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Bristol-Myers Squibb names new imaging president
Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging has promoted Tim Ravenscroft to the position of president of the division.
June 26, 2006
Siemens nets first U.S. dual-source CT installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions reported that it has installed its Somatom Definition dual-source CT system at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and the New York University Medical Center in New York City.
June 26, 2006
Enhancing breast positioning, tissue acquisition with cushioning pad
The amount of breast tissue captured in a mammogram can make a crucial difference in detecting breast cancer. Yet tissue acquisition frequently is less than optimal. Using a cushioning pad in combination with breast positioning training for technologists can improve breast positioning and tissue acquisition.
June 26, 2006
Easing the pressure of compression for patients
Compression during a mammography examination can be very painful for some patients, due to breast sensitivity or a heightened perception of pain from anxiety and embarrassment. But some simple steps can help reduce patient discomfort during the exam.
June 26, 2006
GE inks Asian osteoporosis deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed a deal with global dairy company Fonterra to promote bone health awareness in Asia.
June 25, 2006
Fonar gets Nasdaq extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, has received an additional 180 days from the Nasdaq stock exchange to regain compliance with the exchange's listing requirements.
June 25, 2006
Breast CAD put to the test in high-volume community practice
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Computer-aided detection (CAD) for mammography has demonstrated its utility in a number of studies since its introduction in 1998. In what may be the largest test for the technology to date, radiologists at a hospital-based community practice in San Francisco used CAD in more than 100,000 consecutive screening mammograms at a single site over a period of 46 months.
June 25, 2006
Trauma Pod brings robotic ICU to the battlefield
By Eric Barnes
An unmanned mobile ICU called Trauma Pod, complete with a CT scanner, may one day be treating wounded soldiers in remote battlefields. The U.S. Department of Defense is currently developing this high-tech robotic surgical unit with a consortium of 12 firms, with the first phase of the project based on existing technologies. Click on the videos to glimpse the future -- and the present -- of robotic surgery.
June 25, 2006
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Study: Few older American women get mammos
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The rate of mammography screening among elderly American women is significantly lower than what the women themselves are reporting.
June 22, 2006
3mensio Medical Imaging upgrades 3viseon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization developer 3mensio Medical Imaging of Bilthoven, Netherlands, has released its new 3viseon 2.5 software, designed to display large datasets generated by CT and MRI scanners as a 3D reconstruction using standard PC technology.
June 22, 2006
German officials clear Siemens' Diagnostic Products deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Erlangen, Germany, has received approval from German regulators to acquire Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC) of Los Angeles.
June 22, 2006
SIIM announces 2007 informatics grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine will support original research in imaging informatics with two $40,000 grants for 2007.
June 22, 2006
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