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Shimadzu inks Texas R/F contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a subsidiary of Shimadzu of Kyoto, Japan, has installed its first digital radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) table in Texas.

January 21, 2010

Digisonics wins 3 contracts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has nabbed three new contracts for its OB-Windows reporting and database software.

January 21, 2010

Medtronic pledges $1M for Haiti relief

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional technology firm Medtronic has pledged $1 million to support earthquake relief in Haiti.

January 21, 2010

Stroke assessment varies depending on CT perfusion software

By Eric Barnes

A new study from Japan has found significant differences in the ways that five different commercial software packages assess abnormal brain regions on CT perfusion scans. The variances could lead to errors in patient management, according to the researchers.

January 21, 2010

MGH study: Adverse reactions to gadolinium contrast are rare

By Wayne Forrest

A study at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston has found that acute adverse reactions to gadolinium-based contrast agents are rare. But MGH researchers caution radiologists to remain keenly aware of the risks associated with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.

January 21, 2010

Varian Medical taps Australian hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has appointed an Australian hospital as a teaching facility for its image-guided radiation therapy technology.

January 20, 2010

IsoRay touts cesium-131 colorectal treatment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Doctors at Weill Cornell Medical Center in October performed a cesium-131 implant for the treatment of colorectal cancer, according to medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical.

January 20, 2010

Varian Inc. builds actively shielded 7T magnet

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Scientific instruments developer Varian Inc. has completed development of an actively shielded 7-tesla MRI magnet for research applications.

January 20, 2010

ACRIN: Digital mammography delivers less radiation than analog

By Kate Madden Yee

Although the differences between full-field digital mammography and film-screen mammography in terms of compression force are small, FFDM delivers much less radiation than analog mammography, according to a study to be published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

January 20, 2010

Handheld devices show promise in emergency radiology

By Erik L. Ridley

Handheld devices such as the iPod Touch may be suitable to review medical images in emergency radiology consultations, according to research published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

January 20, 2010

Italian researchers cut gadolinium dose -- as well as NSF risk

By Wayne Forrest

A half dose of a commercially available MRI contrast agent works as well as a full dose in patients with acute myocardial infarction, according to Italian researchers. The findings show it's possible to achieve shorter imaging times while protecting renally impaired cardiac patients at risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF).

January 20, 2010

Imaging shows that even mild COPD reduces cardiac efficiency

By Eric Barnes

Even mild cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have serious effects on the heart and blood circulation, according to a study to be published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The analysis found that the same problems long associated with severe disease are also present in milder cases.

January 19, 2010

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