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Elekta signs Odense University Hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy vendor Elekta will be supplying several of its medical linear accelerators to Odense University Hospital in Denmark.
July 2, 2006
Imaging's big future gets smaller
By Eric Barnes
OSAKA - Radiology has traditionally focused on anatomic imaging, but the future of imaging is looking smaller -- at new ways of imaging diseases and metabolic pathways to diagnose and treat diseases at an earlier stage, according a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.
July 2, 2006
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Breast MR falls short for microcalcifications, but CAD helps in malignancies
By Shalmali Pal
Two new studies further examine the use of MRI for breast imaging. Researchers with the Italian Trial for Breast MRI of Microcalcifications tested dynamic MRI for evaluating microcalcifications that were deemed suspicious on mammography. Meanwhile, U.S. investigators compared the accuracy of breast MRI interpretation with and without a CAD system.
July 2, 2006
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NJ lawmakers propose restriction on ultrasound sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The New Jersey legislature is planning to consider a bill that would restrict the sale or lease of certain diagnostic ultrasound equipment to licensed medical personnel.
July 2, 2006
The Architecture of Medical Imaging: Designing Healthcare Facilities for Advanced Radiological Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques
The author provides the requisite caveats pointing to the need to assess a facility’s revenue, siting requirements and patient needs, as well as generalized guidance throughout the book on physical space requirements, annual throughput capacities, and adjacency considerations for each modality.
July 2, 2006
Emphysema yields to computer-aided detection
By Eric Barnes
OSAKA - Emphysema is the most common cause of respiratory deaths, but it is not particularly easy to diagnose. On Friday at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting, researchers from Japan discussed the development and testing of a computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme to help automate the diagnosis of emphysema with CT.
July 1, 2006
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Planmed submits PMA for Nuance FFDM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Planmed of Roselle, IL, has submitted a premarket approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Planmed Nuance full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
June 29, 2006
Biophan receives R&D money, equipment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI-compatible device developer Biophan Technologies of Rochester, NY, received funding and equipment support from two sources to help advance its technologies.
June 29, 2006
Aspyra to distribute Konica Minolta CR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information technology firm Aspyra of Calabasas, CA, has signed a distribution deal with Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA of Wayne, NJ.
June 29, 2006
Siemens to acquire Bayer's diagnostic business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions reported that it has signed an agreement to acquire the diagnostic division of German chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer.
June 29, 2006
Poor workflow can hinder use of 3D software
By Wayne Forrest
With image datasets burgeoning and imaging methods ever more complex, adopting specialized advanced visualization software and hardware becomes increasing critical. While 3D processing software can help sift through volumes of patient data more efficiently, radiologists still need an efficient way of working with software, workstations, and PACS.
June 29, 2006
Breast CAD takes aim at architectural distortion
By Eric Barnes
OSAKA - Researchers from Japan and Canada discussed their prototype CAD systems for detecting and evaluating architectural distortions on mammograms at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting on Thursday. Their success was dimmed by a relatively high rate of false positives, but the groups also found some cancers that mass-based systems overlooked.
June 29, 2006
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