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USPSTF guidelines influencing doctors, poll finds
By Kate Madden Yee
A poll published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that the recently updated guidelines on breast screening from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) may be affecting whether doctors recommend mammography for women in their 40s.
February 15, 2010
Buyer's Guide Update: Mammography systems
By Brian Casey
February 15, 2010
Highest breast cancer decline seen in affluent white women
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast cancer rates may be declining overall, but affluent white women are seeing the most significant declines, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
February 15, 2010
Pie upgrades CAAS 5 software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software firm Pie Medical Imaging has released a new version of its quantitative analysis software for coronary and peripheral vessels.
February 15, 2010
GE launches Vscan compact ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has released Vscan, a new pocket-sized ultrasound scanner designed to provide physicians with imaging capabilities at the point of care.
February 15, 2010
VC screening offers a fresh look at urolithiasis
By Eric Barnes
A clinical study of more than 5,000 asymptomatic individuals is shedding new light on the prevalence and sequelae of stone disease in adults screened with virtual colonoscopy. Researchers found evidence of calculi in nearly 9% of the study population, results that tweak assumptions about groups thought to be at higher risk of stone disease.
February 15, 2010
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ACR's RTOG names Bradley to committee chair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has named Dr. Jeffrey D. Bradley of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as chair of its Lung Cancer Committee.
February 14, 2010
Image breech babies twice for hip dysplasia, study suggests
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new study published in this month's issue of Journal of Children's Orthopaedics indicates that breech babies at risk of hip dysplasia might benefit from an extra imaging exam beyond what's recommended by current clinical guidelines.
February 14, 2010
VC CAD application does well alone and as reader aid
By Eric Barnes
A new investigational computer-aided detection (CAD) application significantly improves the accuracy of virtual colonoscopy interpretation, both as standalone software without a radiologist and in a real-world, multireader environment.
February 14, 2010
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Elekta reaches VMAT milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has garnered more than 200 orders for its volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) since 2008.
February 11, 2010
MDS inks deals to sell Pharma Services units
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS has agreed to sell its Pharma Services early-stage business for $45 million and minority equity positions.
February 11, 2010
CIVCO launches new products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has introduced two products for use with transducers from Zonare Medical Systems.
February 11, 2010
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