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FDA: Airport scanners pose low health risks
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Full-body scanners used in airports and court buildings pose very little health risk, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
November 4, 2010
Ultrasound sufficient for evaluating pediatric appendicitis
By Erik L. Ridley
Point-of-care ultrasound conducted by emergency medicine physicians may be a useful screening tool for evaluating acute appendicitis in children, according to research from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey.
November 4, 2010
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
November 3, 2010
FDA approves Carestream CR FFDM system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its high-resolution computed radiography (CR) full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
November 3, 2010
Philips wins Fla. x-ray install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has won an installation of its Ambient Experience x-ray environment at a Florida hospital.
November 3, 2010
Imix signs new distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography (DR) vendor Imix Americas has signed Shultz Technologies (STC Medical) to distribute its line of DR products.
November 3, 2010
NLST results show drop in lung cancer deaths with CT screening
By Eric Barnes
Low-dose CT screening for lung cancer cuts lung cancer deaths by more than 20%, the U.S. National Cancer Institute announced in its release of early results from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST).
November 3, 2010
FDA eases rules on digital mammography devices
November 3, 2010
FDA eases rules on digital mammography devices
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has downgraded the classification of full-field digital mammography devices from high risk to medium risk, making it easier for companies to bring the technology to market, the agency announced.
November 3, 2010
GE inks consulting deal with West Physics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has signed an exclusive agreement with West Physics Consulting of Atlanta to provide accreditation support services for GE's MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, and PET customers seeking accreditation from the American College of Radiology.
November 3, 2010
CMS proposes decrease in HOPD fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed that Medicare beneficiaries see a decrease in out-of-pocket costs for services from hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) in calendar year 2011.
November 3, 2010
CT for Africa; redesigning your PACS reading room
By Brian Casey
November 3, 2010
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