Clinical News: Page 2109

GE gets FDA nod for new Vivid E9
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for the latest version of its Vivid E9 cardiovascular ultrasound system.
October 31, 2010
New cardiac CT guidelines expand use for low-risk patients
By Eric Barnes
New guidelines published on the appropriate use of coronary CT angiography generally recommend broader use in low- and intermediate-risk patients, while discouraging use in high-risk patients or for multiple coronary calcium exams.
October 31, 2010
Philips, Electron install Russian CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and x-ray equipment and software developer Electron have installed the first Russian-made CT scanner for the Russian healthcare market.
October 31, 2010
Community facilities follow breast MRI rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An overwhelming majority of facilities in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) performing breast MRI in the U.S. are compliant with technical guidelines for use of the modality, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 31, 2010
U.K. DBT trial set to commence
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers in the U.K. are preparing to launch a 1.6 million pound ($2.6 million U.S.) trial to determine the efficacy of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to screen for breast cancer.
October 31, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
October 31, 2010
High breast density linked to cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women with dense breasts and no lobular involution are at a higher risk for developing breast cancer than those with nondense breasts and complete involution, according to a study published online October 29 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
October 28, 2010
Quantum takes order from Nova Scotia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has installed a digital radiography room at Valley Regional Hospital of the Annapolis Valley District Health Authority in Nova Scotia.
October 28, 2010
Accuray expands CyberKnife service program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray is expanding its Diamond service program.
October 28, 2010
Bruker to build 21-tesla MR magnet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI developer Bruker Daltonics has been selected by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory to design and build the world's first 21-tesla Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance magnet.
October 28, 2010
New stool DNA test finds adenomas as well as colon cancer
By Eric Barnes
A noninvasive stool DNA methylation test unveiled at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Philadelphia showed high sensitivity and specificity not only for colorectal carcinomas, but also for advanced adenomas.
October 28, 2010
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U.K. scientist invents portable breast scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A scientist from the University of Manchester in the U.K. has invented a portable breast scanner based on radiofrequency technology.
October 28, 2010
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