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Medis unveils software enhancements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Quantification software provider Medis Medical Imaging Systems has released the 7.2 version of QAngio XA for quantitative analysis of peripheral and coronary vessels in angiograms.
November 3, 2009
Elekta nets Russian contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has announced a contract to install seven of its radiation therapy systems in Russia as part of the new Russian National Oncology Program.
November 3, 2009
Edge Medical taps new sales VPs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography developer Edge Medical Devices has announced the appointment of Rick Sbordone as vice president of North American sales and Dr. Guy Ohad as vice president of international sales.
November 3, 2009
Candelis, Siemens ink distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Archive developer and medical informatics company Candelis and Siemens Healthcare have announced plans to distribute and sell the ImageGrid PACS-RT Appliance and ImageGrid RT Viewer through the Siemens Oncology Care Systems business unit.
November 3, 2009
Road to RSNA 2009: Women's Imaging Preview
By Kate Madden Yee
November 3, 2009
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As a career, breast imaging still unattractive to most residents
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 2 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSM01-06 | Arie Crown TheaterIn this Wednesday afternoon scientific session presentation, University of California, Los Angeles researchers will present a study indicating that breast imaging is not an attractive career path for the majority of radiology residents.
November 3, 2009
Digital mammography cuts acquisition, interpretation time for diagnostic exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 2 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM01-05 | Arie Crown TheaterDigital mammography shortens acquisition and interpretation time for diagnostic exams, according to this scientific session presentation to be given by researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill.
November 3, 2009
Digitized priors slash reading time for FFDM screening exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 2 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSM01-01 | Arie Crown TheaterUsing digitized prior analog mammograms greatly reduces interpretation time for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) screening exams, according to researchers from George Washington University Medical Center.
November 3, 2009
Number of mammography facilities affects breast cancer outcomes in Georgia
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 2 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSK11-04 | Room S102DIn this Wednesday morning scientific session presentation, researchers from Georgia will discuss a study that could have public policy implications -- the team's findings seem to support the hypothesis that areas with better access to mammography have lower mortality rates for breast cancer.
November 3, 2009
MRI accurately determines breast tumor size at surgery
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ01-06 | Arie Crown TheaterWomen with advanced breast cancer are more frequently undergoing chemotherapy before surgery, and MRI is the best way for doctors to assess the size of breast tumors at this treatment juncture, according to researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine.
November 3, 2009
MRI follow-up prudent when breast MRI biopsy cancelled
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSJ01-03 | Arie Crown TheaterAn inability to see the original lesion at MRI biopsy may be influenced by both hormonal and nonhormonal factors, according to researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. And if this happens, short-term follow-up with breast MRI may be appropriate.
November 3, 2009
BRCA1 carriers benefit from combo of FFDM and breast MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSG09-07 | Room S102DFor BRCA1 carriers, a combination of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and breast MRI for annual screening exams is the most clinically effective strategy, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
November 3, 2009
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