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FDA CT overdose probe focuses on Cedars-Sinai
October 12, 2009
FDA CT overdose probe focuses on Cedars-Sinai
By Brian Casey
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is the focus of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into more than 200 cases of overexposure to radiation during CT brain perfusion studies.
October 12, 2009
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New protocol treats pediatric choroid plexus tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new protocol that may improve the odds by nearly twofold of children surviving choroid plexus tumors, a rare pediatric brain tumor, was announced by a team of international researchers at the International Society of Pediatric Oncology annual meeting.
October 12, 2009
Barco upgrades mammo display
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display firm Barco has released an upgraded version of its Coronis 5MP Mammo mammography display system.
October 12, 2009
Toshiba launches ultrasound scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems Europe unveiled a new ultrasound scanner in Europe this week, as well as a new grayscale image processing technology.
October 12, 2009
Terason launches Impact 2009 platform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable-ultrasound technology developer Terason launches Impact 2009, the newest release of its Impact ultrasound platform.
October 12, 2009
FDA hangs fire on FFDM rules; VC for flat polyps
By Brian Casey
October 12, 2009
ImaginAb licenses BZL technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging agent developer ImaginAb has completed an agreement to license technology from BZL Biologics that could be used to develop a radiopharmaceutical for PET and SPECT prostate imaging.
October 12, 2009
ACRIN: Virtual colonoscopy sensitive for flat polyps
By Eric Barnes
Refuting the idea that virtual colonoscopy is as blind as love to flat polyps, a new study of data from the National CT Colonography Trial (ACRIN 6664) found that VC prospectively detected more than two-thirds of flat adenomas, and nearly 90% were visible in retrospect.
October 12, 2009
Endovascular AAA repair cuts short-term risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients who received endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) had a lower risk of death in the first 30 days after the procedure compared to patients who underwent an open repair, but both procedures had similar rates of death after two years.
October 12, 2009
Mammography market awaits new FDA rules on FFDM regulation
By Kate Madden Yee
In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it wanted to make it easier for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems to get to market by relaxing the approval process. Three years later, the mammography industry is still waiting, a delay that some experts believe is contributing to higher prices for FFDM technology and limited access to new innovations.
October 12, 2009
GE rolls out Discovery NM/CT 670
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has launched Discovery NM/CT 670, a new SPECT/CT system.
October 11, 2009
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