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CT reveals Nefertiti's secrets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German researchers used 64-slice CT to examine a bust of Nefertiti, discovering new details on the process used to make the sculpture of one of Egypt's most intriguing personalities.
March 31, 2009
Vital Images gets SSPA certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm Vital Images has received certification for excellence in service operations by the Service and Support Professionals Association (SSPA).
March 31, 2009
Toshiba installs first Aquilion One at pediatric center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its Aquilion One 320-detector-row CT scanner at Arkansas Children's Hospital.
March 31, 2009
Philips awarded $77.2 million defense contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received a $77.2 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense.
March 31, 2009
ACC study: Lantheus PET tracer shows promise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study presented at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting has found that a novel PET tracer being developed by Lantheus Medical Imaging is clinically safe, has acceptable dosimetry, and has a high myocardial uptake at rest that significantly increases with adenosine stress.
March 31, 2009
Corepoint launches dashboard software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare informatics firm Corepoint Health has launched Corepoint Decisions, a new suite of dashboard software for monitoring facility operations.
March 31, 2009
Radiography fails to offer diagnosis for sudden hip pain in kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
Hip and pelvic radiography exams ordered for children younger than 9 years who have nontraumatic, acute onset hip pain are of limited diagnostic value in distinguishing serious from benign disease. For this reason, these exams should not be routinely ordered by emergency department or urgent care clinicians, according to a New Zealand study.
March 31, 2009
Follow-up ultrasound aids in evaluating new lesions from breast MR
By Erik L. Ridley
Performing a "second-look" ultrasound study can offer value for evaluating suspicious incidental lesions discovered on breast MRI, according to a pair of Italian studies presented at the 2009 European Congress of Radiology.
March 31, 2009
ACC study: Sequential CT delivers less radiation, good image quality
By Edward Susman
ORLANDO - Using a sequential scanning mode during coronary CT angiography studies cuts radiation dose in half without impairing image quality compared to standard retrospective spiral data acquisition, according to a study presented at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 30, 2009
Esaote sales advance in 2008
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 9% gain in international sales helped Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote grow revenue in 2008.
March 30, 2009
Karl Storz partners with Rivulet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical video imaging firm Karl Storz Endoscopy-America has inked a reseller agreement with Rivulet Communications of Herndon, VA.
March 30, 2009
Amicas expands into Australia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Amicas has formed an exclusive partnership with Healthinc of Sydney, Australia.
March 30, 2009
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