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Coronary calcium usually ignored on chest CT
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists often fail to report coronary calcium detected on chest CT scans. By ignoring it, they miss not only the chance to detect potentially serious heart disease, but an important opportunity to evaluate the chances of lowering a patient's risk of heart attack with treatment.
August 11, 2010
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Philips to use Epson printers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has signed on to market printers from Epson America for use with its ultrasound imaging systems.
August 10, 2010
Viatronix adds CAD option to V3D-Colon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm Viatronix has incorporated colon computer-aided detection (CAD) capability in the latest release of its V3D-Colon software.
August 10, 2010
SonoSite CFO Schuh to retire
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mike Schuh, chief financial officer (CFO) for compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite, will retire at the end of this year.
August 10, 2010
Shared imaging repositories bring access challenges
By Erik L. Ridley
Creating a shared diagnostic image repository between PACS sites requires determining whether to allow nonlocal images to be imported or "ingested" into a participating institution's local PACS when needed. The best choice, however, may involve a compromise that relies on a clinical viewer to access repository images.
August 10, 2010
FDG-PET before RT can modify planned NSCLC treatment
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET scans of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients reviewed before radiation therapy (RT) may lead to significant changes in treatment strategy and radiation therapy planning, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 10, 2010
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Siemens scores big Spanish deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received an order from the Ministry of Health of the Spanish region of Murcia for medical technology, service, and financing valued at 132 million euros ($174 million U.S.).
August 9, 2010
Konica Minolta expands to India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic has created a new sales and customer service company in Mumbai, India, to expand its healthcare products in that market.
August 9, 2010
Siemens fills Barts imaging order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has installed 11 new imaging systems at St. Bartholomew's (Barts) Hospital's new Imaging and Diagnostics Department in the Barts Cancer Centre.
August 9, 2010
Positron opens new facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Positron has opened its new production facility in Indiana for manufacturing both radioactive and nonradioactive pharmaceutical products and devices.
August 9, 2010
iCRco wins gov't purchasing deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computed radiography firm iCRco has been awarded a multiyear contract under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) joint imaging program.
August 9, 2010
Mindray's imaging sales edge up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical equipment manufacturer Mindray Medical International said that sales in its medical imaging division rose 2% for the second quarter.
August 9, 2010
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