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Varian completes Imaging Components spin-off

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has completed the spin-off of its Imaging Components business, now established as Varex Imaging.

January 29, 2017

Breast screening debate spreads to Middle East

By Inga Stevens

DUBAI - As the doors spring open for the first day of the Arab Health 2017 show, breast cancer screening is set to come under close scrutiny at the Total Radiology conference that forms a major part of the event. Dr. Shaikha Abu Shaikha speaks about Qatar's Breast and Bowel Screening Program.

January 29, 2017

Researchers enhance holographic displays

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

South Korean researchers say they have used a series of light diffusers to vastly improve the quality of holograms, creating a 3D holographic display that performs 2,600 times better than existing displays, according to a new paper in Nature Photonics.

January 26, 2017

ACR works to boost lung cancer screening payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Is a CT lung cancer screening exam worth more than $60? The American College of Radiology (ACR) thinks so, and the group is urging the U.S. government to increase the amount it pays for CT screening studies in the Medicare and Medicaid system.

January 26, 2017

Reports: Siemens Healthineers moves closer to IPO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Siemens Healthineers division of German industrial conglomerate Siemens is moving closer to an initial public offering (IPO) that will mark the launch of the business as an independent company, according to published reports.

January 26, 2017

CAD finds vertebral lung cancer metastases

By Eric Barnes

Readers using an original computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm that subtracts thoracic 3D CT images from follow-up images found more vertebral metastases than readers working unaided, according to a study in PLOS One.

January 26, 2017

Rayence completes corporate restructuring

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Flat-panel digital radiography developer Rayence has completed a restructuring of its corporate headquarters in Fort Lee, NJ.

January 25, 2017

Philips, Bon Secours ink $180M partnership

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips has signed a $180 million agreement with Bon Secours Charity Health System of New York to provide the network with imaging systems, patient monitoring, and telehealth and clinical informatics packages.

January 25, 2017

Varian reports slight Q1 revenue increase

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems reported slightly higher revenue for the first quarter of 2017.

January 25, 2017

Faxitron inks partnership with Health Beacons

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Faxitron Bioptics has signed an agreement with Health Beacons to distribute the company's LOCalizer radiofrequency identification (RFID) breast lesion localization system.

January 25, 2017

MRI contrast boosts gadolinium levels in Korean rivers

By Brian Casey

South Korean researchers have found levels of gadolinium in the Han River near Seoul that are almost 300 times normal levels at some locations. They attribute the levels to the use of MRI contrast -- echoing previous research on the persistence of gadolinium in the environment.

January 25, 2017

Depression tied to poor lung cancer outcomes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lung cancer patients who experience anxiety and depression are more likely to die sooner, according to a new study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Agency in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

January 25, 2017

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