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Cardinal debuts data tools at SNM

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardinal Health is introducing real-time data integration tools for imaging centers and nuclear medicine facilities at this week's SNM annual meeting in Salt Lake City.

June 6, 2010

PET/CT may improve therapy for congestive heart failure patients

By Wayne Forrest

SALT LAKE CITY - German researchers have found that FDG-PET/CT can help determine when cardiac resynchronization therapy is ineffective, and it can identify risk factors that could alter the course of treatment for patients with congestive heart failure, according to a study presented Sunday at the SNM meeting.

June 6, 2010

SNM meeting opens with call for effectiveness research

By Wayne Forrest

SALT LAKE CITY - Appropriate comparative effectiveness research must be developed and utilized to justify the efficacy of nuclear medicine in guiding patient treatment and in the development of new technologies and pharmaceuticals, according to keynote speaker Larry Kessler, ScD.

June 6, 2010

Quality control is pivotal for CD image import

By Erik L. Ridley

MINNEAPOLIS - Successful importing of patient images from CDs into PACS requires careful attention to quality control, according to a presentation at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine annual meeting.

June 6, 2010

Siemens donates MRI to Ga. hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has donated an MRI scanner to a Georgia hospital that was destroyed by a tornado in 2007.

June 6, 2010

Philips debuts VasoCT upgrade

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has introduced VasoCT, a new configuration for its Allura Xper interventional x-ray system designed to visualize structures beyond a clot and allow physicians to identify and assess the size and extent of an ischemic stroke.

June 6, 2010

Postmastectomy RT reduces recurrence risk for some

By Donna Domino

Postmastectomy radiation therapy (RT) can reduce the risk of recurrence for some breast cancer patients by 28% and increase five-year overall survival by 43%, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.

June 6, 2010

Cardiac model favors treadmill then CTA for low-risk patients

By Eric Barnes

A new cost-effectiveness model gives surprising prominence to the exercise treadmill test for evaluating patients with suspected coronary artery disease. In fact, treadmill plus imaging -- especially coronary CT angiography (CTA) for low-risk patients -- was more cost-effective than any imaging modality alone.

June 6, 2010

Analysis of imported images reveals key lessons

By Erik L. Ridley

MINNEAPOLIS - Although the importation of outside imaging studies is often performed to reduce repeat imaging exams, transfer of historical images also yields a significant clinical benefit, according to research presented at this week's Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine meeting.

June 3, 2010

Philips begins selling PET/CT unit in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has begun shipping its Gemini LXL PET/CT scanner in North America.

June 3, 2010

CMS finalizes MRA coverage change

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a change to its coverage policy for MR angiography (MRA) that moves its reimbursement rules for the technology into its broader guidelines for MRI.

June 3, 2010

Cardinal aids ACRIN trials

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardinal Health announced that it is supporting the American College of Radiology Imaging Network's (ACRIN) nationwide clinical trials with PET to determine if radiotracers such as F-18 fluoromisonidazole, F-18 sodium fluoride, and F-18 fluorothymidine can be used to assess the efficacy of cancer treatments.

June 3, 2010

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