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Hospitals report different experiences with oncology software
By Cynthia E. Keen
Two hospitals in Sydney, Australia, installed the same oncology information system at about the same time. The radiation oncology departments of both hospitals were enthusiastic and both had computer-proficient physicians and medical staff. Yet three years later, utilization was radically different. What happened?
May 6, 2010
Lung CAD performs best as second reader
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software yields a higher level of sensitivity for identifying lung nodules as a second reader than when used concurrently during image interpretation, according to research from the University of Verona in Italy.
May 6, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
May 5, 2010
5-year C-RADS analysis shows stable VC screening results
By Eric Barnes
SAN DIEGO - In what is likely the largest screening population ever classified by virtual colonoscopy's standardized reporting system, C-RADS, researchers found stable results over five years in the single-center program, along with a large majority of patients who were able to avoid invasive colonoscopy.
May 5, 2010
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Ziehm completes U.K. C-arm order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging has completed an order for a mobile C-arm from the North Bristol NHS Trust in the U.K.
May 5, 2010
Varian scores 3 installs in Turkey
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its Clinac linear accelerator equipped with RapidArc radiotherapy technology at three oncology centers in Istanbul.
May 5, 2010
Brazil plans to produce Mo-99
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brazil has unveiled plans to build a $483 million nuclear reactor to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and industrial-grade enriched uranium.
May 5, 2010
Covidien updates May Mo-99 supply status
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien expects spot shortages of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) to continue through the month of May.
May 5, 2010
US Oncology adds to revenue in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in new daily cancer patients and radiation treatment and diagnostic procedures powered revenue for radiation therapy center operator US Oncology in the first quarter of 2010.
May 5, 2010
Preoperative MRI preserves erectile function after RALP
By Wayne Forrest
Preoperative prostate MRI can help urologic surgeons spare the neurovascular bundle during robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) in treating prostate cancer, according to a study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting this week in San Diego.
May 5, 2010
VC shows high diagnostic yield after failed colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy finds significant pathology in patients referred after failed colonoscopy, according to a study presented at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in New Orleans. The results show the need for a complete colon exam and highlight VC's strengths in detecting extracolonic abnormalities.
May 5, 2010
SenoRx deal prompts law firm inquiry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Pennsylvania law firm is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx, which agreed to be acquired Wednesday by interventional technology provider C.R. Bard.
May 5, 2010
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