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CAD catches most flat polyps on virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Computer-aided detection (CAD) is sensitive for all but the flattest of flat colorectal lesions, even in minimally prepped patients, according to a new study from Italy. Using CAD, radiologists significantly improved their ability to detect the elusive polyps, which can harbor precancerous lesions.
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Broncus makes RSNA debut with lung navigation software
By Brian Casey
Sure, you've heard of virtual colonoscopy. But could the next big trend in advanced visualization be virtual bronchoscopy? That's the goal of Broncus Technologies: The firm is commercializing a suite of software applications designed to make minimally invasive biopsies of the lungs more effective through the use of image-guided navigation.
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Kubtec takes McGill order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray firm Kub Technologies (Kubtec) has sold its Xpert 80 to McGill University in Montreal.
December 14, 2009
Trasis launches chip for PET tracer synthesis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Belgian radiopharmaceutical firm Trasis has developed a "minifluidic" chip designed for the multiple step radiochemical synthesis of fluorine-18 (F-18) fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG).
December 14, 2009
ACR revises accreditation program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has revised its requirements for medical physicists and MR scientists, effective January 1, 2010.
December 14, 2009
Sectra unveils new PACS workstation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra introduced its new breast imaging PACS workstation at the RSNA conference earlier this month.
December 14, 2009
NRG schedules Petten reactor repairs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) will begin repairs to the primary cooling water pipework of its High Flux Reactor on February 19, 2010.
December 14, 2009
ASE survey projects limited echo access
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) survey said that initial results from a survey it conducted on the impact of upcoming changes in Medicare payment rates may portend the possibility of decreased patient access to echocardiography studies.
December 14, 2009
CT radiation dose grabs headlines again with new studies
By Brian Casey
December 14, 2009
Dilon nets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-specific gamma imaging developer Dilon Diagnostics has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its GammaLoc lesion localization system.
December 14, 2009
Study: EMRs may be overhyped
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Large-scale electronic medical record (EMR) programs promise much but sometimes deliver little, according to a new study published in the December issue of the Milbank Quarterly, a peer-review journal of health and health policy.
December 14, 2009
California to raise mammo screening age
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The ongoing financial crisis in California has forced the state to raise to 50 the age at which it begins funding mammography screening exams for low-income women.
December 14, 2009
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