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St. Jude launches 3D vessel system in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac technology developer St. Jude Medical has launched its Ilumien Optis system in Japan, a technology designed to help physicians make personalized stenting decisions based on a patient's individual anatomy and disease state.
March 12, 2013
Epsilon debuts EchoInsight for cardio oncology at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Visualization and analysis software firm Epsilon Imaging introduced its EchoInsight for cardio oncology with practical strain imaging at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in San Francisco.
March 12, 2013
Docs: Patients should be able to update EHR info
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients should have the ability to update their own electronic health records (EHRs), according to results of a survey of doctors in eight countries that was performed by management consulting and technology services firm Accenture.
March 12, 2013
Texas rad practice pays fine for US double billing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiology practice in Texas has agreed to pay an $800,000 fine to settle charges that it billed twice for the reading and interpretation of genetic ultrasound exams.
March 11, 2013
iCAD and Invivo collaborate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD and MRI technology provider Invivo announced they have entered into a global research, development, and commercial agreement.
March 11, 2013
Universal Medical to sell DDD gamma cameras
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Universal Medical Resources has signed on to handle U.S. distribution of the CorCam dedicated cardiac gamma camera from Danish nuclear medicine technology developer DDD-Diagnostic.
March 11, 2013
Atirix upgrades tracking software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer Atirix Medical Systems has released a new version of its MG-Track software, an exam tracking, patient letter, and medical audit reporting system.
March 11, 2013
GE, NFL join forces to tackle traumatic brain injury
By Cynthia E. Keen
NEW YORK CITY - With the goal of improving the safety of athletes, members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and society overall, GE Healthcare and the National Football League (NFL) have launched a $60 million program aimed at speeding the diagnosis of and improving treatment for mild traumatic brain injury.
March 11, 2013
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Adding digital tomo to mammography boosts cancer detection rate
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Adding digital breast tomosynthesis to digital mammography increased the breast cancer detection rate from 1.26% to 2.03%, in a study from Spain presented on Monday at ECR 2013.
March 11, 2013
'Unfair' regulatory stance on radiotracers poses threat to PET's future
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - Legal and regulatory issues surrounding the production and uses of radiotracers represent a significant threat to PET imaging, a senior luminary told ECR 2013 attendees at Sunday's professional challenges session on the legal matters related to multimodality techniques.
March 10, 2013
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Gymnasts' spines, footballers' ankles, and golfers' wrists take the strain
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - The ultrademanding and highly competitive nature of modern professional sport was visible to all during Sunday's refresher course on overuse injuries at ECR 2013. An international group of radiologists discussed common injuries in professional athletes and what to look for when imaging these patients.
March 10, 2013
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A 3-piece jigsaw: patient, radiologist, clinician. But do they fit together?
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - The delicate balance of power and complex set of interactions between radiologists, patients, and clinicians was the subject of some lively and frank discussion at Sunday's professional challenges session, which followed a novel and original format, at ECR 2013.
March 10, 2013
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