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MDS urges Canada to complete Maple project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS Nordion continues to urge the government of Canada and Atomic Energy of Canada to complete the Maple project to address the global shortage of medical isotopes.
July 8, 2009
MRI helps develop novel plug for damaged knees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York are using MRI and quantitative T2 mapping to examine how a biodegradable scaffold, or plug, can be used to treat patients with damaged knee cartilage.
July 8, 2009
AECL: Chalk River will not be online before late 2009
By Wayne Forrest
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) says its nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, will not return to service before late 2009 after the most recent assessment of the reactor's condition and consideration of various repair options.
July 8, 2009
Ziosoft gets clearance for cardiac app
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its MR cardiac function analysis application.
July 7, 2009
ART receives Canadian funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has been awarded $500,000 ($430,000 U.S.) in repayable funding from the Canadian government.
July 7, 2009
SNM awards research grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM has awarded $175,000 in research grants through its Education and Research Foundation.
July 7, 2009
Gadolinium-based contrast agents alone don't cause NSF, study finds
By Wayne Forrest
Even at very high doses, gadolinium-based contrast agents alone are not sufficient to cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients with kidney problems, and there are ways to diminish the likelihood of NSF occurring to nearly zero, according to a study from the Mayo Clinic.
July 7, 2009
Dual-energy CT characterizes fat-containing pathologies
By Eric Barnes
Identifying fat within lesions is important for narrowing the range of differential diagnoses and potentially avoiding unnecessary intervention. CT and MRI are usually less effective for lesions with low fat concentrations, but would dual-energy CT be better at sussing out fat-containing pathologies? The picture is mixed, according to researchers.
July 7, 2009
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SIR publishes Standards supplement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published its 2009 Standards Division Guidelines as part of a special supplement to the July issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
July 6, 2009
SonoSite releases NanoMaxx
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has introduced NanoMaxx, a 6-lb ultrasound system for point-of-care visualization.
July 6, 2009
Agfa inks NFL contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received a contract from the National Football League (NFL) for its DX-S computed radiography system.
July 6, 2009
ASRT launches CT learning module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has released the first in a series of interactive CT learning modules.
July 6, 2009
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