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Congress eyes radiation dose; Colombini settlement details emerge
By Brian Casey
February 8, 2010
BJR: Prospective coronary CTA cuts cancer risk
By Eric Barnes
The use of prospective gating in CT angiography (CTA) scans can dramatically reduce theoretical cancer risks associated with the heart exams -- by as much as 87% over retrospective gating -- according to a new study published online in the British Journal of Radiology.
February 8, 2010
Software enables ultralow-dose CCTA in arrhythmia patients
By Eric Barnes
A new algorithm enables patients with arrhythmias to undergo the kind of ultralow-dose coronary CT angiography (CCTA) imaging once reserved for those with regular heartbeats. The technique paves the way for low-dose scanning in a new population of patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
February 8, 2010
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Stress perfusion CT adds value to coronary CT angiography
By Eric Barnes
Combined stress perfusion CT imaging not only is feasible, it's potentially valuable for assessing some patients at risk of coronary artery disease in a one-modality imaging procedure, according to a study appearing this month in Radiology.
February 8, 2010
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MRI shows impact of video games on brain regions
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers are using MRI to see how two regions of the brain respond to playing video games, with the hope of using that functional information to craft training and rehabilitative exercises for both healthy individuals and neurologically impaired patients.
February 8, 2010
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Congress sets hearing to review medical radiation
February 7, 2010
Congress sets hearing to review medical radiation
By Cynthia E. Keen
The recent spate of adverse incidents regarding medical radiation overdoses has prompted the U.S. House of Representatives to schedule hearings on the topic. Mother Nature may take precedence, however, as Washington, DC, awaits another snowstorm that may shut down the nation's capital for the second time in a week.
February 7, 2010
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Digisonics upgrades products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has upgraded its OB-View and OB-Windows image management and structured reporting systems.
February 7, 2010
Fuji donates to Haiti relief effort
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has joined Stamford Hospital and AmeriCares in donating a portable digital x-ray system to the Haiti relief effort.
February 7, 2010
Editorial: Research flaws make USPSTF guidelines obsolete
By Kate Madden Yee
Guidelines for mammography screening published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in November not only are based on flawed methodology, they also fail to address current breast imaging practice and data, making them obsolete, according to a critique published in this month's Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
February 7, 2010
Italian rad oncologists go proactive to reduce adverse events
By Cynthia E. Keen
The recent series of articles in the New York Times on errors in radiation therapy has experts searching for better ways to prevent adverse events. Researchers from Italy may have found one solution by replacing the conventional "reactive" methods for risk management and quality assurance with a more proactive approach.
February 7, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Brian Casey
February 4, 2010
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