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Toshiba wins Puerto Rico Aquilion One install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has won an installation of its Aquilion One 320-detector-row CT scanner at a hospital in Puerto Rico.
May 28, 2009
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
May 27, 2009
NEJM editorial lauds CMS rejection of VC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An editorial in this week's New England Journal of Medicine praises the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) recent decision to decline reimbursement for screening virtual colonoscopy. But a VC practitioner counters that the agency ignored evidence of the procedure's effectiveness.
May 27, 2009
Neoprobe starts second Lymphoseek trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe has begun enrollment for a second multicenter phase III trial for its Lymphoseek radiopharmaceutical agent.
May 27, 2009
Survey: MRI centers lack infection control
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Infection control has been overlooked at some MRI centers due to various factors, including a lack of education, fear of exposing problems, and financial pressure to increase patient throughput, according to the results of a new survey.
May 27, 2009
Studies cut radiation dose for UAE, triple-rule-out CT
By Brian Casey
May 27, 2009
Study: US not ready to verify intubation tubes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Can ultrasound replace radiography to confirm endotracheal intubation? Emergency physicians from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio report that ultrasound verification is faster and highly reproducible, but doesn't achieve the accuracy of a conventional chest x-ray.
May 27, 2009
Lantheus completes Definity study enrollment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has completed patient enrollment for a multicenter phase IV observational study to evaluate the use of ultrasound imaging agents in routine clinical practice, the company said.
May 27, 2009
GE wins CZT gamma camera installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received contracts for four installations of its nuclear cardiology camera based on cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) digital detectors, the company said.
May 27, 2009
MDS Nordion opens new FDG facility in Belgium
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS Nordion has opened a new radiopharmaceutical production facility in Belgium, the company said.
May 27, 2009
FDA clears Boston Scientific catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a catheter used for endoscopic procedures, the company said.
May 27, 2009
OR Technology wins South African contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German image processing and PACS provider OR Technology has signed a contract with a hospital in South Africa, the company said.
May 27, 2009
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