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DOTA-NOC-PET/CT aids neuroendocrine tumor treatment
By Wayne Forrest
PET/CT scans with the radiotracer gallium-68 DOTA-NOC are "highly sensitive and specific" for detecting gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, outperforming conventional imaging such as CT, ultrasound, and MRI, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
November 9, 2011
Heavy-metal contrast cuts radiation dose
By Eric Barnes
Wednesday, November 30 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSM20-02 | Room S404ABCompared with some heavy metals, iodine and barium simply don't produce enough contrast in CT to optimize dose, according to medical physicist Tristan Nowak, from the Institute of Medical Physics at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg. In a study to be presented Wednesday afternoon, his group tested several heavy metals in phantoms in the search for an eventual replacement.
November 9, 2011
Mature CT angiography looks to new frontiers
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 27 | 8:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m. | PS10 | Arie Crown TheaterAs part of the RSNA president's address and opening panel on Sunday morning, Dr. Geoffrey Rubin will look at the history of CT angiography (CTA) as a prologue to its future. CTA has more work to do and more frontiers to explore, according to Rubin, who is chairman of radiology at Duke University.
November 9, 2011
Bill would protect providers from EHR errors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rep. Tom Marino has introduced legislation into the U.S. House of Representatives that would offer some legal protection to Medicare and Medicaid providers in cases of adverse events attributed to the use of electronic health records (EHRs).
November 8, 2011
Congressman introduces bill to delay MIPPA deadline
By Kate Madden Yee
Rep. Jim Renacci has introduced a bill into the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide a six-month grace period to help those opening advanced medical imaging facilities to comply with the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008.
November 7, 2011
Real Imaging names new CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli breast imaging developer Real Imaging has appointed Maiki Yoeli as its new CEO.
November 7, 2011
CML sells off U.S. imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian image center operator CML HealthCare has inked two separate agreements to sell its U.S. medical imaging centers to RadNet and the Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation for a total of $51.5 million. The deals mark the company's exit from the U.S. medical imaging market.
November 7, 2011
Carestream gets FDA nod for mobile viewer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received a clearance letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use of its Vue Motion image viewer with mobile devices such as Apple's iPad.
November 7, 2011
Mindray achieves prosperous Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Strong sales growth in China powered medical equipment manufacturer Mindray Medical International to a double-digit increase in total revenues in the third quarter.
November 7, 2011
CT of mastodon helps rewrite North American prehistory
By Heather Hokenson
Anthropologists and archaeologists have discovered new evidence regarding the first humans and hunters in prehistoric North America, thanks to CT scans of the remains of a mastodon. The first-known hunters on the continent can now be dated back nearly 14,000 years, according to a recent study in the journal Science.
November 7, 2011
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USP adopts PET drug standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has adopted new quality assurance standards for compounding, producing, and researching PET drugs.
November 6, 2011
Eye-tracking system follows how radiologists search images
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, November 28 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSC08-08 | Room S402ABThis talk will demonstrate how radiologists tend to have highly localized interests when viewing images.
November 6, 2011
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