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MinXray debuts portable DR unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Portable x-ray technology supplier MinXray has introduced its CMDR-2S portable digital radiography (DR) system.

August 30, 2010

Pay-for-performance incentives cut report turnaround times

By Kate Madden Yee

Offering radiologists financial incentive to sign their reports quickly improves turnaround times, according to a study conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital researchers and published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 30, 2010

Stillbirths, neonatal deaths linked to childhood RT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

What is the impact of radiation dose to the reproductive organs of children receiving radiotherapy (RT) treatments for cancer with respect to pregnancy outcomes? A new analysis of data from survivors of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study published in the August 21 issue of Lancet provides some long-awaited answers.

August 30, 2010

MRI-compatible incubator increases procedure use for neonates

By Cynthia E. Keen

MRI exams can provide valuable information about neurological abnormalities in preterm infants. But the process of having an MRI exam can be hazardous to very fragile and unstable neonates, limiting the value of this powerful technology -- unless you have an MRI-compatible incubator.

August 30, 2010

FDA posts 2nd Fla. mammo warning

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about another mammography center in Florida that produced "poor-quality mammograms with possibly unreliable results," according to the agency.

August 29, 2010

Procedure volume falls for radiography/fluoroscopy systems

By Brian Casey

Procedure volume for radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) systems in the U.S. has declined over the past five years, most likely due to increased use of CT for procedures once reserved for R/F, according to a new report released this week by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.

August 29, 2010

MeVis first-half sales up, profit down

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Increased maintenance and service revenues helped medical imaging software developer MeVis Medical Solutions to a 15% increase in revenues in the first half of 2010.

August 29, 2010

Philips unveils iE33 enhancements

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has debuted a new version of its iE33 xMatrix cardiac ultrasound system.

August 29, 2010

American Shared inks Brazil deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiosurgery center operator American Shared Hospital Services has signed a 10-year contract to supply radiation therapy services at Hospital Santa Paula in São Paulo.

August 29, 2010

Toshiba reaches Vantage MR milestone

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its 1,000th Vantage MR system worldwide.

August 29, 2010

New MRI method detects osteoarthritis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers at New York University have developed a way to use MRI to examine sodium ions in cartilage and view the development of osteoarthritis in knee joints.

August 29, 2010

Better images are next frontier for CT iterative recon

By Eric Barnes

Iterative reconstruction techniques for CT were once limited to dose reduction. But a new generation of iterative reconstruction algorithms is focused on image quality, processing data more rapidly and delivering more-natural looking images as well.

August 29, 2010

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