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CT use cuts false positives for appendicitis
By Eric Barnes
Replacing ultrasound with CT for diagnosing appendicitis can significantly reduce the incidence of false-positive findings, according to researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles. The group studied the use of preoperative imaging and clinical outcomes in 1,081 adults who underwent surgery for suspected appendicitis between 1996 and 2006.
March 18, 2008
Elekta VMAT in use in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two sites in Europe are using Stockholm-based radiation oncology firm Elekta's Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) technology for clinical treatment.
January 17, 2008
IsoRay's cesium isotope used for eye cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay's cesium-131 seeds have been used for an application besides prostate cancer, the product's main clinical application, the Richland, WA-based company reported.
December 12, 2007
Fluke Biomedical
By Kate Madden Yee
(Booth 6927) Fluke Biomedical of Everett, WA, will debut its new x-ray maintenance, calibration, and quality assurance tool for service and radiation measurement at RSNA 2007.
October 22, 2007
MagnaServ awarded Amerinet pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MagnaServ Enterprises of Stuart, FL, has received a three-year contract from group purchasing organization Amerinet for MRI and CT field service.
October 11, 2007
'Purchasing Capital Equipment,' Part 1 -- Radiology as an overall hospital component
AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present the first installment of a three-part chapter titled "Purchasing Capital Equipment" from Radiology Business Practice: How to Succeed, edited by Dr. David Yousem from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Dr. Norman Beauchamp Jr. from the University of Washington in Seattle. This section of the chapter, authored by Dr. Bob Gayler, addresses radiology as an overall hospital component and capital purchasing strategy.
October 8, 2007
NAS ClearPath used in APBI procedure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
North American Scientific (NAS) of Chatsworth, CA, has announced that its ClearPath-HDR device has been used in a patient for the first time.
September 27, 2007
Fluke readies x-ray tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fluke Biomedical said it will unveil an x-ray maintenance, calibration, and quality assurance tool at the 2007 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
September 17, 2007
Ivy Ventures lands Long Island deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ivy Ventures of Richmond, VA, has landed a deal to provide equipment planning services to North Shore Radiology at Glen Cove, a freestanding ambulatory radiology center and subsidiary of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.
September 12, 2007
Herman Risk lands NJ contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Herman Risk Management has landed a contract to help diagnostic imaging services company Modern Medical Modalities of Union, NJ, manage its long-term service expenses.
September 6, 2007
FDA clears GE FFDM unit for mobile use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its Senographe Essential full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system for mobile use.
August 21, 2007
Equipment maintenance insurance as a strategic financial tool for imaging centers
Equipment maintenance insurance is gaining notice by outpatient imaging business managers as a viable way to manage the risk associated with long-term service expenses. Dean Kaufman of Herman Risk Management in Rockville, MD, discusses how equipment maintenance insurance can be the right option for some types of equipment.
June 7, 2007
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