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Nordion extends Chinese cobalt-60 supply agreement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Sotera Health's Nordion medical isotope business has extended an existing cobalt-60 supply agreement with Tong Xing Nuclear Technology of Beijing, a subsidiary of China Isotope and Radiation.

March 25, 2019

1st South Korean patient receives Halcyon treatment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A South Korean patient has received the country's first treatment using radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems' Halcyon radiotherapy system.

March 25, 2019

SIR names fellows at 2019 annual meeting

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) inducted 41 new fellows at the SIR 2019 meeting in Austin, TX.

March 25, 2019

Guerbet opens manufacturing site for Lipiodol

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Guerbet USA, the U.S. affiliate of French contrast developer Guerbet, announced the opening of a manufacturing site that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Lipiodol Ultra Fluid (ethiodized oil) contrast agent.

March 25, 2019

PET/MRI offers view to atherosclerotic disease origin

By Wayne Forrest

PET/MRI is providing an avenue for researchers to discover early indications of atherosclerotic disease and inflammation in arterial regions that have not yet developed plaques, which, in turn, lead to heart attack and stroke, according to a study published online March 25 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

March 25, 2019

AI and radiologists: Better together in screening mammo

By Erik L. Ridley

Can an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm interpret screening mammograms as accurately as expert radiologists can? Yes, but an approach that blends analysis from both AI and radiologists yields the best performance, according to research published March 21 on arXiv.org.

March 25, 2019

SIR: Virtual reality beats fluoroscopy for catheter placement

By Abraham Kim

Virtual reality may be a safer, more time-efficient alternative to conventional fluoroscopy for guiding catheterization, with the potential to increase access to the procedure in rural regions, according to a March 26 presentation at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2019 meeting in Austin, TX.

March 25, 2019

Lantheus CMO set to retire

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Holdings announced that its chief medical officer (CMO), Dr. Cesare Orlandi, will retire on September 2.

March 24, 2019

Elekta gets Canadian clearance for Unity MR

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology vendor Elekta has received a Medical Device License from Health Canada for the sale of its Elekta Unity MR radiation therapy system in Canada.

March 24, 2019

SIR presents awards for research, philanthropy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation conferred its annual awards for scientific research and philanthropy on March 25 at the SIR 2019 meeting in Austin, TX.

March 24, 2019

MRI links brain region to dementia, auditory deterioration

By Wayne Forrest

MRI scans have identified an area of the brain associated with a rare form of dementia that allows affected patients to comprehend written words but prevents them from understanding spoken words, researchers reported in the March issue of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology.

March 24, 2019

SIR: UFE bests myomectomy for fibroid treatment

By Kate Madden Yee

Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is a more effective treatment for fibroids than myomectomy, with fewer postprocedural complications. But many women aren't aware of UFE as a treatment option, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2019 annual meeting in Austin, TX.

March 24, 2019

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