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ECRI's report on MRI safety
As MRI technology, utilization, and clinical practice change, so too do the factors for safe and efficient MRI suites. In October 2005, ECRI released its updated guidance article on MRI safety. MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk weighs in on the ECRI report, particularly on the new standard for classifying the safety of objects in the MRI suite.
March 27, 2006
Molecular Insight begins phase II clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals has begun a phase II clinical trial of its Zemiva molecular imaging pharmaceutical.
March 26, 2006
SonoSite lands Premier deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has inked a new three-year agreement with group purchasing organization Premier Purchasing Partners.
March 26, 2006
PET registry primed for takeoff
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - The National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR), which debuted last year at the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) annual meeting, holds the promise of broadening the scope of the types of oncologic PET scans that can be conducted on Medicare patients. Dr. Barry Siegel from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis presented an update on the status of the project at the 2006 AMI meeting on Sunday.
March 26, 2006
MDCT in pregnant women yields low fetal doses
By Eric Barnes
A new phantom study concludes that institutional MDCT protocols, when used in pregnant women, yield radiation doses well below levels thought to induce neurologic harm to the developing fetus, although the risk of its eventually developing cancer later in life may still be elevated for certain exams that expose the fetus directly.
March 26, 2006
Focused exams suitable for some musculoskeletal US studies
By Erik L. Ridley
WASHINGTON, DC - A focused ultrasound exam may be appropriate for some musculoskeletal sonographic examinations, but it depends on the particular anatomy being studied, according to research presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
March 25, 2006
3D ultrasound shows value in detecting fetal malformations
By Erik L. Ridley
WASHINGTON, DC - Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound can accurately detect abnormal fetuses, according to a presentation at this week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
March 23, 2006
Schering supports Bayer offer, Merck withdraws
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German contrast media firm Schering of Berlin said that its executive board will support a voluntary public offer from Bayer to acquire all its outstanding public shares at 86 euros ($103.50 U.S.) per share.
March 23, 2006
Siemens to unveil Inveon, 40-slice PET/CT, at AMI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions is introducing a new preclinical imaging product, Inveon, at next week's Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) meeting in Orlando, FL.
March 23, 2006
OnCURE bolsters management ranks
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Outpatient radiation therapy provider OnCURE Medical of Newport Beach, CA, has added three vice presidents to its management team.
March 23, 2006
Terason nets Premier deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable-ultrasound technology developer Terason has signed a three-year group purchasing agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners.
March 23, 2006
Kodak lands large dental DR order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group said that it has signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Coast Dental that will put its RVG 6000 DR system into Coast's 107 practices across the southeastern U.S.
March 23, 2006
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