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Recognizing fluoro skin injuries; bringing radiology to Honduras
By Brian Casey
February 17, 2010
Italian study finds vertebroplasty effective
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A large, multicenter Italian study has concluded that vertebroplasty is effective in treating vertebral compression fractures, providing significant and sustained pain relief.
February 17, 2010
New paper updates guidelines on fluoro radiation injuries
By Brian Casey
While much of the recent concern over medical radiation dose has focused on CT, fluoroscopy is another imaging modality that can pack a radiation wallop. In some cases, patients are leaving the fluoroscopy table unaware that they've received enough radiation to cause skin injury.
February 17, 2010
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Radiology IT explores new frontiers
By Cristen Bolan
Radiology continues to discover new ways to deliver modern medicine to remote regions of the world. Nongovernmental organization Shoulder to Shoulder is capitalizing on this trend, optimizing the existing global IT infrastructure to connect advanced healthcare in the U.S. with those who need it in Honduras.
February 17, 2010
Covidien signs deal to produce Mo-99 at Polish reactor
By Wayne Forrest
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has inked an agreement with the Institute of Atomic Energy in Poland to augment Covidien's supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), which is used in the production of the medical isotope technetium-99m.
February 16, 2010
Survey eyes device safety during imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Council on Aging said that communication about the safety of medical imaging for patients with electronic implantable devices is often inadequate.
February 16, 2010
Lantheus signs Spurr
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has tapped Robert Spurr as vice president of sales and marketing.
February 16, 2010
CT helps uncover cause of King Tut's demise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Images from MDCT scans helped researchers discover what they now believe is the cause of death for the famed Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun, according to an article published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 16, 2010
Viztek reaches Opal-CR mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has notched 130 Opal-CR unit sales since introducing the product in September 2009.
February 16, 2010
IsoRay sales grow in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orders for its new treatment modalities boosted sales revenues for medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010.
February 16, 2010
Genetic link between breast density and cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A woman's breast tissue density is linked to breast cancer, according to a new Australian study published in Cancer Research.
February 16, 2010
Lung CAD boosts radiologist accuracy
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can improve the performance of even experienced thoracic radiologists in assessing lung nodules on CT, according to research published in the March issue of Academic Radiology.
February 16, 2010
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