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Cardiac MRI offers prognosis for hard-to-find infarctions
By Wayne Forrest
Cardiac MRI can play a critical role in helping to determine which patients suspected of having stable coronary artery disease could have an unrecognized myocardial infarction and an increased risk of an adverse cardiac event, according to a study published online recently in PLOS One.
July 17, 2018
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New Zealand start-up scans 1st humans with spectral CT
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from a start-up company in New Zealand have scanned the first humans with a spectral CT scanner based on solid-state digital detectors. The technology produces color images at much higher levels of resolution than traditional CT scanners and, thus, may improve diagnosis.
July 17, 2018
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Strong first-half sales drive EOS revenue growth in 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging reported an increase in the company's revenues for the first half of its 2018 fiscal year due to sales growth in Asia and North America.
July 16, 2018
Centrify wins QT Ultrasound contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Centrify has won a contract to provide its Next-Gen Access cybersecurity software package to ultrasound technology developer QT Ultrasound.
July 15, 2018
CoActiv scores Conn. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor CoActiv Medical has inked a contract with a Connecticut multisite radiology practice for its CoActiv Exam-PACS.
July 15, 2018
House committee further delays USPSTF mammo recommendations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has voted to further extend the current moratorium against the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) 2009 breast cancer screening recommendations and to increase spending for the National Institutes of Health, according to the American College of Radiology.
July 15, 2018
Siemens names new VP for Syngo department
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has appointed Jorge Branco as the new vice president (VP) of its Installed Base Development/Syngo business for North America.
July 15, 2018
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Machine-learning algorithm detects schizophrenia on fMRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Canada have developed a machine-learning algorithm capable of identifying schizophrenia on functional MRI (fMRI) scans of the brain, according to a study recently published online in Molecular Psychiatry.
July 15, 2018
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Tariffs could add $400M to medical equipment costs
By Brian Casey
A new study by a policy institute estimates that the Trump administration's tariffs on products made in China will add $400 million annually to the cost of medical equipment in the U.S. The tariffs will add $44.6 million to the cost of x-ray parts and $33.7 million to the cost of CT scanners.
July 13, 2018
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NEMA updates performance measurements for PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published revisions to its recommended method for measuring and reporting PET performance parameters.
July 12, 2018
RaySearch updates its RayCare software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories has released RayCare 2A, the latest version of its RayCare oncology information system.
July 12, 2018
Radiology escapes big cuts to Medicare payments in 2019
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology will largely escape major cuts in reimbursement for Medicare studies in 2019, according to a proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for next year released on July 12 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
July 12, 2018
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