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Dicom Systems appoints new VP

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dicom Systems has appointed Florent Saint-Clair as its new executive vice president.

December 2, 2015

Medtronic reports increased revenue in Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Medtronic reported increased revenue of 6% for its second quarter of fiscal 2016.

December 2, 2015

MII installs R/F system in Tenn.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digital x-ray equipment manufacturer Medical Imaging Innovations (MII) completed the first installation of its FluoroSight One Universal radiography/fluroscopy (R/F) system at a Tennessee hospital.

December 2, 2015

The 2015 PACSman Awards: A three dog RSNA

By Michael J. Cannavo

CHICAGO - What was hot and what was not in PACS at this year's RSNA 2015 meeting? The inimitable PACSman, Michael J. Cannavo, offers his opinions in the 2015 edition of the PACSman Awards.

December 2, 2015

CMS: U.S. healthcare spending grew to $3 trillion in 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.S. healthcare spending in 2014 grew at a rate of 5.3% to $3 trillion, or $9,523 per person, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in Health Affairs.

December 2, 2015

Do breast density laws affect radiologists' reporting?

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Since 2009, almost half of U.S. states have adopted breast density notification laws, and there has been much discussion about how these laws have affected the use of supplemental imaging, such as ultrasound. But have they also affected how radiologists report breast density on mammography?

December 1, 2015

CT, MRI find atherosclerosis in mummy hearts

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - The mummified hearts of upper crust Frenchmen who lived 400 years ago reveal that atherosclerosis was a prevalent disease -- at least among the well-to-do, according to a study presented at RSNA 2015.

December 1, 2015

App-based US, spectral CT pace Philips RSNA launches

By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - New technologies being highlighted by Philips Healthcare at RSNA 2015 include its novel Lumify app-based ultrasound model, as well as a CT scanner designed to make spectral scanning more routine.

December 1, 2015

Surefire Medical closes $15M in financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional radiology technology developer Surefire Medical has raised $15 million in financing.

December 1, 2015

FDA accepts Blue Earth's PET agent application

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Blue Earth Diagnostics announced that its new drug application filing for the PET agent fluciclovine has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for priority review.

December 1, 2015

Big-data cloud launch spearheads GE RSNA news

By Brian Casey and Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - The launch of a new service for analyzing healthcare data in the cloud is spearheading the product introductions by GE Healthcare at this week's RSNA 2015 meeting. Other introductions include new ultrasound and CT systems.

December 1, 2015

Coronary CTA yields prognostic boost over CAC

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - In asymptomatic individuals at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) significantly outperformed coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring for predicting cardiac events over 10 years, according to a Tuesday presentation at RSNA 2015. Is it time to think about replacing CAC with CCTA in people at intermediate risk?

December 1, 2015

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