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Toshiba hits CT milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its 1000th multislice CT system.
April 13, 2003
Fuji debuts mammography CR reader
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA parent company Fuji Photo Film is readying introduction of FCR-M, a computed radiography mammography reader.
April 13, 2003
First-pass MRI perfusion noninvasively gauges microvascular dysfunction
By Peggy Peck
Results of first-pass MR myocardial perfusion for assessment of microvascular dysfunction correlate with angiographic surrogates, which makes the case for the less invasive MR technique, according to researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
April 13, 2003
Contrast-enhanced 3-D US boosts mammography results
By Erik L. Ridley
Combining mammography with contrast-enhanced 3-D power Doppler ultrasound may yield an increase in diagnostic accuracy for breast cancer, according to a small study from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
April 10, 2003
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Instrumentarium, Premier sign pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization Premier of San Diego has signed an agreement with Instrumentarium Imaging of Milwaukee regarding sales of computer-aided detection systems.
April 10, 2003
Mammography skills crisis needs concrete solutions
By Brian Casey
The debate over the quality of breast screening services flared anew this week after members of a U.S. Senate committee debated adding mandatory skills testing to the Mammography Quality Standards Act, which is up for reauthorization.
April 10, 2003
E-Z-EM and JPC ink multiyear deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, and the Joint Purchasing Corporation (JPC) of New York City have signed a three-year sole-source agreement making E-Z-EM the sole provider of contrast agents for gastrointestinal radiology to JPC’s network of healthcare providers.
April 9, 2003
ACR pleased with Senate hearing on mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
American College of Radiology officials are supporting voluntary self-assessment tests for mammographers, according to a statement released today.
April 9, 2003
Stress Cardiolite test effective across racial groups
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study of patients who have a normal stress test using the cardiac radiopharmaceutical Cardiolite has shown an excellent prognosis for cardiac-event-free survival.
April 9, 2003
Nucletron books 1,000th Simulix sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and information system developer Nucletron installed its 1,000th Simulix HQ radiotherapy simulator in the Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Institute in Tilburg, The Netherlands.
April 9, 2003
Radiologists say training, not tests, will hone mammography skills
By Deborah R. Dakins
Better education and training, not regulation, are needed to improve mammography skills, according to radiologists reacting to a U.S. proposal to mandate periodic exams as a way of improving breast cancer screening.
April 9, 2003
SonoSite debuts Titan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound developer SonoSite has introduced Titan, a modular high-resolution ultrasound system.
April 9, 2003
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