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ASTRO opens office in Washington, DC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has set up a satellite office at 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., in downtown Washington, DC.
December 7, 2003
GE gives $1.5 million to RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has committed $1.5 million to the RSNA Research and Education Foundation.
December 7, 2003
Delft sells ThoraScans to beta sites
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Delft Imaging Systems has sold one of its ThoraScan digital radiography chest units to Duke University Medical Center, following completion of a beta site clinical and research program at the Durham, NC-based institution.
December 7, 2003
NeoRx makes executive moves
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Skeletal radiotherapy provider NeoRx has promoted COO Karen Auditore-Hargreaves to president.
December 7, 2003
Dean steps down from NIBIB
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Donna Dean has stepped down from her post as deputy director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) in Bethesda, MD. Dean is leaving the institute to become senior scholar in residence at the National Academy of Engineering.
December 7, 2003
MR spectroscopy may predict disease progression in MS
By Edward Susman
Researchers from New York University in New York City have suggested that magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) could help doctors predict the course of disease in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
December 7, 2003
Orex, Siemens partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orex Computed Radiography of Auburndale, MA, and Siemens Medical Solutions China have signed an exclusive distribution agreement in which Siemens will distribute Orex CR systems in China.
December 4, 2003
Emphysema-like lung changes seen in women with anorexia
By Paula Moyer
CHICAGO - The list of negative long-term consequences associated with anorexia nervosa may also include emphysema, according to findings presented here at the 2003 RSNA meeting.
December 4, 2003
Hip check: Analysis of harvested bone shows dechelation differences between commercial gadolinium preparations
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - A study presented at the RSNA conference on Thursday by a research team from Riverwoods Medical Center in Provo, UT, showed that different commercial gadolinium (Gd) preparations dechelate at varying rates in human bone tissue.
December 4, 2003
CT screening exams deliver higher incidental radiation dose to breasts
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Women who undergo screening CT run the risk of receiving a radiation dose to the breast that may be 19 times greater than a standard mammogram, according to researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Duke University in Durham, NC.
December 3, 2003
Researchers determine optimal MDCT protocols for liver imaging
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Multislice CT comes with far too many exposure choices, so it’s always good news when researchers take the time to determine the optimal settings in some anatomic region or other. In this case it’s isotropic liver imaging, offered up by Dr. Min Ju Kim and colleagues from the Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, Korea.
December 3, 2003
Canadian residents remain hazy about sedation administration
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Canadian radiology residents are giving analgesia for conscious sedation without a clear understanding of the nature of the agents, according to the results of a Web-based survey. Dr. Kelly Mayson and colleagues from Vancouver General Hospital and the University of British Columbia polled residents at eight national programs, reporting their findings in a poster at the 2003 RSNA Wednesday.
December 3, 2003
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