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E-Z-EM, 3CPM sign agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, has inked a deal to market Sutter, CA-based 3CPM’s Electrogastrogram Analyzer.
April 16, 2003
U.S. PET backers win some, lose some
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET proponents got good news and bad on the reimbursement front this week, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing that it will begin Medicare reimbursement coverage for some new indications, but that others aren't ready for prime time.
April 16, 2003
Implant Sciences gets NIH grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology and interventional cardiology firm Implant Sciences has received a $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to be used in the development of an improved high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy system, according to the Wakefield, MA-based company.
April 16, 2003
R2 outfits Baptist Health South Florida
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided-detection firm R2 Technology of Sunnyvale, CA, has sold eight of its ImageChecker CAD systems for mammography to healthcare system Baptist Health South Florida of Miami.
April 16, 2003
Hologic ships 25th Selenia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lorad division of Bedford, MA-based digital x-ray and mammography provider Hologic has sold its 25th Selenia full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system to the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles.
April 16, 2003
CMS sets date for expanded MRA coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said Wednesday that its expansion of coverage for new MR angiography applications will go into effect on July 1.
April 16, 2003
Strict attention to detail enhances sensitivity of breast US
By Deborah R. Dakins
By applying a strict algorithm for differentiating benign from malignant lesions, sonographers can make more specific diagnoses, prevent biopsy of benign lesions, and find palpable malignant tumors missed by mammography, according to Dr. A. Thomas Stavros, chief of ultrasound at Radiology Imaging Associates in Greenwood Village, CO.
April 16, 2003
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Head and Neck Imaging
This two-volume title has served as the authoritative text on head and neck radiology for the last decade. The 4th edition is an ambitious attempt to improve an exhaustive and comprehensive work.
April 16, 2003
Aloka launches new OB ultrasound scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Aloka has received Food and Drug Administration clearance to begin marketing SSD-3500, a digital scanner targeted at ob/gyn and perinatology applications.
April 15, 2003
U.S. to expand MRA coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An expansion in insurance reimbursement is in the works for MR angiography of the abdomen and pelvis, according to a decision memo issued Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
April 15, 2003
PACS makes perfect for SF Giants baseball club
By Brian Casey
Digital technologies like PACS are having a dramatic impact on the delivery of imaging services throughout society, and also in an elite group of individuals: professional athletes.
April 15, 2003
Thin slices, quality assurance improve calcium scoring
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists in the Netherlands have found that using thinner slices in CT coronary calcium scanning yields more accurate results, especially at lower calcium volumes. Meanwhile, a German team optimized exam protocols across manufacturers, and succeeded in lowering the dose while keeping noise constant.
April 15, 2003
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