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How old is too old for a mammogram?
A recent study suggests that 75 may be an appropriate age limit for mammography to avoid overtreatment of breast cancer. Others argue that a woman's health should be the deciding factor in whether to continue annual mammograms. While the age debate continues, one thing is certain -- mammographers should take extra steps to ensure the comfort of older women who are screened so they will be inclined to return.
October 5, 2006
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PET unlocks secrets of alcoholism
By Brian Casey
October 4, 2006
MDS sells diagnostics unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS, the Toronto-based parent company of radioisotope developer MDS Nordion, has sold its laboratory services business, MDS Diagnostic Services.
October 4, 2006
CIVCO introduces Diagnostic Vac-Lock cushion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy vendor CIVCO Medical Solutions of Kalona, IA, has launched a new diagnostic imaging patient positioning device, the Diagnostic Vac-Lock cushion.
October 4, 2006
Medrad hits Vistron milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector technology firm Medrad of Indianola, PA, has installed its 5,000th Vistron CT injection system.
October 4, 2006
Gamma Medica-Ideas gets SPECT/MRI development grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer Gamma Medica-Ideas (GM-I) has been awarded a $100,000 grant to develop a SPECT/MRI small animal imaging system.
October 4, 2006
Ultrasonix taps Nakhleh as CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical has bolstered its executive ranks with the appointment of Issa Nakhleh as its chief financial officer (CFO).
October 4, 2006
BioLucent debuts gamma camera MammoPad
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography pad developer BioLucent has introduced a new MammoPad breast cushion designed for gamma camera imaging.
October 4, 2006
Barnes-Jewish to install IMRIS intraoperative MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, will install IMRIS' iSpace surgical imaging suite, which will allow the facility's neurosurgeons to perform MRI scans while surgery is in progress.
October 4, 2006
Consorta extends Kodak contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization Consorta has extended through 2009 two contracts with Eastman Kodak Health Group for the Rochester, NY, company's digital imaging products.
October 4, 2006
FDA OKs Rendoscopy's 3D software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) clearance to Rendoscopy's Gentle Colon virtual colonoscopy 3D visualization software.
October 4, 2006
PET helps uncover dopamine's influence on alcoholism
By Wayne Forrest
Positron emission tomography (PET) is helping researchers determine if a connection exists between dopamine levels in the brain and the risk of alcoholism within a family, or the threat of relapse for a detoxified alcoholic.
October 4, 2006
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