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CardioGen-82 recall officially ends
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bracco Diagnostics' recall of its CardioGen-82 cardiac PET radiopharmaceutical is officially over.
February 2, 2012
Stress dynamic myocardial perfusion CT a 'viable alternative'
By Eric Barnes
Dual-source CT can compete with MRI and SPECT in the performance of sophisticated cardiac scans that combine anatomic and functional imaging for a comprehensive assessment of patients with suspected coronary artery disease, say researchers from Spain and the U.S.
February 2, 2012
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VuCOMP gets PMA for mammo CAD software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) company VuCOMP has received premarket approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for M-Vu, the firm's software for film-based mammography CAD.
February 1, 2012
NinePoint forms advisory boards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical coherence tomography developer NinePoint Medical has created clinical and technology advisory boards.
January 31, 2012
Toshiba gets FDA nod for Aquilion Prime CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Aquilion Prime CT scanner.
January 31, 2012
Hitachi, Horizon get Canadian nod for Scenaria
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America and Canadian distributor Horizon Medical Services have received Health Canada clearance for Hitachi's Scenaria 64-slice CT scanner.
January 31, 2012
FDA, device industry reach deal on user fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reached an agreement in principle with medical device industry representatives on proposed recommendations for the third reauthorization of its medical device user fee program.
January 31, 2012
JACR: Surgical breast biopsy not overused
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 31, 2012
Utah sends breast density bill to Senate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A committee in the Utah state Senate has approved legislation that would encourage that state's radiologists to include breast density data on mammogram results sent to patients.
January 30, 2012
Group urges import ban on Russian Mo-99
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A coalition of U.S. public health, medical, and nuclear nonproliferation groups is urging Congress to restrict the use of imported molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) from Russia, which uses bomb-grade uranium to produce the radioisotope.
January 30, 2012
Philips Healthcare posts mixed results in Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Weakness in European sales and delivery postponements of existing orders affected fourth-quarter results for Philips Healthcare, which posted a 3% increase in comparable, currency-adjusted sales while profit in the division fell.
January 29, 2012
Manhattan Isotope gets strontium-82 license
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Manhattan Isotope Technology has received approval of its radioactive materials license amendment from the radiation control program at the Texas Department of State Health Services.
January 29, 2012
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