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ACR's RTOG names Gilbert as co-chair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has named Dr. Mark R. Gilbert as co-chair of its brain tumor committee.
April 6, 2010
Baby monitor shows promise for gating pediatric radiography
By James Brice
A motion detector that monitors newborn infants as they sleep may someday double as a respiratory gating device capable of reducing repeat digital radiographs for squirming children and uncooperative adults, according to research from Israel.
April 6, 2010
MRI finds fractures missed by x-ray among elderly ER patients
By Wayne Forrest
MRI has a "distinct advantage" over standard radiography in detecting hip or pelvic fractures among elderly patients brought to an emergency room for care, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 6, 2010
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Viztek completes NC installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has installed its Viztek U-arm digital radiography system at Carolina Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center of Gastonia, NC.
April 5, 2010
Epix to sell off MRI intellectual property
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The MRI imaging intellectual property of now-defunct contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals will be sold in an auction on May 28.
April 5, 2010
TechniScan nets bridge financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound imaging developer TechniScan has closed on the first $1.85 million of a proposed $2.5 million in bridge financing.
April 5, 2010
Controversy dogs Nordic mammo group; molecular breast tomosynthesis
By Brian Casey
April 5, 2010
BRCA carriers have higher risk of contralateral breast cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Women who develop breast cancer before the age of 55 and who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are four times as likely to develop cancer in the other breast, according to a new study published online April 5 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
April 5, 2010
Chicago zoo uses new CT scanner for animal imaging
By Donna Domino
Jessi the aardvark's teeth are in good shape, say veterinarians at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo, which recently became only the second zoo in the U.S. to have an onsite CT scanner. The zoo's extensive imaging suite also boasts digital x-ray, mammography, ultrasound, and a PACS network to check the health of its animals.
April 5, 2010
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Authors of Nordic mammo study no strangers to controversy
By Kate Madden Yee
The debate over mammography got hotter last month with the publication of a study by Nordic researchers claiming there's no evidence that mammography screening reduces death rates. Some mammography advocates have taken issue with what they say is an antiscreening bias on the part of the research group.
April 5, 2010
Open-source software increases colon polyp conspicuity
By Eric Barnes
Visibility of colon polyps is increased and sensitivity improved with the use of threshold-based color-coding software in virtual colonoscopy, according to a new study from Italy. Even flat lesions were more often visible with use of the open-source 2D-based interpretation software.
April 5, 2010
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AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
April 4, 2010
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