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Fewer views, faster film abates radiation dose in implant mammography
By Shalmali Pal
In 2006, nearly 400,000 breast augmentations were performed, making it the top cosmetic procedure among U.S. women, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Four-view mammograms are standard in implant imaging, but that means greater radiation exposure. California-based researchers have proposed fewer views and a faster target-filter combination to reduce the radiation dose.
May 7, 2007
Carestream announces executive team, corporate structure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has introduced its leadership team, led by CEO Kevin Hobert and other former Kodak Health Group executives.
May 6, 2007
IDC reaches DR milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian digital radiography (DR) vendor Imaging Dynamics has installed its 100th DR system in the North American orthopedic market
May 6, 2007
Sectra signs BreastCheck
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has received a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) order from Irish breast screening program BreastCheck.
May 6, 2007
ImaRx files S-1 for IPO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical company ImaRx Therapeutics of Tucson, AZ, has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the company's initial public offering (IPO).
May 6, 2007
Elekta to supply IGRT to Vejle Hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vejle (Denmark) Hospital has signed with Elekta to purchase the Stockholm-based company's intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) technology and two Elekta Synergy systems.
May 6, 2007
Naviscan raises $15 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan PET Systems of San Diego has completed a private placement of $15 million in Series C financing.
May 6, 2007
Siemens introduces Acuson Antares 5.0
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, introduced the 5.0 release of its Acuson Antares ultrasound scanner at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) annual meeting, which started May 5 in San Diego.
May 6, 2007
ED physicians can screen for AAA, study finds
By Erik L. Ridley
Emergency physicians are capable of handling ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), according to researchers from Yale University in New Haven, CT. The group studied the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of screening performed by emergency physicians on at-risk patients.
May 6, 2007
Acusphere reports results from Imagify phase III trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere said that its Imagify (perflubutane polymer microspheres) contrast agent exceeded the criteria in accuracy and sensitivity in its second phase III clinical trial of the product.
May 3, 2007
PACS market expected to double in four years
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The PACS market will continue to expand in North America and Europe, according to a report by market analyst Datamonitor. The firm predicts the PACS market in Europe and North America will reach $8.6 billion by 2011, almost doubling its estimated $4.9 billion value today.
May 3, 2007
Hansen Medical nets FDA OK for robotic technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Robotic technology developer Hansen Medical of Mountain View, CA, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Sensei robotic catheter system and Artisan control catheter.
May 3, 2007
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