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Delft completes install in South Africa
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Delft Diagnostic Imaging, the parent company of PACS developer Rogan-Delft, has installed an Odelca-DR digital x-ray system at the University of Cape Town Lung Institute in South Africa.
November 16, 2009
Karmanos launches breast US spin-off
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has launched a spin-off company to market an ultrasound breast cancer screening device.
November 16, 2009
Study uses MRI to better detect Alzheimer's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a method to quantify subtle, subregional brain volume loss using MRI, which promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, according to the November 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
November 16, 2009
UMG to buy Del Medical Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging distributor UMG Medical Imaging has signed an agreement in principle to acquire the U.S. medical imaging business of Del Global Technologies.
November 16, 2009
Italray adds to DR installed base
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian x-ray vendor Italray is installing 12 digital radiography (DR) systems in a number of Italian hospitals, including two university hospitals.
November 16, 2009
PET/CT directs head and neck cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET/CT conducted six to eight weeks after patients complete chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer may help identify those who will respond to treatment and those who will require surgical follow-up, according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.
November 16, 2009
Genesis extends Carestream deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital imaging systems integrator Genesis Digital Imaging and Carestream Health have extended their distribution agreement to 2013.
November 16, 2009
Screening kids with ultrasound, ECG finds cardiac abnormalities
By Edward Susman
ORLANDO, FL - Heart screening isn't just for athletes anymore. Researchers at this week's American Heart Association meeting said that screening all middle-school-aged children for cardiac abnormalities with a targeted medical history, physical exam, electrocardiogram (ECG), and echocardiograph can identify those at risk of heart problems before they head out for recess.
November 16, 2009
Sóftware automatiza extracción de datos sobre la dosis de radiación por RC
By Brian Casey
Muchas instalaciones de imagenología con tecnología digital de rayos X quieren extraer datos en sus sistemas para archivo y comunicación de imágenes (PACS, por sus siglas en inglés) como herramienta para monitorear y reducir la dosis de radiación. Investigadores australianos afirman que han desarrollado una aplicación para extracción de datos de radiografía computarizada (RC) que podría facilitar la análisis de la dosis por RC.
November 15, 2009
USPSTF ups mammo screening age to 50
November 15, 2009
USPSTF ups mammography screening age to 50
By Brian Casey
In a blow to mammography advocates, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today changed its recommendation on mammography screening to advise women to start at age 50 rather than at 40.
November 15, 2009
Echo plus ECG team up to find heart flaws in athletes
By Edward Susman
ORLANDO, FL - Screening the hearts of top student athletes takes more than just an electrocardiogram (ECG), researchers said on Sunday at the American Heart Association's annual conference: Ultrasound is key to finding more athletes at risk.
November 15, 2009
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