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Reconstruction kernel cuts artifacts in CT MPI

By Eric Barnes

A new reconstruction algorithm can erase beam-hardening artifacts in myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in dual-source CT, bolstering the reliability of the increasingly popular examination, according to a U.S.-German study in European Radiology.

September 6, 2016

Call goes out for mammography algorithms

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An initiative to improve the accuracy of mammography screening has commenced with a $1.2 million incentive for research leading to algorithms that would improve cancer detection while reducing false positives.

September 6, 2016

Piramal Imaging inks Taiwan deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical imaging developer Piramal Imaging has given PET Pharm Biotech exclusive rights to manufacture, market, and distribute its Neuraceq (florbetaben F-18) radiopharmaceutical throughout Taiwan.

September 6, 2016

Bruker debuts new preclinical scanners

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bruker is unveiling two new preclinical imaging systems this week at the World Molecular Imaging Congress in New York City.

September 6, 2016

Dell wraps up $60B acquisition of EMC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Almost a year after the deal was first announced, Dell has completed its acquisition of storage provider EMC for $60 billion. It has also rebranded itself as Dell Technologies.

September 6, 2016

MR Solutions adds USC to client list

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Preclinical imaging technology developer MR Solutions has received an order from the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles.

September 6, 2016

Indian radiologists postpone strike

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) has elected to postpone its ultrasound strike for three months to give the government time to address its demands regarding a law aimed at reducing gender-specific feticide.

September 6, 2016

ACR, others lobby CMS to rescind low-dose CT cuts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and more than 80 medical associations, healthcare systems, and patient advocacy groups are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to rescind planned reimbursement reductions for low-dose CT lung cancer screening in 2017.

September 6, 2016

DTI-MRI links key brain regions to cognitive disorders

By Wayne Forrest

Using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI), researchers have located two areas of the brain with increased atrophy, infarctions, and lesions that collectively create a kind of logjam that contributes to cognitive impairment and/or dementia, according to a paper published online September 6 in Radiology.

September 6, 2016

Fewer imaging studies performed at Olympic polyclinic

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Rio 2016 Olympics polyclinic performed 1,540 diagnostic imaging studies from July 22 until August 24, down from the 1,711 administered at the London 2012 Olympics.

September 5, 2016

Biotronik brings Ilivia ICDs to Japan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biomedical device firm Biotronik said that its MR-conditional Ilivia implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are now available in Japan.

September 5, 2016

Aspect Imaging unveils new offerings at WMIC 2016

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Compact MRI technology developer Aspect Imaging will introduce several new systems at this week's World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) in New York City, including an integrated PET/MRI scanner and a fusion technique for optical imaging and MRI.

September 5, 2016

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