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NMPI launches 5th nuclear cardiology route
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging services firm Nuclear Medicine Professionals (NMPI) has launched a fifth mobile nuclear camera route.
August 9, 2009
IBA partners with Advion BioSystems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has become a worldwide, nonexclusive sales agent for the Advion NanoTek microfluidic synthesis system from Advion BioSystems of Ithaca, NY.
August 9, 2009
FDA panel to review GE DaTscan agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will meet on August 11 to discuss GE Healthcare's new drug application for DaTscan (ioflupane iodine-123 injection).
August 9, 2009
Congress eyes safety of VA prostate brachytherapy: Part 2
By Cynthia E. Keen
The radiation oncologist at the center of a scandal over prostate brachytherapy procedures performed at a Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital found himself on the hot seat in hearings before the U.S. Congress on July 22.
August 9, 2009
Merge to buy MRI CAD software firm Confirma
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare announced today that it has reached an agreement to buy MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Confirma of Bellevue, WA, in a stock swap valued at $22 million.
August 6, 2009
Ziosoft inks U.K. distribution agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has signed a distribution agreement with Healthcare Software Systems.
August 6, 2009
ASTRO publishes IMRT guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) this week published the first set of comprehensive guidelines for documenting intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatments in detail.
August 6, 2009
Stereotaxis posts Q2 results, taps new CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis posted record revenue for its second quarter.
August 6, 2009
Wider radiation fields don't bring bone cancer relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Does using a wider radiation field induce a more rapid response for cancer patients receiving palliative external-beam radiation therapy to reduce the pain of bone metastases? No, Toronto researchers discovered, after analyzing the records of more than 650 patients.
August 6, 2009
Dual-source coronary CTA has advantages over 64-slice
By Eric Barnes
Even in patients with well-controlled heart rates, dual-source coronary CT angiography (CTA) delivers significantly higher specificity and accuracy per coronary segment compared to 64-detector-row CTA, concludes a new study from Switzerland.
August 6, 2009
How I do it: CT perfusion in functional tumor imaging
By Rob Skelding
Many hospitals make the decision to acquire CT perfusion technology and software primarily for stroke diagnosis; however, the technique can also yield valuable results in functional tumor imaging. That's according to Dr. Ken Miles, who explains how to optimize CT perfusion protocols to produce accurate and consistent tumor imaging results.
August 6, 2009
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Fuji seals Florida contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has won a contract with a Florida medical center for its FCR Go digital portable x-ray system.
August 5, 2009
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