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CT of 154-year-old brain injury offers lessons for today
By Eric Barnes
Railroad supervisor Phineas Gage suffered a terrible accident in 1848 when an explosion drove a metal rod though his left cheek and out the top of his head. But Gage didn't die from the accident, and his case now offers valuable insight into brain function, according to an article in PLoS One.
May 16, 2012
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Vendor-neutral archive use in PACS projected to surge
By Erik L. Ridley
While only 5.4% of the 1.4 billion new radiology studies captured by PACS worldwide were stored by vendor-neutral archives (VNAs) in 2011, VNAs are projected to store 31% of new studies worldwide by 2016, according to a new report from market research firm InMedica.
May 16, 2012
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Agfa launches worldwide R&D facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has opened a worldwide R&D facility and global data center in Waterloo, Ontario.
May 16, 2012
Radiation dose from cumulative CT scans can add up
By Kate Madden Yee
While it's great to focus on reducing the radiation dose that patients receive from individual CT scans, radiologists shouldn't overlook the need to monitor cumulative dose in patients who are scanned multiple times, according to researchers from Pennsylvania.
May 16, 2012
AG Mednet launches clinical trial QA software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging exchange network AG Mednet has launched software designed to reduce errors in imaging-related clinical trials.
May 16, 2012
QA records shed light on radiotherapy patient errors
By Jacqueline Hewett
The computerization of radiation therapy planning and treatment can be a double-edged sword, both reducing and increasing the risk of errors. But computerization does make treatment safer, according to a 10-year analysis of errors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
May 16, 2012
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Sand scanners: Austrian-led team delivers quality in the desert
By Nick Walshe
An oasis in the Arabian Desert was an unlikely place for an Austrian radiologist to be offered the most extraordinary opportunity of his career. But as European radiologists worry about job security, Dr. Michael Fuchsjäger and his multinational team's story shows how the best professional opportunities may lie a long way from home.
May 15, 2012
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Quantum nabs Mo. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has won an installation of its Q-Rad-Digital DRX Series radiographic system at a hospital in Missouri.
May 15, 2012
Regional woes hurt IDC's Q2 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Revenue shortfalls from the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions adversely affected results for digital radiography vendor Imaging Dynamics (IDC) in the first quarter (end-March 31).
May 15, 2012
MRI shows white-matter lesions growing before onset of MCI
By Wayne Forrest
MR images can show the growth of white-matter lesions in the brains of older people as early as 10 years before the onset of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a study by Oregon researchers.
May 15, 2012
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Study to use MRI on football players' brains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers have recruited 50 veterans of the National Football League (NFL) to undergo different MRI techniques to determine the long-term effects of repeated hits to the head.
May 14, 2012
Fonar posts healthy Q3 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Increased revenues from its imaging center management business propelled MRI vendor Fonar to double-digit growth in the company's third fiscal quarter (end-March 31).
May 14, 2012
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