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Reduced-voltage cardiac CT works fine -- if you know the rules
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Backed by growing clinical evidence, radiologists should step up to the plate and cut the tube voltage in their cardiovascular CT protocols. But getting the benefits without the pitfalls means paying attention to some technical considerations.
May 18, 2010
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320-slice CT identifies vocal cord dysfunction in asthma patients
By Edward Susman
NEW ORLEANS - Researchers from Australia at this week's American Thoracic Society meeting suggested that dynamic 320-slice CT can noninvasively pinpoint vocal cord dysfunction among patients with asthma.
May 18, 2010
Philips teams with Electron in Russia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and Electron will collaborate on the development and production of products specifically designed for the Russian healthcare market.
May 18, 2010
ACC task force releases 2010 policy on CTA, CMR
By Eric Barnes
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents has published the 2010 version of its views on coronary CT angiography (CTA) and cardiac MRI (CMR), detailing the strengths and weaknesses of each technology.
May 18, 2010
Imorgon aims to carve out ultrasound PACS niche
By Erik L. Ridley
Dissatisfaction with ultrasound functionality on PACS workstations has been an age-old complaint, leading many institutions to install separate ultrasound PACS to meet their needs. But what if powerful ultrasound capabilities were available within traditional PACS workstation software, offering the best of both worlds?
May 18, 2010
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Study: Does radiation increase breast cancer risk?
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiation exposure can alter the environment surrounding breast tissue cells so that future cells may become cancerous, according to a new study published in the online journal Breast Cancer Research.
May 17, 2010
Siemens unveils new fourSight software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is presenting its syngo fourSight Workplace image management software as a work-in-progress at this week's American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting in San Francisco.
May 17, 2010
Siemens chooses Dell workstation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has chosen Dell Computer's new Dell Precision T5500 Long-Life workstation to power its Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system.
May 17, 2010
Accuray taps Puppo for GM post
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has named Dr. Vittorio Puppo as general manager of the company's EIMEA (Europe, India, Middle East, and Africa) region, effective May 17.
May 17, 2010
Imix rolls out wireless DR cassette
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography (DR) developer Imix Americas has released its new wireless DR cassette and software as part of a complete Imix DR system.
May 17, 2010
IBA, Wilex tout Redectane results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and Wilex say a clinical study under way shows that PET/CT with the radiolabeled antibody Redectane can lead to significantly improved diagnosis of renal masses when compared to CT alone.
May 17, 2010
Varian debuts ProBeam system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is introducing its new ProBeam proton therapy system at the 2010 Particle Therapy Co-operative Group meeting in Gunma, Japan, this week.
May 17, 2010
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