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Philips taps Medic Vision's SafeCT for XR-29 compliance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has chosen image reconstruction software developer Medic Vision Imaging Solutions' SafeCT-29 radiation dose reporting software to help its CT and PET/CT customers comply with the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance Smart Dose standard, also known as XR-29.

September 7, 2016

GE nets FDA OK for MR imaging tool

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its magnetic resonance image compilation (MAGIC) multicontrast MR technique.

September 7, 2016

PACS brings improved quality of care to Laos hospital

By Erik L. Ridley

With so many other pressing healthcare priorities, resource-strapped hospitals in developing countries may consider PACS to be out of their reach. But if the experience of one Laotian hospital is any indication, it may be well worth the investment.

September 7, 2016

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

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