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CIVCO names new sales VP

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound and radiotherapy products developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has appointed Hap Peterson as vice president of North American sales for its radiation oncology business unit.

March 10, 2013

Bracco promotes MultiHance study results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bracco Diagnostics is highlighting results from a recent study that found a single, standard dose of its MultiHance MR contrast agent provided at least equivalent contrast enhancement and diagnostic performance to a double dose of gadopentetate dimeglumine in MR angiography of the peripheral arteries.

March 10, 2013

CT colonography screening bill reintroduced in House

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) and co-sponsor Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) have reintroduced HR 991, the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act.

March 10, 2013

CMS: 2% Medicare fee-for-service cuts begin April 1

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that all claims from healthcare providers for Medicare fee-for-service program reimbursement will be subject to a 2% reduction, effective April 1.

March 10, 2013

Prone-supine matching algorithm shows high accuracy in CTC

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - U.K. researchers have developed an accurate matching algorithm to deal with the gnarly problem of integrating prone and supine CT colonography (CTC) datasets, according to a presentation at ECR 2013.

March 10, 2013

Agfa installs 1st GRIP monitoring system in North America

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has completed installation of its first Impax cardiovascular global remote incident prevention (GRIP) monitoring system in North America at Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka, KS.

March 10, 2013

IBA Molecular starts Zr-89 production in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical provider IBA Molecular North America is now producing zirconium-89 (Zr-89) at its radiopharmaceutical plant in Richmond, VA.

March 10, 2013

Multislice CT can identify unknown infection, change treatment

By Wayne Forrest

VIENNA - Multislice CT can solve the mystery behind unknown or suspected infection and alter treatment plans to provide more effective therapy, according to a German study presented on Sunday at ECR 2013.

March 10, 2013

Structured reports can improve quality and workflow efficiency

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Harder, better, faster, stronger: It's not just a song, it could also be the mantra for radiologists as they try to improve workflow efficiency and quality. Enhancing radiology reports and becoming more familiar with dose management regulations and registries can help in this process.

March 10, 2013

IAC solicits research award proposals

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Research Committee is inviting proposals regarding accreditation and quality improvement for the 2013 IAC Research Award Program.

March 10, 2013

Atirix appoints sales VP

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical software developer Atirix Medical Systems has tapped Phil Ives as vice president of sales.

March 10, 2013

PET/MR shows great potential for detecting multifocal cancers

By Becky McCall

VIENNA - PET/MRI allows superior early detection and evaluation of cancers as they disseminate around the body. That was the key message of Dr. Heinz-Peter Schlemmer in his talk in Saturday's new horizons session at ECR 2013.

March 9, 2013

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