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SonoSite hires new executive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has hired John Bowers as senior vice president of strategic development and patient safety innovations.
September 10, 2009
Prostate brachytherapy side effects self-resolve
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Most men who have permanent prostate brachytherapy treatment for early-stage prostate cancer experience urinary side effects, but symptoms resolve for the majority of patients within one year following completion of radiation treatment, according to a report published in the September issue of Urology.
September 10, 2009
Pediatric specialists excel reading chest x-rays, but rads are better
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiology departments in hospitals with pediatric intensive care units should provide 24/7 radiology services, either by onsite staffing 24 hours a day or utilizing a teleradiology service offering pediatric radiology-specific services, according to a study from Georgetown University.
September 10, 2009
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
September 9, 2009
Digisonics adds pediatric cardiology orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has received orders from Texas Children's Hospital in Houston and Children's Medical Center of Dayton in Ohio.
September 9, 2009
Caliper adds to in vivo imaging line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Drug discovery and life sciences product developer Caliper Life Sciences has introduced IVIS Lumina XR, an in vivo imaging system that combines bioluminescence and fluorescence molecular optical imaging with digital x-ray technology.
September 9, 2009
AECL shutdown bites MDS revenues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS Nordion reported a sharp drop in revenue for its third quarter due to the prolonged shutdown of a nuclear reactor operated by the Canadian government's Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) agency.
September 9, 2009
Whole-breast US boosts mammo; US and autism; repeat CT studies
By Brian Casey
September 9, 2009
Prenatal ultrasound does not increase risk for autism
By Erik L. Ridley
Antenatal ultrasound does not appear to be associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorders, according to a study published online this month in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
September 9, 2009
Too many CT rescans seen in transferred ED patients
By Eric Barnes
CT scans are often reinterpreted when patients are transferred from one hospital's emergency department (ED) to another. But patients are also scanned again when they arrive at the new institution -- more frequently and for more dubious reasons than one might think, according to a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital.
September 9, 2009
Automated whole-breast US doubles cancer detection
By Erik L. Ridley
An automated whole-breast ultrasound system doubled the cancer detection rate when used with mammography to screen a population of women with dense breasts and/or an elevated breast cancer risk, according to a multicenter study published online this month in European Radiology.
September 9, 2009
Avid adds to executive team
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals has tapped Christopher Bunting as vice president of marketing and sales.
September 8, 2009
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