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DOD extends Carestream DR, CR contracts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has received an extension of its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for the purchase of digital radiography (DR) and computed radiography (CR) systems.

January 1, 2014

Global telerad market could reach $3.8B by 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The global teleradiology market could expand to $3.78 billion in 2019, according to a new market report from Transparency Market Research.

January 1, 2014

USPSTF gives final nod to CT lung cancer screening

By Eric Barnes

After years of discussion and evidence gathering, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) this week gave its final approval for annual screening with low-dose CT for individuals at high risk for lung cancer.

December 30, 2013

President signs budget bill, SGR patch into law

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

On December 26, President Barack Obama signed into law House Joint Resolution 59, also known as the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013.

December 26, 2013

Quantum installs Q-Vision generator in Idaho

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Quantum Medical Imaging has installed its Q-Vision generator at Boise State University.

December 26, 2013

4T fMRI sheds light on brain activity in early Alzheimer's

By Wayne Forrest

A new study by Canadian researchers illustrates how perfusion-based functional MRI (fMRI) with a 4-tesla arterial spin labeling protocol can be used to measure brain activity in people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease while they perform memory tasks.

December 23, 2013