Clinical News: Page 2364

Chest x-ray measures up to CT for pediatric blunt chest trauma
By Cynthia E. Keen
Emergency chest CT scans are infrequently warranted for a child with blunt chest trauma, with chest x-rays being equally appropriate in the vast majority of cases, according to research from Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.
July 16, 2009
Carestream nets European orders for DRX-1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has won contracts with nine European healthcare facilities for its Carestream DRX-1 system.
July 15, 2009
Positron partners with MedAxiom
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac molecular imaging company Positron has signed a partnership agreement with MedAxiom, a subscription-based service provider and information resource for cardiology practices.
July 15, 2009
Boston Scientific wins Taxus clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Taxus Liberté Long paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
July 15, 2009
Orbital Therapy installs breast table at MGH
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has installed its ClearVue prone breast table at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston.
July 15, 2009
GE launches dose-monitoring service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has launched a new service to monitor patient radiation dose remotely for users of its Innova interventional angiography systems.
July 15, 2009
ASTRO issues APBI guidelines; PET/MRI for carotid plaque; healthcare reform
By Brian Casey
July 15, 2009
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
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