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Obama deficit plan includes $1.3B cuts to imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
President Barack Obama's plan to tame the U.S. budget deficit includes $320 billion in health savings over the next 10 years -- $1.3 billion of which would come from cuts to medical imaging, according to the proposal released September 19 by the White House.
September 20, 2011
InSightec reports ExAblate use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said that its ExAblate Neuro MR-guided focused ultrasound system has been used in clinical studies to treat 30 patients suffering from chronic neurological disorders.
September 20, 2011
RBM firm AIM touts echo usage success
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management (RBM) firm American Imaging Management (AIM) said that its prospective clinical review program for echocardiography has yielded an 18% decrease in utilization since a health plan implemented it in 2009 over a three-state region.
September 20, 2011
Positron receives disaster area bonds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Positron has been awarded $38 million in disaster area bonds by the Indiana Finance Authority.
September 20, 2011
Accuray adds to executive lineup
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Accuray has named Kelly Londy as senior vice president and chief commercial officer, effective October 1.
September 20, 2011
Hologic to ring Nasdaq bell for BCAM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rob Cascella, president and CEO of women's imaging firm Hologic, will mark the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) by presiding over the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony on October 3.
September 20, 2011
Study: Speech recognition produces errors in breast reports
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast imaging reports generated with automated speech recognition software are eight times more likely to contain major errors than those generated with conventional dictation transcription, according to a new study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 20, 2011
Toshiba gets FDA nod for M-Power MRI upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its M-Power MR user interface.
September 20, 2011
Bionix adds Medspira's Breath Hold
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy accessories provider Bionix Radiation Therapy has added Breath Hold, an interactive breath-hold control monitoring system from Medspira, as an accessory to its Omni V patient positioning system.
September 20, 2011
Peptide therapy reduces tumor size, side effects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch researchers are reporting on a peptide receptor radiolabeled therapy that can decrease both tumor size and the severity of side effects in cancer patients in this month's issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
September 20, 2011
Misonix posts mixed results for fiscal 2011
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in medical device product sales helped ultrasound technology developer Misonix add to revenues in its 2011 fiscal year, but not enough to avoid a deeper net loss.
September 20, 2011
Quantitative processing method boosts carpal tunnel diagnosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Color Doppler ultrasound can be reliably used to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome, while an image processing method utilizing power Doppler pixel information can also quantitatively evaluate its severity, according to research published online in Radiology.
September 20, 2011
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