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VirtualScopics nets 3D patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-related biomarker developer VirtualScopics has been issued a U.S. patent for a technology to create 3D images from MRI scans, according to the Rochester, NY-based vendor.
January 30, 2006
U.K. deal for Impac
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology information systems developer Impac Medical Systems has received an order from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire National Health Services (NHS) Trust in the U.K. for a comprehensive oncology management system.
January 30, 2006
MR overordered by primary physicians for back pain
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Lower back pain is one of the more common adult patient presentations to primary care physicians in the U.S. And when it comes to the modality most frequently requested by primary care physicians for imaging lower back pain, MRI is rapidly becoming their modality of choice, although it is not always clinically indicated.
January 30, 2006
Vidar debuts new mammo software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digitizer vendor Vidar Systems has released version 3.0 of its Clinical Express software for mammography.
January 29, 2006
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Radiology Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
January 29, 2006
Advanced Magnetics to defend Cytogen suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR contrast developer Advanced Magnetics said the lawsuit filed against it by partner Cytogen is without merit, and that it plans to conduct a vigorous defense.
January 29, 2006
CT more sensitive than spinal fracture x-ray, but has limits
By Shalmali Pal
Patients with blunt trauma are at a high risk for thoracolumbar spine fractures, which require swift evaluation. Spinal x-ray is commonly used in these situations, but it is a time-consuming and difficult exam. So a group of surgeons and radiologists investigated whether CT might be a viable alternative.
January 29, 2006
CAD may cut down on missed breast cancers
By Erik L. Ridley
The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) systems can help detect breast cancer much sooner, according to a study team led by researchers from George Washington University (GWU) Medical Center in Washington, DC.
January 29, 2006
Guidant sales fall in Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In line with an early January earnings warning, interventional device developer Guidant reported fourth-quarter sales of $828.2 million, down 14% compared with the $968.2 million reported in the same period a year ago.
January 26, 2006
Elekta adds Hong Kong install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has installed its radiation oncology technology at Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong.
January 26, 2006
Aloka gets new Canadian distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Aloka has a new distributor for its products in Canada, according to the Tokyo-based firm.
January 26, 2006
Classification offers help for dismissed true-positive CAD marks
By Erik L. Ridley
Using a two-tiered computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme may cut down on breast cancer cases in which an ultimately true-positive CAD marker was discounted during interpretation, according to researchers from New York.
January 26, 2006
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