Sectra's Breast Imaging PACS multimodality workstation software.
May 31, 2012
Lilly, Avid launch Amyvid in select U.S. markets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eli Lilly and wholly owned subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals said that the Amyvid PET imaging agent for Alzheimer's disease is now available in markets surrounding 16 manufacturing sites in the U.S.
May 31, 2012
3T breast MRI good for imaging spiculated masses
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast MRI at the 3-tesla field strength performs better than 1.5-tesla MRI in visualizing spiculated masses previously identified using mammography, with sagittal-view protocols offering the best performance, researchers reported in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 31, 2012
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Beta-carotene safe for prostate cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The antioxidant supplement beta-carotene is safe to use during radiation therapy treatments for prostate cancer, according to a study published in the May issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
May 31, 2012
Emergency departments reserve CT for complex cases
By Eric Barnes
The vast majority of CT exams of the abdomen and pelvis in U.S. emergency departments are ordered for clinically complex cases, suggesting that fears of CT overuse in simple clinical cases are largely unsupported, according to a study in the June Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 31, 2012
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