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Endicott forms imaging unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Endicott Interconnect Technologies has launched a detection and imaging systems business unit.
February 9, 2010
Siemens debuts neuro software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has introduced syngo Neuro PBV IR, an interventional radiology application that allows viewing of parenchymal blood flow during minimally invasive brain interventions.
February 9, 2010
Study to compare 320-row CT perfusion against SPECT
By Eric Barnes
Following up on the CORE 64 study that tested the value of coronary CT angiography vis-à-vis angiography, researchers have launched a new international trial to compare 320-detector-row CT perfusion to SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for detecting early coronary artery disease.
February 9, 2010
Zero calcium score enough to send chest pain patients home
By Eric Barnes
Patients presenting to the emergency room with chest pain who have zero calcium scores on cardiac CT probably can be discharged with a low likelihood of adverse events on follow-up, according to a study published online February 8 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
February 9, 2010
Reinaudo to succeed Cornu at Agfa-Gevaert
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Christian Reinaudo, president of Agfa HealthCare, has been selected to replace Jo Cornu as CEO of parent company Agfa-Gevaert.
February 9, 2010
One-stop cardiac assessment evolves with dual-source CT
By Eric Barnes
U.S. researchers have used dual-source CT to pull off what only recently would have been impossible: dynamic evaluation of the time-resolved passage of contrast through the myocardium, according to a study published this week in the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.
February 9, 2010
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Virtual dual-energy DR improves lung lesion detection
By James Brice
Dual-energy imaging is a promising technique for improving the performance of digital radiography (DR) in finding lung lesions by removing bony obstructions, but it requires specialized hardware. University of Chicago researchers may have found a software-based alternative.
February 9, 2010
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Congress postpones radiation hearing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A hearing in the U.S. Congress on medical radiation that was scheduled for February 10 has been postponed indefinitely as a result of snowy weather that has paralyzed the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
February 8, 2010
SenoRx CEO takes medical leave
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lloyd Malchow, chairman and CEO of breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx, is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence due to illness.
February 8, 2010
Volcano gets FDA OK, buys catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intravascular ultrasound developer Volcano has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the Eagle Eye Platinum digital IVUS catheter.
February 8, 2010
Agfa plans ECR 2010 product releases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare plans to show new products and an expanded portfolio at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria.
February 8, 2010
FDA launches initiative to rein in medical radiation
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week announced an initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from CT, fluoroscopy, and nuclear medicine exams. The move is widely believed to be in response to reports of rising exposure to medical radiation in the U.S. population.
February 8, 2010
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