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Konica Minolta gets SoCal ortho install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has received an order for its digital x-ray technology from an orthopedic clinic in Southern California.
July 15, 2009
ASTRO publishes APBI guidelines for early-stage breast cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) this week published a new set of clinical guidelines covering the use of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) as a treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
July 15, 2009
Charité to study CTLM system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems announced that Charité Medical University in Berlin has begun a clinical study of its breast imaging technology.
July 15, 2009
Hybrid FDG-PET, MRI not ready for carotid plaque assessment
By Wayne Forrest
Although FDG-PET and MRI can contribute separately to the detection and assessment of carotid plaque, there is a lack of consensus between the two modalities when combined for hybrid imaging, according to U.K. researchers.
July 15, 2009
EMR-driven reminders boost mammo compliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A program driven by electronic medical records (EMR) that reminds women to schedule their yearly mammogram boosted screening compliance rates by more than 17%, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
July 14, 2009
ACRIN develops PET scanner program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has developed a qualification procedure for PET scanners to check basic system calibrations and to verify that clinical image quality is adequate for semiquantitative analysis of PET data.
July 14, 2009
Lung cancer guidelines finalized
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A set of internationally recognized guidelines for staging lung cancer has been revised to more accurately reflect the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
July 14, 2009
Wet diapers create imaging artifacts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An inappropriately timed call to nature by infants and toddlers wearing disposable diapers can create artifacts that conceal pertinent imaging findings, warn radiologists from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.
July 14, 2009
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VC is cost-effective for screening; tiny polyps can be ignored
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy is a cost-effective way to screen for colorectal cancer -- provided that individuals with tiny lesions aren't referred for polypectomy, according to the results of a new study from France.
July 14, 2009
Does PACS software cause DR data loss?
By Brian Casey
If you routinely interact with digital radiography (DR) images on a PACS workstation, could you inadvertently be causing data loss to the original images? If so, would that data loss affect image interpretation? Those are a few of the questions posed by a new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
July 14, 2009
More intense hyperthermia better treats cervical cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
When it comes to adding hyperthermia treatment to radiation therapy for advanced cervical cancer patients, hotter and longer treatment is better. That's the conclusion of a Dutch study that found that more intense hyperthermia treatments can extend overall survival.
July 14, 2009
Visage nets German installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm Visage Imaging has installed its Visage CS software at Marienkrankenhaus in Hamburg.
July 13, 2009
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