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News from CARS show; cardiac MRI cuts ER costs; new MPFS rates
By Brian Casey
June 28, 2010
Cardiac MRI can help cut costs in the ER
By Wayne Forrest
The use of cardiac MRI in an emergency department for intermediate- and high-risk patients with chest pain can cut costs and, in some cases, allow patients to return home the same day, according to a study published online in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
June 28, 2010
CT-based Crohn's diagnosis takes aim at endoscopy
By Eric Barnes
GENEVA - Japanese researchers hope to supplant the invasive and time-consuming process of diagnosing Crohn's disease with a CT technique that is unaffected by intestinal stenosis and other impediments to conventional endoscopic evaluation.
June 28, 2010
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TARGIT-A data show intraoperative RT equals whole-breast radiation
By Cynthia E. Keen
Imagine the effects on quality of life and cost savings if some early-stage breast cancer patients didn't need follow-up radiation therapy (RT) treatments after breast conservation surgery. Results being reported from a major clinical trial indicate that this might be close to reality.
June 28, 2010
Mazor launches 3D tool for surgical C-arms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Surgical visualization software firm Mazor Surgical Technologies has launched a new 3D imaging tool that enables facilities with 2D C-arms to perform 3D imaging.
June 27, 2010
Medison, Volumetrics settle 3D patent dispute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Medison has settled patent litigation with 3D ultrasound firm Volumetrics of Durham, NC.
June 27, 2010
CAD eases MRI-based herniated disk diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
GENEVA - Herniated lumbar disks aren't the most common back injury, but when they occur they often require surgery. And diagnosis requires tedious manual measurements -- or at least it did until researchers from London found a way to automate the process.
June 27, 2010
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CT method measures airway calcium to diagnose lung cancer
By Eric Barnes
A classic duo, CT plus pulmonary function testing using spirometry, may emerge once again as a potentially effective way to diagnose lung cancer, according to an article in the July issue of Academic Radiology.
June 27, 2010
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m2m teams with invivoContrast
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
m2m Imaging and invivoContrast are partnering to bring invivoContrast's preclinical contrast agents to North America through m2m's sales and marketing relationships.
June 27, 2010
AECL proceeds with restart plans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) is proceeding with its plans to restart its National Research Universal reactor at Chalk River, Ontario.
June 27, 2010
Dutch study quantifies factors that make PACS work
June 24, 2010
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Dutch study quantifies factors that make PACS work
By Eric Barnes
GENEVA - If you really want to find out how well PACS is working at your facility, you can follow your heart, the advice of experts, or the data, as researchers from the Netherlands have done. They discussed their work on quantifying the factors that make PACS useful at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery meeting.
June 24, 2010
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