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Global radiopharma market could top $6B by 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global radiopharmaceuticals market could reach $6.63 billion by 2017, according to a report from market research firm Global Industry Analysts.
November 14, 2011
Supreme Court to review healthcare reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated that it will hear arguments against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed in 2010.
November 13, 2011
2 MR parameters highly predictive of MS diagnosis in children
By Rosemary Frei
A large study of children at 23 pediatric hospitals across Canada has yielded a combination of two MRI parameters that predicts the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) with an accuracy of approximately 90%. The results were published online November 7 in Lancet Neurology.
November 13, 2011
Compact ultrasound offers best value for low-resource settings
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSG06-04 | Room S102DThis paper presentation will discuss a study that compared the performance of conventional cart-based ultrasound with that of compact ultrasound for facilities with limited access to healthcare resources.
November 13, 2011
Acupuncture reduces dry mouth symptoms in cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Acupuncture can prevent or reduce symptoms of chronic dry mouth, a common side effect of radiation therapy, according to findings of a randomized, controlled trial conducted in Shanghai that were published online November 9 in Cancer.
November 10, 2011
ASE says it's happy with Definity label change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) said that it's pleased that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made positive revisions to the U.S. label for Lantheus Medical Imaging's Definity ultrasound contrast agent.
November 10, 2011
Healthcare IT needs stronger safety focus, IOM report says
By Cynthia E. Keen
Healthcare information technology is lacking a strong focus on patient safety, and as a result it's impossible to quantify whether patients are actually safer through the use of healthcare IT software, according to a report issued November 10 by the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM).
November 10, 2011
MedaPhor wins 1st U.S. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. ultrasound training developer MedaPhor said it has won its first U.S. contract, with the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.
November 10, 2011
QatchAll simplifies exam feedback to technologists
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 27 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | LL-QSE3031-SUA | Lakeside Learning CenterProviding positive or critical feedback to radiologic technologists may be more trouble than it's worth, but Massachusetts General Hospital makes the process easy with QatchAll, while also telling all in this storyboard session.
November 10, 2011
FDA accepts U-Systems' PMA for ABUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted ultrasound developer U-Systems' premarket approval (PMA) application for use of the firm's somo.v automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system for breast cancer screening.
November 9, 2011
GE starts PMA process for digital breast tomo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the first module of its premarket approval (PMA) application for a digital breast tomosynthesis system.
November 9, 2011
Int'l Isotopes gets FDA warning letter for cGMP deficiencies
By Wayne Forrest
Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that cites several "significant violations" of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations regarding the company's sodium iodide I-131 product, which is used to treat thyroid conditions.
November 9, 2011
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