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Subharmonic breast ultrasound technique shows promise
By Erik L. Ridley
A dynamic display method for subharmonic ultrasound imaging may offer considerable added value in detecting breast cancer, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
August 4, 2010
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Constipated kids don't need abdominal x-rays
By Cynthia E. Keen
The practice of ordering an abdominal x-ray exam for constipated children to assess the presence of retained feces or to confirm a diagnosis made during a physical exam should be stopped, as the procedure is of limited value, according to an analysis published online in Pediatric Radiology.
August 3, 2010
GE, Orion ink distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has signed a distribution agreement for Orion Sales Partners of Oconomowoc, WI, to market GE's Vivid cardiovascular ultrasound devices to clinicians in private practice.
August 3, 2010
ViewRay to test rad therapy system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay will have its radiation therapy system tested by researchers at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
August 3, 2010
Varian expands consulting services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is now also offering its clinical consulting services to customers in Europe and Australasia.
August 3, 2010
Imix upgrades DR systems at Exigence facilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography (DR) developer Imix Americas has completed upgrades to its Imix DR systems at three facilities operated by physician-owned healthcare provider Exigence of Williamsville, NY.
August 3, 2010
Japan expands CyberKnife uses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to market its CyberKnife G4 robotic radiosurgery system in Japan to treat tumors noninvasively anywhere in the body, including the head and neck.
August 3, 2010
MR spectroscopy with MRI detects prostate cancer recurrence
By Wayne Forrest
Combining MR spectroscopy with T2-weighted MR imaging "significantly improves" the diagnostic accuracy of endorectal MRI to detect locally recurrent prostate cancer after external-beam radiation therapy, according to a study in the August issue of Radiology.
August 3, 2010
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Enhanced reference standard boosts CTA accuracy
By Eric Barnes
Borrowing a technique from the virtual colonoscopy playbook, researchers from South Carolina and Germany found that coronary CT angiography (CTA) is better than previously thought compared to catheter-based coronary angiography -- in fact the two tests are essentially equivalent, they said.
August 3, 2010
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Carestream completes DRX install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed a Carestream DRX-Evolution dual-detector digital radiography (DR) room in the accident and emergency department at Worthing Hospital in West Sussex, U.K.
August 2, 2010
GenSpera inks patent deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GenSpera has acquired a patent application from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark for imaging technology that incorporates derivatives of thapsigargin.
August 2, 2010
Italray nets 2 DRF orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian x-ray vendor Italray has received two orders for its Clinodigit Omega DRF system.
August 2, 2010
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