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Valkyrie software rides to rescue of CT radiation dose dilemma
By Eric Barnes
An automated software algorithm called Valkyrie that extracts radiation dose information from CT exams and tracks it automatically may help imaging sites better follow patient radiation exposure and avoid overdoses, according to a study presented this week at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting in San Diego.
May 2, 2010
PET can help clarify dementia diagnoses
By Rosemary Frei
A study presented at last month's American Academy of Neurology annual meeting showed that adding PET to the clinical investigation of atypical or unclear dementias led to a change of 29% of the initial diagnoses.
May 2, 2010
DISC inks deal with Broadwest
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography quality control technology developer Diagnostic Imaging Specialists (DISC) has signed an agreement for mammography viewing station developer Broadwest to distribute DISC products in the U.S.
May 2, 2010
Accelerated RT improves lung cancer survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients diagnosed with non-small cell or small cell lung cancer that has not metastasized have better overall survival outcomes when treated with hyperfractionated or accelerated radiation therapy (RT), according to a new meta-analysis.
May 2, 2010
Cardinal warns of May Tc-99m shortages
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardinal Health is warning its customers that the first week of May will see limited availability of technetium-99m (Tc-99m), as the worldwide molybdenum-99 shortage continues.
May 2, 2010
PET detecting tumor 'cold spots' may aid RT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using PET to fine-tune radiation therapy (RT) to take into account which portions of a cancer patient's tumor grow the most rapidly may improve cancer control while subjecting the patient to lower radiation doses, Dutch researchers suggested at the European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva.
May 2, 2010
FDG-PET uptake linked to risk of acute aortic dissection
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers in Japan have found that uptake of FDG in PET/CT scans of acute aortic dissection is significantly associated with an increased risk of rupture and poor patient outcomes, according to a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
April 29, 2010
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Computer stolen from Ky. mammo center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Kentucky hospital is notifying patients that their personal information may have been compromised after a computer hard drive was stolen from the facility's mammography unit.
April 29, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Brian Casey
April 29, 2010
ACRIN awarded NCI contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) to qualify NCI-designated cancer centers in the performance of advanced quantitative imaging.
April 29, 2010
Fujitani to head Fuji in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Naohiro Fujitani has been named president and CEO of Fujifilm Medical Systems USA.
April 29, 2010
Carestream nets French accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received approval from the Ministry of Health and Sports in France to host personal health data.
April 29, 2010
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