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Mindray debuts M5 ultrasound upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chinese medical equipment manufacturer Mindray Medical International announced at this week's RSNA conference significant upgrades to its M5 portable ultrasound system, including automatic presets for each new exam and a new transducer.
November 30, 2009
DBT reduces false-positive rate by 41% in screening setting
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), when combined with a patient's digital mammography priors, can reduce the screening false-positive rate by 41%, according to a study presented Monday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 30, 2009
Coronary CTA edges CMR in a tight race
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - In a head-to-head comparison of two closely watched modalities, low-dose dual-source coronary CT angiography (CTA) outperformed cardiac MR (CMR) in sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value. But 1.5-tesla CMR countered with better specificity and positive predictive value.
November 30, 2009
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Medical apps on iPhone demonstrate value, potential
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Image viewing applications such as the popular OsiriX software might seem like a natural choice for radiologists seeking to outfit their iPhones for professional use. But other types of medical apps -- and those still to come -- also offer much potential value, according to research presented Monday at the 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 29, 2009
Scientific poster digital format offers potential to transform medium
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Displaying scientific posters in digital format at this year's RSNA meeting allows authors not only to convey facts, graphs, and photos, but also to incorporate some interactive functionality. Onsite digital displays offer huge potential to educate readers in ways that even the best developed paper poster cannot.
November 29, 2009
Agfa wins contracts for Impax system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has acquired more than 50 new worldwide agreements for its Impax PACS.
November 29, 2009
Broncus Technologies unveils LungPoint
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device firm Broncus Technologies will showcase its LungPoint procedure planning and virtual bronchoscopic navigation system at the RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 29, 2009
High-pitch DSCT offers speedy images equivalent to slow scans
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - High-pitch dual-source CT (DSCT) scans speed up scanning without harming image quality in most applications, say researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
November 29, 2009
Putting informatics data to work for decision support
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Dr. Christopher Sistrom opened what in future years may be viewed as an RSNA session on the elementary utilization of data to provide clinical decision support, with a look at how "big data" may be used to support radiology diagnoses and intelligent management of diagnostic imaging resources.
November 29, 2009
Sectra signs medical distributor in Spain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has announced completion of a partnership agreement with the Fundación García Muñoz, a medical equipment supplier in Spain.
November 29, 2009
Varian to show new products at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems will exhibit its latest digital detectors, x-ray tubes, and cancer treatment technology at the RSNA meeting in Chicago this week.
November 29, 2009
Visbion scores U.K. PACS install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Visbion has installed its PACS software for diagnostic image review and orthopedic planning at the Barlborough NHS Treatment Centre in the U.K.
November 29, 2009
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