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Verasonics highlights growth during 2019
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Research ultrasound technology developer Verasonics is highlighting growth the company achieved in 2019.
December 16, 2019
Ex-NFL players charged in $3.9M healthcare fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 10 former National Football League (NFL) players for allegedly claiming at least $3.9 million from a healthcare benefit program for expensive medical equipment -- including ultrasound scanners -- that was never purchased.
December 16, 2019
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Long-term breast cancer survivors die from other diseases
By Rebekah Moan
Women who live more than 10 years after a diagnosis of breast cancer are more likely to die of diseases other than cancer, such as heart and cerebrovascular diseases, according to a large study published online on December 16 in Cancer. Researchers attribute the finding to improved therapies that are enabling women to survive longer.
December 16, 2019
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CT links vaping to ARDS in new case studies
By Abraham Kim
Radiologists identified vaping-related lung injury patterns on the CT scans of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in two recent reports out of New Jersey and Missouri. Early recognition of these imaging patterns could prove vital to timely and appropriate treatment for these patients.
December 16, 2019
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AI beats density for predicting breast cancer risk
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that analyzes negative screening mammography exams yielded better predictions for a woman's future risk of breast cancer than risk models based on breast density measurements in a recent study, published online December 17 in Radiology.
December 16, 2019
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Spanish researchers score big in RSNA awards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Spain received 29 awards at the recent RSNA 2019 meeting in Chicago, according to an announcement posted by the Spanish Society of Medical Radiology.
December 15, 2019
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Report: Hospital in India ignores imaging safety protocols
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Clinicians at the Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in India have not been complying with basic rules to protect patients and staff from radiation exposure during x-ray and CT exams, according to an article posted on Sunday in the Times of India.
December 15, 2019
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Elekta gets FDA nod for DWI-MR radiation therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has received 510(k) premarket notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the clinical use of a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) MRI protocol with the company's Unity MR radiation therapy system.
December 15, 2019
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Biopsy protocol rules out surgery for women after chemo
By Rebekah Moan
Vacuum-assisted image-guided breast biopsy can reliably predict which breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy have responded well enough that follow-up surgery is not required to remove residual cancer, according to a December 13 presentation at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 15, 2019
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ITC upholds ruling in Jubilant-Bracco case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has upheld an administrative law judge's ruling that Jubilant DraxImage did not violate unfair competition law by exporting its rubidium elution systems into the U.S., as alleged in a suit from contrast developer Bracco Diagnostics.
December 12, 2019
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Death risk higher for government-insured breast cancer patients
By Melissa Busch
Women with breast cancer who were insured with Medicare or Medicaid had lower survival rates than those patients who had private insurance in two large treatment clinical trials, according to a study presented on December 13 at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 12, 2019
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GenesisCare acquires 21st Century Oncology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Australian cancer and cardiac care company GenesisCare has acquired U.S.-based radiation therapy and integrated cancer treatment provider 21st Century Oncology.
December 12, 2019
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