Clinical News: Page 2530

Breast ultrasound CAD performance varies in ethnic populations

By Cynthia E. Keen

A pair of new studies on a prototype breast ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) application has produced intriguing results. They indicate that the software's performance can vary based on factors such as the clinical environment in which it's used and possibly even the ethnicity of patients.

September 4, 2008

Medima upgrades PacsPrinter

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare IT developer Medima Solutions of Leiden, the Netherlands, has released a new version of its PacsPrinter.

September 4, 2008

Trial begins for Digirad's Cardius X-ACT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad has begun clinical trials for a new imaging module designed to correct image distortion in cardiac SPECT imaging.

September 4, 2008

GE debuts new ultrasound scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has launched a new ultrasound system for radiology and vascular applications that fuses ultrasound images with those from other modalities.

September 4, 2008

Toshiba's Aquilion One installed in Ohio ER

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has signed an agreement to install its Aquilion One 320-slice CT scanner in an Ohio hospital's emergency room.

September 4, 2008

Color-coded tagging software speeds VC interpretation

By Eric Barnes

A novel color-coded fecal-tagging method significantly cut interpretation time for reduced-prep virtual colonoscopy in a recent study, easing a task that can be tiring and time-consuming for radiologists.

September 4, 2008