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Meaningful use, legacy systems may spark RIS market
By Erik L. Ridley
The combination of an installed base with rapidly aging software and a push to meet U.S. IT meaningful use requirements bodes well for the U.S. RIS market, according to a new report from healthcare technology research and advisory firm CapSite.
September 28, 2011
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CAD use consistently boosts VC results
By Eric Barnes
The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) always improves reader sensitivity in virtual colonoscopy datasets, say researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy, who reviewed the literature and found that CAD significantly improved detection of polypoid lesions across the board.
September 26, 2011
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Ultra Solutions moves headquarters
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Used and refurbished ultrasound equipment provider Ultra Solutions has consolidated all of its operations into a 25,000-sq-ft facility in Ontario, CA.
September 21, 2011
InSightec reports ExAblate use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said that its ExAblate Neuro MR-guided focused ultrasound system has been used in clinical studies to treat 30 patients suffering from chronic neurological disorders.
September 20, 2011
Toshiba donates Aquilion CT to Kenyan hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said it has donated and installed a refurbished Aquilion 4 CT system at a Kenyan hospital.
September 14, 2011
Accuray CyberKnife use increases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray achieved a 24% increase in worldwide use of its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system for prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy in its fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 and 17% gain over the third fiscal quarter.
August 29, 2011
HRT use linked to lower mammo rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study published in Cancer has linked the decline in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use in women ages 50 to 64 to a drop in mammography screening rates.
August 22, 2011
IsoRay Cs-131 used for gyn procedure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cesium-131 (Cs-131) brachytherapy seeds from medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical have been used at the University of Kentucky for gynecological cancer in a female patient whose disease recurred after previous radiation treatment.
August 14, 2011
Rise in CT use linked to drop in hospital admissions
By Eric Barnes
CT use in emergency departments has risen sharply in the past decade, and it's not hard to find opposition to the kinds of growth numbers that some find alarming. But there has been little opposition to an ongoing drop in hospital admissions, and now a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine has linked the two trends.
August 10, 2011
Atlantis opens Miami office
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Used and refurbished radiology equipment supplier Atlantis Worldwide has opened an office in Miami to market its imaging offerings to the Latin American market.
July 18, 2011
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
Carestream nets Israeli contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received an order for its Carestream Vue PACS and Vue Archive from health maintenance organization Clalit Health Services in Israel.
June 28, 2011
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