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Quantum introduces new products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging is releasing a bevy of new products in time for this year's RSNA meeting.
November 24, 2009
Cardiac CTA reduces mortality over the long haul, study shows
By Eric Barnes
A study that followed thousands of mostly symptomatic patients for eight years found that those who underwent coronary CT angiography (CTA) were far less likely to die than patients who received standard care.
November 24, 2009
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FDG-PET/CT trumps CT in detecting anal carcinoma
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT is superior to CT for detecting primary and nodal disease in anal carcinoma and is "highly predictive" of increased progression-free survival, according to a presentation at the recent American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in Chicago.
November 24, 2009
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Buyer's Guide Update: MRI
By Brian Casey
November 23, 2009
ACR: Don't add USPSTF guidance to reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
"A great many women" will die unnecessarily from breast cancer if the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recommendations regarding mammography screening are included in healthcare reform legislation, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging.
November 23, 2009
Limit CT exams for appendicitis in kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
When emergency physicians are empowered to make pragmatic clinical decisions about children with symptoms of appendicitis, they may be inclined to avoid ordering CT exams as a component of the diagnostic workup.
November 23, 2009
GE to debut MR elastography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has introduced MR-Touch, an MR elastography technique based on technology licensed from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
November 23, 2009
BK inks supply deal with MedAssets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic subsidiary BK Medical has signed a new three-year product distribution agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems of Alpharetta, GA.
November 23, 2009
Fonar grows revenue in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI firm Fonar grew its revenue, although the company's net loss also rose in the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
November 23, 2009
RSA Biomedical nets Swedish install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RSA Biomedical of Umeå, Sweden, has installed its mdesk software in the orthopedic department at Capio St. Görans in Stockholm.
November 23, 2009
McKesson adds to CVIS installed base
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT firm McKesson has received a number of new orders for its Horizon Cardiology cardiovascular information system (CVIS).
November 23, 2009
CT society revises standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Computed Tomography Laboratories (ICACTL) has revised its accreditation standards, including more stringent guidelines related to patient dose and appropriate-use criteria.
November 23, 2009
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