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Early rotator cuff tears lead to poor clinical outcomes
By Wayne Forrest
Rotator cuff tears appear to occur more frequently in the early postoperative period and are associated with inferior clinical outcomes, according to a study presented at the recent American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting in Providence, RI.
July 28, 2010
Stem cell irradiation helps in glioblastoma
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain cancer patients with glioblastoma may survive longer if they undergo radiation treatments that include stem cell niches as well as their primary tumors. Patients who received this treatment experienced 15 months of progression-free survival, compared with 7.2 months for patients who had little or no radiation to stem cell niches, according to a study published online in BMC Cancer.
July 27, 2010
ImageWorks promotes Thacher
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging equipment provider ImageWorks has elevated Marc Thacher to vice president of marketing and sales.
July 27, 2010
SCCT doles out Young Investigator Award
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has named Raman Dusaj, MD, and Thomas Smith, MD, as recipients of the fourth annual Young Investigator Award.
July 27, 2010
ImaCor signs Pellerito
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Transesophageal echocardiography probe developer ImaCor has tapped imaging industry veteran Peter Pellerito as president and CEO.
July 27, 2010
Philips buys Chinese transducer firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips Electronics has acquired Chinese ultrasound transducer manufacturer Shanghai Apex Electronics Technology.
July 27, 2010
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
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