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Hologic sales, profit dip in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic saw revenue dip 6% and net income shrink in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.
August 3, 2009
FFDM plus CAD beats analog mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) with computer-aided detection (CAD) found more cancers than analog mammography in a large screening population, according to a study conducted by Dutch researchers.
August 3, 2009
Fuji completes pediatric DR install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has installed its FDR Dual Detector Velocity SpeedSuite digital radiography (DR) system at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
August 3, 2009
DBT lowers recall rates; second-trimester US; self-referral bill update
By Brian Casey
August 3, 2009
More-detailed US exams catch more fetal abnormalities
By Erik L. Ridley
Limiting detailed second-trimester ultrasound exams to patients with risk factors may result in many fetal anomalies going undetected -- and current U.S. reimbursement policy may need updating to reflect this finding, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
August 3, 2009
Digital breast tomosynthesis cuts recall rate by 30%
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of a digital breast tomosynthesis system can reduce recall rates by up to 30% in screening and diagnostic mammography, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 3, 2009
MarketStat #57: Nonemergency angiography waiting times
As of the 2008/2009 census, almost half (49%) of the angiography sites report waiting times for a nonemergency procedure of less than one day, 10% report waiting times of one day, 23% report one to two days, 9% report two to four days, and 9% report waiting times of four days or more.
August 2, 2009
2009 08 03 13 13 22 398 Marketstat 57
iCAD scores Spanish CAD order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has completed a six-system mammography CAD sale to Osakidetza Regional Health Care Service in the Basque region of Spain.
August 2, 2009
Cardinal Health acquires Biotech
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardinal Health has acquired Biotech, a PET cyclotron and nuclear pharmacies firm in the southwestern U.S.
August 2, 2009
Transcranial Doppler may predict TIA outcome
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) and abnormal transcranial Doppler findings face a high risk of further cerebral and cardiovascular ischemic events, according to research published in BMC Medical Imaging.
August 2, 2009
PracticeWorks donates DR systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PracticeWorks Systems of Atlanta recently donated 20 Kodak RVG digital radiography (DR) systems to Mercy Ships, a global charity that operates ships providing medical and dental care to residents of developing nations.
August 2, 2009
BSD system integrates with GE MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical has completed the integration of its BSD-2000/3D/MR hyperthermia system with a 1.5-tesla MRI scanner from GE Healthcare.
August 2, 2009
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