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New MBIR algorithm for CT; MRI inventor sues vendor
By Brian Casey
May 17, 2010
Fonar revenues dip in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Net revenues slipped for MRI vendor Fonar in its fiscal third quarter.
May 17, 2010
Neurosurgeon files MRI patent lawsuit against Siemens
By James Brice
A California neurosurgeon is suing a division of multimodality vendor Siemens Healthcare, charging that the Malvern, PA, company has violated his patents for MRI technology, including diffusion tensor imaging and nerve imaging.
May 17, 2010
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IDC revenues fall in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A decline in sales to the Asia-Pacific region contributed to a sharp drop in revenues for Canadian digital radiography vendor Imaging Dynamics (IDC) in its first quarter.
May 17, 2010
MBIR aims to outshine ASIR for sharpness, CT dose reduction
By Eric Barnes
Recent studies indicate that CT scanning with an adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) algorithm offers better image quality at a lower radiation dose. But a new algorithm, called model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR), could be even better, according to a presentation today at the International Society for Computed Tomography meeting.
May 17, 2010
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U.K. oncology center learns lessons with tomotherapy adoption
By Cynthia E. Keen
How does a busy radiation oncology department adopt and implement a new treatment technology with which it has no prior experience? Through careful planning, effective teamwork, and ample time allocated for training and development of a rigorous quality assurance program.
May 17, 2010
Nocimed develops MR spectroscopy to find source of back pain
By Wayne Forrest
A California company with roots at the University of California, San Francisco is having early success in developing technology to noninvasively diagnose and localize back pain with the help of MR spectroscopy.
May 17, 2010
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Teens contribute to radiology-related research
By Cynthia E. Keen
Today's teens may have a reputation as slackers addicted to video games and iPhones, but teen researchers are making a difference in medical imaging with research studies presented at medical conferences in the past month, including one at this week's American Thoracic Society meeting in New Orleans.
May 16, 2010
Nucletron, ART add AccuBoost customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Nucletron and women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) are teaming up to provide an AccuBoost breast brachytherapy system to Cook County Radiation Oncology at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago.
May 16, 2010
Elekta, Mitsubishi report treatment milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta and Mitsubishi Electric said that Gumma University Heavy Ion Medical Center in Gumma, Japan, has used the firms' carbon ion radiotherapy technology to treat a prostate cancer patient.
May 16, 2010
AngioDynamics launches new catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics has debuted its Morpheus Smart PICC Triple Lumen CT peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).
May 16, 2010
Virtual colonoscopy adds to number of people getting screened
By Edward Susman
The impact of screening virtual colonoscopy in an area where the procedure is fully reimbursable appears not to have affected endoscopic procedures but, instead, has led to an increase in the number of optical colonoscopies performed, say researchers from the University of Wisconsin.
May 16, 2010
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