Industry News: Page 1306

SPECT V/Q detects early lung problems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In vivo ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) SPECT imaging can detect early changes to lungs caused by cigarette smoke exposure and provides a noninvasive method for studying lung dysfunction in preclinical models, concluded a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
March 31, 2013
Calif. breast density bill goes into effect
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A California law that requires women in the state to be notified following a mammogram if they have dense breast tissue went into effect on April 1.
March 31, 2013
Massive Gamma Knife payment cut starts April 1
By Cynthia E. Keen
It may seem like an April Fools' Day joke, but it's a painful reality for users of the Gamma Knife radiation therapy system from Elekta. Starting April 1, they will be paid 58% less for procedures performed with the system.
March 31, 2013
Report predicts $5.5B radiopharma market by 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report by business research firm MarketsandMarkets predicts that the global radiopharmaceutical market will reach $5.5 billion by 2017, at a compound annual growth rate of 7.8%.
March 31, 2013
CT postprocessing can aid evaluation of pediatric airways
By Erik L. Ridley
Because it's noninvasive and doesn't require anesthesia, CT postprocessing offers significant advantages over the gold standard of bronchoscopy for evaluating pediatric airways. Yet there are even more benefits, according to an article published recently in Pediatric Radiology.
March 31, 2013
RamSoft adds to client list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor RamSoft said it has inked a deal with North Florida Regional Thyroid Center of Tallahassee, FL, to install its Gateway QC viewer.
March 28, 2013
MedQ reports meaningful use milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology IT provider MedQ said that customers of its Q/ris 3000 electronic health record received an aggregate of $1.2 million in meaningful use incentive payments from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2012.
March 28, 2013
Viztek adds support for breast tomosynthesis images
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has added digital breast tomosynthesis image viewing capability to its Opal-Mammo software suite.
March 28, 2013
Varian appoints VP of medical affairs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has tapped Dr. Deepak "Dee" Khuntia as vice president of medical affairs.
March 27, 2013
Philips brings ClarityIQ to Australia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has installed its AlluraClarity interventional suite with ClarityIQ technology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, Australia.
March 27, 2013
Siemens complies with MITA Smart Dose standard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare announced that every new system in its Somatom CT product line complies with the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance's (MITA) new Smart Dose radiation dose reduction standard.
March 27, 2013
GE launches 2 new MR scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has debuted its Optima MR360 Advance and Brivo MR355 Inspire 1.5-tesla scanners following receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance.
March 27, 2013
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