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Study finds clinical niche for DR tomo in pulmonary lesions
By James Brice
Imaging researchers have long known that chest tomosynthesis is more sensitive than conventional x-ray for detecting malignant pulmonary lesions, while producing lower radiation dose than CT. Now, they are zeroing in on a precise role for this unique technology.
July 27, 2010
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VC not cost-effective -- unless screening rates rise
By Eric Barnes
In a new model analysis published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, virtual colonoscopy was generally less cost-effective than several other colon cancer screening tests, including conventional colonoscopy. However, VC would become the most cost-effective test if it were to increase colon cancer screening rates.
July 26, 2010
GE settles oil-for-food charges with SEC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has agreed to pay a $23.4 million settlement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges that GE-related companies violated the rules of the United Nations oil-for-food program in Iraq earlier in the decade.
July 26, 2010
Hologic secures panel date for tomo PMA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's healthcare vendor Hologic has received a date for review of its Selenia Dimensions 3D digital mammography tomosynthesis system by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
July 26, 2010
Carestream wins U.K. RIS install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has won a contract with a U.K. healthcare network for its RIS package.
July 26, 2010
Canada CT, MR use varies, report finds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI and CT exams are used more commonly in some Canadian provinces than in others, according to a report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
July 26, 2010
Renaissance Ultrasound adds contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound system training and clinical applications staffing firm Renaissance Ultrasound has signed three contracts to provide customized ultrasound support.
July 26, 2010
SonoSite posts revenue, earnings gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Strong growth in SonoSite's U.S. hospital channel and contributions from recently acquired CardioDynamics helped the compact-ultrasound developer to an 18% increase in second-quarter revenue.
July 26, 2010
Study offers comparison of conebeam breast CT to mammo
By Kate Madden Yee
Conebeam breast CT can image the entire breast from chest wall to nipple with sufficient resolution and at a radiation dose within the range of conventional mammography, according to a new study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 26, 2010
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Newer dosimeters find big errors in head CT perfusion doses
By Eric Barnes
Traditional radiation dose measurements are grossly inaccurate for perfusion CT head scans, which are being performed with increasing frequency for patients with suspected stroke, according to a study presented on July 22 at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Philadelphia.
July 26, 2010
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BrainLab adds IGRT monitoring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm BrainLab has introduced ExacTrac Infrared Monitoring, a device for monitoring patient position during image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatments.
July 25, 2010
Myocardial echo bests SPECT in assessing hibernating myocardium
By Erik L. Ridley
Myocardial contrast echocardiography can outperform SPECT for assessing hibernating myocardium in ischemic cardiomyopathy, London researchers report in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
July 25, 2010
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