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CAD finds breast cancers missed at CR mammography

By Eric Barnes

Computer-aided detection (CAD) was highly sensitive in picking up cancers that computed radiography (CR)-based mammography had missed, according to a multicenter study presented at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery meeting.

July 30, 2009

Study: Iso-osmolar contrast not safer for kidneys

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A meta-analysis examining contrast agent safety in nearly 3,000 subjects found no evidence that a more expensive iso-osmolar agent resulted overall in fewer contrast-induced acute kidney injuries compared to cheaper low-osmolar alternatives.

July 29, 2009

Varian Medical grows Q3 sales, profit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems reported that efforts to control costs helped the company's bottom line in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.

July 29, 2009

ASTRO decries proposed rad therapy cuts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new survey indicates that a proposed 19% cut in federal payments for radiation therapy will cause many cancer centers to reduce services, deny treatment to Medicare patients, or close, according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

July 29, 2009

Fuji to give away Prima systems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA is holding an online contest to give away five of its soon-to-be-released FCR Prima digital x-ray systems.

July 29, 2009

Dual-source CTA turns in mixed results for coronary stenoses

By Wayne Forrest

Dual-source CT angiography (CTA) achieves a high negative predictive value in excluding coronary artery stenoses in patients with stable coronary artery disease, but the modality is "very limited" in its ability to predict the presence of ischemia, according to a study by German researchers.

July 29, 2009