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Hitachi Aloka debuts US unit for primary care
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Aloka Medical has introduced F37, a new diagnostic ultrasound system targeted at primary care environments.
February 7, 2012
Automated breast US finds more cancer than mammo alone
By Kate Madden Yee
Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) finds cancers in dense breast tissue that mammography alone would not, according to a recent study. The findings indicate that ABUS could have a role in a screening environment for women with dense breasts.
January 4, 2012
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Penn engineers develop better MRI contrast
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to coat an iron-based contrast agent for MRI studies so that it only interacts with the acidic environment of tumors, potentially making it safer, cheaper, and more effective than existing alternatives, according to a study published in the journal ACS Nano.
January 2, 2012
New angio system leads GE's RSNA product debuts
By Erik L. Ridley, Brian Casey
CHICAGO - At the top of the agenda in the RSNA 2011 booth of GE Healthcare is a new laser-guided, robotic-controlled interventional angiography system that was unveiled with fanfare at this week's meeting. Also featured are patient-controlled environments for mammography and MRI, a new mobile x-ray system, and a new entry in the vendor's PET/CT product line.
November 27, 2011
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Turn off that workstation! Going 'green' in radiology departments
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSG07-06 | S402ABThis scientific session will cover an investigation at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center that showed how many taxpayer dollars could be saved if the radiology department intelligently went "green" by turning of equipment when not in use.
November 10, 2011
Quantum completes Wis. installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has completed the installation of its Q-Rad-Digital DRX Series system at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay.
August 11, 2011
Heart Check fined $3.2M by Colo. regulators
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has ordered whole-body scanning chain Heart Check America to pay a $3.2 million fine for a range of violations, including conducting CT scans on patients without referrals from Colorado-licensed doctors.
August 7, 2011
Interactive pen displays accelerate patient registration
By Cynthia E. Keen
When a medium-sized imaging center decided to achieve a paperless clinical work environment when replacing its aging RIS, it expanded this goal to include patient interaction as well. One year later, this decision has paid off handsomely.
July 27, 2011
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PACS integration boosts decision support use
By Erik L. Ridley
Radiologists' use of online decision-support tools increases significantly if they can access them from within their PACS environment, but it's critical that they receive this integrated access upon system deployment, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 30, 2011
CynergisTek teams with Diebold
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CynergisTek is partnering with Diebold to create a portfolio of on-demand and managed security products to address compliance and operational requirements in today's healthcare environment.
May 4, 2011
Medicare to pay for MRI-conditional pacemakers
By Brian Casey
In a victory for medical device maker Medtronic, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on April 26 that it would pay for MRI studies performed in patients with pacemakers, provided the pacemakers have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in an MRI environment.
April 25, 2011
NVIDIA debuts new graphics display
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Graphic-processor developer NVIDIA has launched its new NVIDIA Quadro 2000D graphics display for professional medical imaging environments.
March 14, 2011
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