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CMS seeks MEDCAC nominees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request in the October 25 Federal Register for new members of an influential committee that helps CMS set reimbursement policy.
October 28, 2013
ImageIQ, Cleveland Clinic explore baseball injuries
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ImageIQ and the Cleveland Clinic have found that certain professional baseball pitchers are more prone to injuries due to their physical characteristics.
October 28, 2013
Philips, RealView wrap up 3D holographic study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and RealView Imaging have finished a clinical study evaluating the use of live 3D holographic imaging in interventional cardiology.
October 28, 2013
Merge places VNA and PACS at Sinai
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Merge Healthcare was chosen by Sinai Health System for its vendor-neutral archive (VNA) and PACS.
October 27, 2013
Philips, Infraredx announce resale agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics and coronary imaging developer Infraredx have announced a nonexclusive resale agreement.
October 27, 2013
FluoroPharma gets new VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer FluoroPharma Medical has a new vice president of marketing.
October 27, 2013
Radiation Therapy acquires OnCure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Radiation Therapy Services Holdings has completed its acquisition of OnCure Holdings for approximately $125 million.
October 27, 2013
UN report cites radiation's effects on children, adults
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report from the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation says that the same radiation dose received by children and adults can have very different biological effects.
October 27, 2013
Judge dismisses bribery complaint against Siemens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A judge for a U.S. federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former employee against the parent company of Siemens Healthcare that accused the vendor of paying kickbacks in China related to medical equipment purchases.
October 27, 2013
PET/MRI could be alternative to PET/CT for liver lesions
By Wayne Forrest
PET/MRI is more than adequate in characterizing liver lesions and provides greater lesion conspicuity than PET/CT, offering clinicians a powerful alternative for oncology imaging, according to a German study published in the November issue of the European Journal of Radiology.
October 27, 2013
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Varian revenues rise slightly amid dip in earnings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Capping what it called a mixed but promising year, radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said revenues were up while net earnings fell slightly in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared with the same quarter in 2012.
October 24, 2013
FDA approves GE's Vizamyl PET radiotracer for dementia
By Wayne Forrest
U.S. physicians looking to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease now have a second tool in their arsenal with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of Vizamyl (flutemetamol F-18 injection), a radiopharmaceutical from GE Healthcare for use with PET imaging of the brain in adults being evaluated for Alzheimer's and dementia.
October 24, 2013
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