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CAD helps digital chest x-ray; VA brachytherapy scandal
By Brian Casey
June 22, 2009
ContextVision signs Asian partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has inked a new Asian partner for distribution of its GOPView iRVPlus interventional radiology imaging software.
June 22, 2009
Aposense reports positive SNM talk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging and therapy developer Aposense said that recent research found that its PET imaging agent appeared to help oncologists detect apoptosis early in radiation treatment for brain metastases.
June 22, 2009
Philips begins shipping compact US unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has begun international shipments of its CX50 CompactXtreme compact ultrasound system.
June 22, 2009
Swiss group performs transcranial HIFU
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of Swiss clinicians is reporting the successful use of MRI-guided transcranial high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat brain disease.
June 22, 2009
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
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