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Covidien closes VNUS purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has completed its previously announced acquisition of VNUS Medical Technologies.
June 17, 2009
Dose can be reduced by 75% in pediatric chest CT exams
By Cynthia E. Keen
The radiation dose of pediatric MDCT exams can be reduced by as much as 75% without compromising the ability to detect small lung nodules in young children, according to a study published in the July issue of Academic Radiology.
June 17, 2009
GE completes first pediatric dose reduction install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sanford Children's Hospital is the first children's hospital in the U.S. to install a new software application from GE Healthcare designed to reduce radiation dose in pediatric CT studies.
June 17, 2009
FDG-PET could monitor Peutz-Jeghers treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Harvard Medical School used FDG-PET in mice to monitor a potential new treatment for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, a rare, inherited disease that leaves patients predisposed to colon cancer and polyps for which they often undergo repeated surgeries.
June 17, 2009
Bionix debuts VersaCushion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy accessories provider Bionix Radiation Therapy has released SecureVac VersaCushion, a brick-shaped pillow for patient head support during treatment procedures.
June 16, 2009
Varian reaches Danish milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that Herlev Hospital in Denmark has treated its first patient using the vendor's RapidArc radiotherapy technology.
June 16, 2009
FDA clears Hologic mammo software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its R2 DigitalNow HD software, designed to process digitized film-screen mammograms for comparison.
June 16, 2009
Images may look different on sitting gamma cameras
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Cardiac images produced on gamma cameras in which patients are imaged in the sitting position may look different than those from standard supine-oriented gamma cameras, a phenomenon that clinicians should be aware of, according to a presentation at this week's SNM meeting.
June 16, 2009
High-efficiency SPECT MPI camera does well
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using a high-efficiency gamma camera turned in good results compared to the gold standard of invasive coronary angiography, according to a presentation this week at the SNM annual meeting.
June 16, 2009
High-definition PET improves cardiac studies
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - A PET/CT scanner using high-definition image reconstruction offers improvements in image quality for cardiac studies, according to presentations by U.S. researchers this week at the SNM annual meeting.
June 16, 2009
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Virtual colonoscopy effective in higher-risk subjects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy is an effective and less invasive alternative to conventional colonoscopy for individuals at elevated risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new study.
June 15, 2009
PET/MRI breast imaging prototype shows early promise
By Wayne Forrest
TORONTO - Preliminary results of a new PET/MRI prototype breast imaging system show that the hybrid technology could produce images with enough clarity to more accurately classify lesions.
June 15, 2009
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