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Speedy Web tool guides echocardiography appropriateness
By Eric Barnes
A new Web-based application takes less than a minute to tell physicians if the transthoracic echocardiography test they're pondering is appropriate for the patient. A feasibility study presented at the recent American Society of Echocardiography meeting showed that it can potentially save doctors and patients a lot of time, money, and heartache.
June 20, 2010
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Sectra scores Australian contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has received a contract to install a breast imaging PACS and three MicroDose full-field digital mammography units in the Australian Capital Territory.
June 17, 2010
Philips inks deal with VPDiagnostics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has signed a co-marketing agreement with software developer VPDiagnostics.
June 17, 2010
ASTRO backs MedPAC on Stark law exception
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) of Fairfax, VA, has thrown its support behind the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for highlighting concerns about physician self-referral in cancer care.
June 17, 2010
CIHI: Isotope shortage reduced nuke exams
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has reported that the medical isotope shortage resulted in a 22% decline in nuclear medicine exams for cardiac, bone, and lung diagnostic tests on Canadian patients in October 2009 compared to October 2008.
June 17, 2010
Imagin buys more Positron shares
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET and PET/CT imaging center developer Imagin Molecular of Hinsdale, IL, has added to its investment in molecular imaging vendor Positron.
June 17, 2010
Chest x-ray CAD offers value in detecting lung cancers
By Lin Muschlitz
When used as a second reader by an experienced chest radiologist, chest radiography computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can yield a high level of sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy in detecting lung nodules, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.
June 17, 2010
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Kids learn breathing technique for better chest CT exams
By Cynthia E. Keen
An ideal pediatric chest CT exam uses low radiation dose to acquire high-quality images devoid of respiratory motion artifacts. This is easier said than done for a variety of reasons, but pediatric radiologists at a children's hospital in Ohio have figured out how to do it -- and without sedation.
June 17, 2010
Pharmalucence plans new drug production facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical product supplier Pharmalucence plans to build a 70,000-sq-ft pharmaceutical production facility and new corporate headquarters in Billerica, MA.
June 16, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
June 16, 2010
Toshiba taps ultrasound director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has named Tomo Hasegawa director of its ultrasound business unit.
June 16, 2010
AECL completes Chalk River repairs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) has completed repairs to its National Research Universal reactor in Chalk River, Ontario.
June 16, 2010
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