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Shock and awe over JAMA editorial
By Dr. Daniel Kopans
The University of California, San Francisco researchers who authored this week's JAMA editorial on screening have disregarded the facts regarding the value of screening mammography, according to Dr. Daniel Kopans, who shares his view in this AuntMinnie Second Opinion.
October 21, 2009
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JAMA editorial raises questions about breast, prostate screening
By Kate Madden Yee
The effectiveness of breast and prostate cancer screening programs has been overstated, according to an editorial published October 21 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 21, 2009
Accuray to form new Americas organization
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray said it plans to establish an Americas organization to cover its U.S, Canada, and Latin America markets.
October 20, 2009
Chest CT depicts H1N1 better than radiography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a small series of patients with the swine flu (S-OIV or H1N1) virus, CT was superior to radiography for depicting both lung abnormalities and the distribution of influenza-related disease.
October 20, 2009
GE to buy extremity MRI firm ONI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked a deal to acquire assets of extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems for an undisclosed sum.
October 20, 2009
Mirada signs Kadir
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical has appointed Timor Kadir, Ph.D., to the new position of chief science and technology officer.
October 20, 2009
Siemens hits milestone Biograph mCT install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has delivered its first Biograph mCT hybrid molecular imaging system in the U.K.
October 20, 2009
Mo-99 supply bill passes House subcommittee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill to help fund production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) in the U.S. and gradually eliminate the export of highly enriched uranium has taken another step toward possible passage.
October 20, 2009
RT linked to hypothyroidism after breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Norwegian women who were treated with radiation therapy for stage II/III breast cancer had rates of thyroid disease as much as 300% higher than normal controls, according to a study published in the November issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
October 20, 2009
Cook adds to PAD line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Cook Medical has added six new products to its portfolio for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
October 20, 2009
CT reveals acute PE risk in patients with severe swine flu
By Eric Barnes
Minimizing the mortality associated with the H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine flu, will require creative use of various tools to assess the disease and its severity. For that task, chest CT is emerging as a useful modality, both to confirm H1N1 diagnosis and, as shown in a new study, to assess lung damage in the most seriously ill patients.
October 20, 2009
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Class-action lawsuit hits Cedars-Sinai, GE over CT dose
October 19, 2009
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