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Radiation therapy has good outcomes for pediatric glioma patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
The use of radiation therapy to treat pediatric low-grade glioma, the most commonly diagnosed brain cancer in children, is controversial due to the severe, adverse, late effects this treatment can cause. But the long-term outcomes of patients who participated in a large, nearly decade-long clinical trial are encouraging.
November 1, 2009
Agfa puts RSNA focus on CR and DR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
At this year's RSNA meeting in Chicago, look for Agfa HealthCare to highlight advances in both flavors of digital x-ray, computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR), as well as new developments for its Impax image management software.
November 1, 2009
Fuji to highlight DR at RSNA show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA plans to make its new line of digital radiography (DR) systems a highlight at this year's RSNA meeting.
November 1, 2009
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OR Technology adds Netherlands vet install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German image processing and PACS firm OR Technology has announced the purchase of a Medici 1717 DR upgrade kit from the veterinary practice Dierenklinik Kerkelande in Hilversum, Netherlands.
October 29, 2009
Merge and Medrad extend European reach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare and contrast injector technology firm Medrad have announced an expansion in the distribution of CADstream, Merge's dedicated MRI CAD software, into the European market.
October 29, 2009
PET shows promise for migraines, schizophrenia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two studies published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine suggest that inflammatory response of brain cells, visible on PET scans, could provide valuable information to clinicians who manage patients with neurologic disorders such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenia.
October 29, 2009
Bard to launch breast tissue marker at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer C. R. Bard plans to highlight a new breast tissue marker at next month's RSNA conference in Chicago.
October 29, 2009
IBA launches proton rental program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has launched a rental program designed to enable hospitals and cancer centers to offer proton therapy for their cancer patients.
October 29, 2009
DeJarnette to be awarded patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DeJarnette Research Systems said that it will receive a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its dyseCT cross-sectional modality QC software.
October 29, 2009
Naviscan touts NIH study findings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Positron emission mammography (PEM) developer Naviscan is touting the results of a multiyear study of 388 women that found that PEM scanners significantly out-performed MRI to differentiate between benign and cancerous lesions.
October 29, 2009
Rogan-Delft validates Matrox boards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Display provider Matrox Graphics announced that Netherlands-based Rogan-Delft has validated Matrox Xenia series display controller boards for its Zillion radiology workstations.
October 29, 2009
CT worth the radiation dose for traumatic C-spine injuries
By Donna Domino
The superior diagnostic accuracy of MDCT outweighs the modality's increased radiation risks when evaluating patients with traumatic cervical spine injuries, according to a study from Greece that compared the risks and benefits of radiography and CT.
October 29, 2009
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