Clinical News: Page 2793

High-field MRI of the brain safely acquired in pacemaker patients
By Eric Barnes
With the increasing number of implanted pacemakers, too many patients who need an MRI can't be scanned with the modality. Or can they? Researchers from the University of Bonn in Germany put scores of pacemakers to the test on a 3-tesla scanner, and found no significant heating or degradation of function.
December 14, 2006
Image silos counterproductive to regional healthcare
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
A study undertaken at the Philadelphia Health Information Exchange sought to quantify the extent to which patients seek imaging care across a region's competing medical facilities. The study, presented at the 2006 RSNA conference in Chicago, suggests that sharing images across institutional borders could yield significant potential savings.
December 14, 2006
Study finds link between RT retake rates and image quality
By Kathy Kincade
Sometimes it takes a little extra time to get the job done right. That seems to be the message from a new study analyzing the relationship between digital radiography (DR) retake rates and image quality -- researchers found that the radiologic technologists with the highest retake rates also produced the best images.
December 14, 2006
MDS Nordion shows Q4 revenue downturn, year-end upturn
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radioisotope developer MDS Nordion, a division of Toronto-based MDS, reported a decrease in revenues for its fiscal 2006 fourth quarter (end-October 31), although the fiscal year showed positive growth.
December 13, 2006
RSNA studies mine DMIST data for mammo insights
By Brian Casey
December 13, 2006
University of Ottawa Heart Institute gets PET grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) was awarded a total of more than $10 million ($8.65 million U.S.) by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to identify and treat the causes of coronary artery disease.
December 13, 2006
MGH, Ion Boston partner for proton beam services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has entered into a radiology oncology associates service agreement with Ion Boston Management of Dusseldorf, Germany.
December 13, 2006
Varian takes Trilogy to Mumbai
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems will be installing its Trilogy medical linear accelerator at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India.
December 13, 2006
Aurora nets UMass install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has installed its 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MA.
December 13, 2006
NCCN adds breast cancer hyperthermia therapy to guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
According to BSD Medical of Salt Lake City, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has added hyperthermia therapy and radiation as combination treatments in its 2007 Breast Cancer Guidelines for recurrent cancer of the chest wall and other localized cancer recurrences.
December 13, 2006
Fenics prepares launch of mammo viewer, readies CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Fenics of Lyon, France, is preparing to launch a new family of products, called Intelligent Diagnosis System, which includes a mammography viewer, classification tools, and, ultimately, computer-aided detection (CAD) functionality.
December 13, 2006
Boston Scientific receives FDA nod for FilterWire EZ
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its FilterWire EZ embolic protection system for use in carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedures.
December 13, 2006
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