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NY Times story claims treatment errors at VA brachytherapy unit
By Cynthia E. Keen
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in Philadelphia has botched more than 75% of the prostate cancer brachytherapy procedures it has performed in recent years and, until recently, largely avoided clinical or regulatory oversight, according to an article published June 21 in the New York Times.
June 22, 2009
CAD for chest x-ray detects overlooked subtle lung cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software found nearly half of all lung tumors missed by radiologists on their original interpretation of images, according to a study by University of Maryland researchers that's being published in the July issue of Radiology.
June 22, 2009
Konica Minolta adds Regius install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has received an order for its Regius digital imaging suite from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH.
June 21, 2009
CIVCO launches transverse needle guides
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions has released transverse needle guides for the L25 transducer series for MicroMaxx, S Series, and M-Turbo systems from compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite.
June 21, 2009
Imaging Biometrics touts MR tissue perfusion study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Biometrics is touting preliminary results from a study that it says has validated a perfusion MRI technology with stereotactic tissue biopsy results.
June 21, 2009
Adding RFA to chemo better treats colorectal liver metastases
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases who receive radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with chemotherapy treatment have longer progression-free survival than patients treated with chemotherapy alone, according to a new study by Dutch researchers.
June 21, 2009
RFA of breast could replace radiation therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) may be a feasible option in lieu of radiation therapy for treating breast cancer patients following a lumpectomy, according to early outcomes from a phase II trial.
June 18, 2009
Canada wants Chalk River online ASAP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt said the government wants Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) to restart the Chalk River, Ontario, nuclear reactor sooner than AECL's three-month timetable to repair the facility.
June 18, 2009
Spectrum Dynamics shows new protocols
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Spectrum Dynamics highlighted two new imaging protocols for use on the company's D-SPECT gamma camera at the SNM annual meeting in Toronto.
June 18, 2009
New way to correct data distortions benefits PET/MR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Philips Healthcare offered new details on the company's development of a hybrid PET/MRI scanner at this week's annual SNM meeting in Toronto.
June 18, 2009
Radiologists prefer graphical formats for mammo benchmark data
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists think that most audit statistics for mammography performance are useful, but presenting performance data graphically -- with clear benchmark data included -- makes the information easiest to grasp, according to a study to be published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 18, 2009
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Cardiologist calls for transparency in coronary CTA fight
By Eric Barnes
Political effectiveness will be as important as cost-effectiveness in gaining broad coverage for coronary CT angiography (CTA) in the U.S., according to interventional cardiologist Dr. Tony DeFrance of Stanford University.
June 18, 2009
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