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Preoperative CT helps reduce negative appendectomies
By Eric Barnes
The third major study of CT for acute appendicitis to appear in as many weeks has found that one institution's negative appendectomy rate dropped steadily over an 18-year period, in tandem with a rise in the use of CT to evaluate patients suspected of having appendicitis.
June 21, 2010
F-18 NaF PET/CT helps detect source of patellofemoral knee pain
By Wayne Forrest
F-18 sodium fluoride (F-18 NaF) PET/CT may be a promising adjunctive technique to MRI for orthopedic applications. A Stanford University team found that the PET/CT technique helped detect additional abnormalities in 49% of patients with patellofemoral knee pain.
June 21, 2010
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Mammography screening hard-hit by economic downturn
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography advocates have been concerned about the impact of last November's screening recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. But it turns out that the economy is having a much bigger effect on screening.
June 21, 2010
Aurora gets first China installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has completed the first installation of its dedicated breast MRI system in China.
June 20, 2010
ASIR halves VC dose without drop in image quality
By Eric Barnes
Thanks to a noise-reduction algorithm known as adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR), virtual colonoscopy scans acquired at half the normal dose delivered image quality equivalent to standard images, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 20, 2010
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Mikron nets Fuji deal, Shimadzu install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mikron Digital Imaging-Midwest has become a distributor for Aspire digital mammography equipment and services from Fujifilm Medical Systems USA.
June 20, 2010
Riverain nets FDA OK for upgraded OnGuard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Riverain Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the newest version of its OnGuard chest x-ray CAD technology.
June 20, 2010
MRI can help forecast scope of residual breast tumors
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI can help predict the scope of any residual tumor left after preoperative therapy in breast cancer patients, according to a new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. But it has its limits when predicting the complete disappearance of breast cancer at the lesion site.
June 20, 2010
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
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