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Indian officials spar over replacing fatal MRI scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Government officials in India are sparring over the replacement of the MRI scanner where a man was killed earlier this year when he carried an oxygen tank into the MRI suite.
July 9, 2018
Digisonics launches website for Zika-related brain disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management firm Digisonics has created an online calculator that can determine the risk of microcephaly for a fetus whose mother had Zika based on gestational age and imaging data.
July 9, 2018
AI algorithm generates 'artificial' medical images
By Brian Casey
Researchers from Canada have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of generating "artificial" x-ray images that look just like the real thing. The artificial images can be used to train other AI algorithms in analyzing real medical images.
July 9, 2018
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C-11-based PET tracer could benefit arthritis patients
By Wayne Forrest
Carbon-11 (C-11) PET that targets translocator protein expression in the joint lining tissue of the knee may be a better way to determine the extent of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
July 8, 2018
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Guerbet names new head of interventional sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French contrast developer Guerbet has appointed Richard Hines to lead its new sales division for North American interventional imaging.
July 8, 2018
Healcerion delivers mobile ultrasound to U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
South Korean ultrasound technology developer Healcerion has introduced its Sonon 300L portable wireless ultrasound scanner to the U.S. market.
July 8, 2018
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MITA again urges medical device exemption in China tariffs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the U.S.-China tariffs now underway, the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has again appealed to the Trump administration to make an exemption for medical imaging devices.
July 8, 2018
Australian reactor woes worry nuclear medicine
By Brian Casey
The shutdown of shipments from a nuclear reactor in Australia that is a key part of the global supply network for the radioisotope molybdenum-99 is causing consternation in the nuclear medicine community, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.
July 6, 2018
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ESR accepting abstract submissions for ECR 2019
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has begun accepting abstract submissions for ECR 2019, which will be held 27 February to 3 March in Vienna.
July 5, 2018
ITG, Bruce Power team up on lutetium-177 production
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German firm Isotope Technologies Garching (ITG) and nuclear reactor operator Bruce Power have signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint production of the radioisotope lutetium-177.
July 5, 2018
U.S.-China trade war breaks out as tariffs kick in
By Brian Casey
The U.S. slapped tariffs on a wide range of goods imported from China -- including medical imaging scanners -- on Friday, July 6, as the U.S. and China were unable to resolve their differences on trade policy. China has retaliated with tariffs of its own on U.S. products.
July 5, 2018
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RaySearch brings RayStation to Kobe Proton Center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy software developer RaySearch Laboratories has delivered its RayStation software to Kobe Proton Center in Kobe, Japan.
July 4, 2018
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