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Quantum to release new DR at RSNA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging will highlight its next generation of radiographic systems at the upcoming RSNA conference, the Ronkonkoma, NY-based company said.

November 12, 2009

Digisonics scores remote ultrasound contracts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has won a contract with an Oregon medical center for its Web-based access and remote interpretation of ultrasound studies package.

November 12, 2009

Radiotherapy exploits advances in diagnostic imaging

By Tami Freeman

Imaging plays a major role throughout the entire cancer management process -- from diagnosis and staging, to therapy planning and delivery, to response monitoring and surveillance, according to a presentation at the recent American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in Chicago.

November 12, 2009

Perfusion CT protocols vary, but all require dose/quality tradeoffs

By Eric Barnes

The growing field of perfusion CT imaging has great potential to offer diagnostic information that other imaging methods cannot -- in tasks such as distinguishing cancer from vascular malformations, comparing perfusion patterns in two kidneys, or assessing blood flow to different parts of the brain.

November 12, 2009

Viztek to debut DR upgrades at RSNA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging informatics firm Viztek plans to highlight enhancements to its family of digital radiography (DR) systems at the upcoming RSNA conference.

November 11, 2009

Rice, Texas Heart Instituite get NIH grant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1 million grant to Rice University in Houston and the Texas Heart Institute to research cell-tracking nanotube technology that could make MRI up to 40 times more sensitive and help guide adult stem cells to repair damaged hearts.

November 11, 2009