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Treadmill-based workstation gets radiologists moving
By Erik L. Ridley
CHARLOTTE, NC - Exercise brings a host of physical and mental benefits, but it's not easy for radiologists to be physically active while interpreting images. With the use of a treadmill-based workstation, however, they may be able to do just that, according to research presented Friday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine annual meeting.
June 5, 2009
Dedicated 3D server speeds up CT data processing
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHARLOTTE, NC - Using a dedicated 3D server to automatically generate multiplanar reformations in trauma-related CT exams dramatically accelerates image availability and department efficiency, according to a presentation at this week's Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine conference.
June 5, 2009
CMS to consider paying for F-18 PET bone scans
By Brian Casey
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun a regulatory process that could lead to reimbursement for PET bone scans using the fluorine-18 (F-18) sodium fluoride radiopharmaceutical. Nuclear medicine advocates believe that PET bone scans could provide an alternative to SPECT bone studies, which use the technetium-99m radiopharmaceutical that is currently in short supply.
June 4, 2009
GE opens digital mammography facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has opened a digital mammography production facility in New York.
June 4, 2009
Analogic sales drop, but profit rises
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic saw revenue drop 9% for its third quarter of fiscal 2009, but the firm also enjoyed growth in net income.
June 4, 2009
Carestream launches new DR offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has launched a new integrated digital radiography (DR) suite based on its DRX-1 wireless digital radiography detector.
June 4, 2009
Sentinelle signs deal with Calgary Scientific
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian MRI technology developer Sentinelle Medical has inked a long-term development agreement with Calgary Scientific, the company said.
June 4, 2009
Naviscan enters licensing agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has signed a nonexclusive licensing agreement with an undisclosed imaging company for intellectual property.
June 4, 2009
Digisonics gets Texas contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has won a contract with a Grapevine, TX-based cardiac center.
June 4, 2009
CTA shows best approach to blocked leg arteries
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multidetector-row CT angiography (CTA) represents a big improvement over digital subtraction angiography by predicting the best treatment option for severe limb ischemia, according to researchers in Vienna.
June 4, 2009
Philips releases new TEE transducer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has debuted a new transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) transducer for cardiac imaging of neonatal patients.
June 4, 2009
Virtual colonoscopy CAD improves flat-lesion detection
By Eric Barnes
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software can improve the detection of flat lesions at virtual colonoscopy -- as long as the lesions are at least 1 mm high. In a new study from Italy, CAD detected 94% of all flat lesions; however, radiologists dismissed a few of them incorrectly as false positives.
June 4, 2009
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