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US good enough for pediatric neck masses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound exams should be performed to diagnose children with inflammatory neck masses, with CT exams ordered only for patients suspected of having deep neck infection or airway compromise, according to a new study from Israel.
October 14, 2009
Genesis partners with NHD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital imaging systems integrator Genesis Digital Imaging has inked a deal with radiology equipment distributor NHD.
October 14, 2009
Chest x-rays good for at-risk Kawasaki patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chest radiographs easily identify children with Kawasaki disease who are at risk for serious coronary artery aneurysms, Canadian researchers report in a study published online September 26 in Pediatric Cardiology.
October 14, 2009
Varian wins Latvia contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has won a contract for its Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform with RapidArc technology in Latvia.
October 14, 2009
MRI's growth may lead to more back surgeries
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients reporting new low-back pain are more likely to undergo surgery if treated in an area with a higher-than-average concentration of MRI scanners, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
October 14, 2009
Study: DRA slows growth in imaging volume
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Procedure volume for a range of advanced imaging services has grown at a slower rate in the wake of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 than before the law was passed, and has even declined for some modalities.
October 14, 2009
MRI contrast media switch eliminates NSF cases
By Wayne Forrest
Two U.S. universities were able to eliminate cases of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) among their patients receiving MRI scans by switching to a different gadolinium-based contrast agent and by adopting stricter guidelines for contrast use, according to a study published online this month in Radiology.
October 14, 2009
Gadolinium switch eliminates NSF; CT of swine flu; more on FDA CT probe
By Brian Casey
October 14, 2009
TomoTherapy debuts TomoMobile
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has launched a new mobile radiation therapy device.
October 14, 2009
Siemens wins Scottish contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has won its first contract to install its Definition AS+ CT scanner in Scotland.
October 13, 2009
Fenics validates Matrox boards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Display provider Matrox Graphics has had its display controller boards validated for use with mammography computer-aided detection software from Fenics.
October 13, 2009
CT can aid early swine flu diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
As the world awaits a vaccine to stave off H1N1 and hopes for the best, radiologists are finding that thoracic CT can aid early identification of the influenza known commonly, if inaccurately, as swine flu. A new paper in the American Journal of Roentgenology shows how CT detected a case that had shown a false-negative result on an H1N1 rapid antigen test.
October 13, 2009
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