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VisEn expands product line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer VisEn Medical has expanded its FMT 2500 quantitative tomography platform to access four channels of quantitative fluorescent imaging.
April 20, 2009
VC CAD plus 3D improves sensitivity for novice readers
By Eric Barnes
Computer-aided detection (CAD) with 3D viewing improves sensitivity for polyp detection among less experienced readers, and may also speed up reading times and reduce false-positive detections. On the other hand, the performance of experienced readers did not improve significantly with CAD use, researchers from the University of Rome concluded.
April 20, 2009
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Radiation worsens thyroid cancer patient outcomes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients who've been exposed to radiation prior to developing thyroid cancer have more aggressive disease and worse clinical outcomes, according to new research from Mount Sinai Hospital.
April 19, 2009
GE to train Saudi medical professionals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked a deal to provide imaging training for technologists from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health.
April 19, 2009
RadNet to buy 10 centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider RadNet has agreed to purchase 10 imaging centers from fellow imaging center firm Medical Resources.
April 19, 2009
Digisonics completes two installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has installed its DigiView image management and reporting system at Pediatric Cardiology Associates of Southwest Louisiana.
April 19, 2009
Quantum completes Bears' order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has completed an installation of its QV-800 digital universal system at the Chicago Bears Halas Hall training facility in Lake Forest, IL.
April 19, 2009
Bayer to settle 'several' NSF contrast cases
By Wayne Forrest
German pharmaceutical firm Bayer has reached agreements in principle on "several" pending lawsuits from patients who allege they developed nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) after having been given the company's Magnevist MRI contrast agent.
April 16, 2009
IDSI renews Polish distributorship
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has renewed its distribution contract with Edo Med as its exclusive distributor in Poland.
April 16, 2009
Study: Western European PET scans up 21%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An estimated 663,000 patient studies were performed using PET in Western Europe in 2008, reflecting a 21% increase from the 546,000 patient studies conducted in 2007, according to a new study.
April 16, 2009
eRad takes Casper order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm eRad has signed an agreement with Casper Teleradiology to provide its Web-based RIS, PACS, and teleradiology software platform.
April 16, 2009
Philips installs XperSwing in Ottawa
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has installed a flat-panel digital angiography system outfitted with the company's new XperSwing technology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
April 16, 2009
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