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ContextVision to show new products at AIUM

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image enhancement developer ContextVision plans to demonstrate two products that focus on technically difficult maternity patients at next week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting in New York City.

April 3, 2013

Meaningful use payments top $12B

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported that federal payments to hospitals, physicians, and other eligible professionals for participating in the meaningful use electronic health record program reached $12.7 billion on February 28, 2013.

April 3, 2013

FLT-PET could help predict outcome in head and neck cancer

By Wayne Forrest

Change in F-18 fluorothymidine (FLT) uptake on PET during early radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy is a strong indicator of the long-term outcomes of head and neck cancer patients, Dutch researchers report in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 3, 2013

AngioDynamics donates to SIR

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics has pledged to donate $500,000 to the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation's Discovery campaign.

April 2, 2013

Elekta gets Japanese approval for Extend

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta said that the Japanese Health Authority has approved its Extend system for multisession stereotactic radiosurgery.

April 2, 2013

FDA clears Hitachi's 128-slice CT scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi Medical Systems America has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Scenaria Advanced 128-slice CT system.

April 2, 2013