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Survey: Residents most likely to use PDAs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology residents are likelier to use personal digital assistants (PDAs) than are radiology professionals in general, according to a survey by AuntMinnie.com.
April 14, 2003
USCS brings AmeriNet affiliate on board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical equipment asset management provider USCS Equipment Technology Solutions of Brookfield, WI, has signed an agreement with AmeriNet affiliate Health Resources Services (HRS) of Seattle to provide its Lifecycle Managed Maintenance Program to the network’s hospitals.
April 2, 2003
Using PET to tailor antidepressant dosage
By Robert Bruce
UCLA neuroscientists used PET to determine the effectiveness of paroxetine (Paxil) in treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) versus major depression. The study, in the March 2003 American Journal of Psychiatry, compares neurobiological predictors of response to the same treatment of these disorders.
April 1, 2003
Sonora, Medrad team up in transducer repair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Misonix equipment service subsidiary Sonora Medical Systems has signed a deal with contrast injector firm Medrad of Indianola, PA.
January 9, 2003
Sonora expands into MRI market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Equipment service provider Sonora Medical Systems of Longmont, CO, is building on its presence in the diagnostic ultrasound service sector by introducing after-market service and training for MRI service providers, as well as hospital-based biomedical engineers and OEM service departments.
December 10, 2002
SPC presents remote servicing white paper
The joint NEMA/COCIR/JIRA security and privacy committee is presenting a white paper on the remote servicing of medical imaging technology at this week’s RSNA meeting.
November 30, 2002
Los Alamos using Kodak software for brain research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Neuroimaging researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, are using software developed by Eastman Kodak’s Research Systems business unit for brain research. Scientists in the lab’s Human Brain Project are using the Interactive Data Language (IDL) application to develop a software tool to view and analyze data obtained through MRI.
November 26, 2002
Complications Related to the use of Bone Cement in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
Issued October 31, 2002
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration has posted a new Web notification, "Complications Related to the Use of Bone Cement in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Procedures."
October 30, 2002
Using PET for Alzheimer's diagnosis lowers cost of care
By Eric Barnes
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have come up with some powerful reasons to justify the use of FDG-PET as an adjunct in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
October 20, 2002
Wuestec enhances pay-per-use program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography vendor Wuestec has expanded its pay-per-use digital radiography program to include other digital features, such as image streaming, image storage, data conversion, and film digitizing.
August 26, 2002
Agfa to release Drystar 4500M printer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare will release the 4500M version of its Drystar printer line.
August 20, 2002
Monitor firms pursue automatic display calibration
By Brian Casey
CLEVELAND - Monitor calibration could well be the most onerous chore in PACS maintenance. High-resolution displays are finicky creatures that must constantly be adjusted and readjusted to comply with the exacting standards required for digital image interpretation. Two of radiology’s major high-resolution display manufacturers are unveiling new programs that aim to take the headache out of flat-panel monitor calibration.
May 3, 2002
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