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CAD labels abdominal vessels with improved accuracy
By Eric Barnes
A new computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm automatically labels abdominal arteries extracted from CT images. The work-in-progress system is more accurate and less dependent on error-prone features than previous CAD schemes, say researchers from Nagoya, Japan.
September 1, 2010
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Cardiac MRI shows how triathletes' hearts adapt
By Wayne Forrest and Eric Barnes
With the help of 1.5-tesla cardiac MRI, German researchers have found that the human heart adapts to triathlon training by developing greater muscle mass and wall thickness, as well as larger left atria and larger right and left ventricles, according to a study to be published in the October issue of Radiology.
August 31, 2010
PracticeWorks changes name to Carestream Dental
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PracticeWorks Systems has changed its corporate name to Carestream Dental, effective September 1, 2010.
August 31, 2010
InfraReDx gets FDA nod for IVUS system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coronary imaging developer InfraReDx has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its LipiScan intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) coronary imaging system.
August 31, 2010
Canon debuts wireless DR detector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon U.S.A. has introduced its CXDI-70C wireless portable digital radiography (DR) detector at its Canon Expo 2010 demonstration in New York City.
August 31, 2010
Varian opens India training center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has opened a radiation therapy training center in Mumbai, India.
August 31, 2010
Philips adds nuke med to DMS pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DMS Health Technologies is adding nuclear medicine equipment sales to its distribution responsibilities in the upper Midwest region of the U.S. for Philips Healthcare.
August 31, 2010
Humanetics licenses drugs to combat radiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical company Humanetics has acquired exclusive worldwide licenses from Henry Ford Health System in Detroit to commercially develop therapeutic agents that may provide short- and long-term postexposure protection from both lethal and nonlethal levels of ionizing radiation.
August 31, 2010
Aspect Magnet nets 7 MRI installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aspect Magnet Technologies has completed seven installations of its deskside, compact M2 MRI scanner.
August 31, 2010
AHRQ solicits USPSTF nominations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued an invitation for member nominations for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
August 31, 2010
Coalition renews call for CTC screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. lobbying group the CTC Coalition has sent a letter to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), asking it to reconsider its negative recommendation for screening virtual colonoscopy, also known as CT colonography or CTC.
August 31, 2010
Accuray's revenue slips in FY 2010
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray reported lower revenues but increased net income in its 2010 fiscal year.
August 31, 2010
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