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JAMA IM editorials weigh in on lung cancer screening

By Eric Barnes

With Medicare on the cusp of a momentous decision about whether to pay for CT lung cancer screening, the issue is the focus of a pair of editorials published October 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Taking opposite sides, the articles one last time outline positions that have become solidified as the U.S. government weighs what could be one of the biggest public health initiatives in decades.

October 12, 2014

PET imaging technique lessens motion effects

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Finnish researchers have developed an imaging technique to reduce the effect of respiratory motion on PET image quality, according to a new study published in Physics in Medicine and Biology.

October 12, 2014

Bracco gets FDA nod for ultrasound contrast agent

By Erik L. Ridley

A third contestant has joined the U.S. market for ultrasound contrast agents: On Friday, Bracco Diagnostics received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its Lumason ultrasound contrast agent. The approval marks the end of a long odyssey for Bracco in its efforts to bring the agent to market.

October 9, 2014

Analogic launches new Flex Focus 400 exp scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Analogic has launched a new version of its Flex Focus 400 ultrasound scanner platform at the Anesthesiology 2014 meeting in New Orleans.

October 9, 2014

Edan launches point-of-care US scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Edan Medical launched a new ultrasound scanner for point-of-care applications at this week's Anesthesiology 2014 meeting in New Orleans.

October 9, 2014

Novarad adds client in Colo.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RIS/PACS firm Novarad has signed a new client in Colorado.

October 9, 2014