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Medipattern inks distribution pacts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern is expanding its worldwide distribution network.

May 14, 2007

Fuji supports free breast cancer screening in Harlem

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA teamed up with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) to fund free mammograms to women in a Harlem neighborhood last week. The sponsorship was part of the Stamford, CT-based vendor's public education campaign called Images of Health: Mammograms for a Million Moms.

May 14, 2007

Del shares start trading on OTCBB exchange

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Shares in the parent of x-ray vendor Del Medical Systems Group have begun trading on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB).

May 14, 2007

Carestream releases CR-ITX 560 compact CR unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has begun shipments of its CR-ITX 560 compact computed radiography (CR) system in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

May 14, 2007

Agfa signs Georgia health system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has received an order from the Southern Regional Health System of (SRHS) in Riverdale, GA.

May 13, 2007

CR and DR conversion: Vanquishing the 'dark side' of digital x-ray

Radiography's migration to filmless imaging is in full swing, with computed radiography (CR) a well-established technology and digital radiography (DR) making significant inroads in the past several years. But many facilities are discovering that CR and DR are far more than just digital versions of analog radiography. This article points out some of the more significant differences, and describes how adjustments to technique can help facilities vanquish the dark side of digital x-ray before it even rears its ugly head.

May 13, 2007

Translucency rendering aids prepless 3D VC

By Eric Barnes

The use of primary 3D interpretation isn't generally recommended for reading reduced-prep virtual colonoscopy (VC) data. Reading is time-consuming, and 3D endoluminal views can make it difficult to distinguish from residual stool difficult. But a new study says that reading reduced-prep data in 3D is not only possible but accurate and time-efficient if a software translucency rendering tool is applied.

May 13, 2007

Dune Medical device shows promise for re-excision surgeries

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An intraoperative breast cancer probe from Dune Medical Devices demonstrated potential for reducing positive surgical margins in lumpectomy patients, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to the Caesarea, Israel, firm.

May 10, 2007

iCRco signs Korean distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computed radiography (CR) vendor iCRco of Torrance, CA, has beefed up its distribution in Asia by signing a distributor for Korea.

May 10, 2007

Cytogen sales grow, loss narrows

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Increased sales of its Quadramet and Prostascint radiopharmaceuticals led Princeton, NJ-based biopharmaceutical firm Cytogen to higher revenues in the first quarter of 2007 (end-March 31).

May 10, 2007

Rolling back FFDM dose influences diagnostic accuracy, experiment shows

By Shalmali Pal

In theory, switching from analog to digital offers the opportunity to reduce radiation dose, but how a lower dosage would affect image quality remains unclear. In a new study, a multidisciplinary group from Duke University in Durham, NC, took a closer look at the relationship between radiation dose and observer accuracy in full-field digital mammography (FFDM).

May 10, 2007

CT finds high-risk plaque with nanoparticle contrast

By Eric Barnes

A new animal study by researchers in the U.S. and France brings intriguing new possibilities to CT with its use of a nanoparticulate contrast agent administered before scanning to detect unstable atherosclerotic plaques. The group aims to someday detect human plaques at the greatest risk of rupture while there is time to prevent it.

May 10, 2007

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