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CTA reveals African-Americans have more unstable plaque
By Charlene Laino
CHICAGO - Using CT angiography (CTA), researchers have found that African-American patients have more noncalcified plaque in their coronary arteries than Caucasian patients. The study results were reported at the RSNA annual meeting being held this week in Chicago.
November 30, 2010
VC in Medicare patients doesn't lead to more imaging
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Older patients undergoing virtual colonoscopy do not require significantly more follow-up imaging than younger screening patients, concludes a new study from New York University School of Medicine in New York City.
November 30, 2010
Rads can help surgeons by changing MR shoulder tear descriptions
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Radiologists should describe superior and posterior labral lesions as fraying and/or tearing in their reports to surgeons, unless radiologists can clearly see a displaced tear, according to a study presented Monday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 30, 2010
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Total resection, surgery with RT best for brain tumors in kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Children with low-grade brain tumors have an increased survival rate when treated with either aggressive surgery that completely removes the tumor or less than total resection coupled with radiation therapy (RT), according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the recent NeuroOncology meeting in Montreal.
November 30, 2010
ACR/RSNA launch national Image Wisely campaign
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - It's hard to miss the Image Wisely owls mingling at the RSNA show. The national campaign, which encourages radiology professionals to guard against inappropriate and/or excessive exposure of patients to radiation dose, launched on Sunday at RSNA 2010.
November 29, 2010
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Study finds surge in emergency department use of CT
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The use of CT in hospital emergency departments has increased at a higher rate than in other settings, which is bad news for associated radiation exposure, according to a study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital presented at the RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2010
Invivo, CorTechs Labs ink distributor deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR technology provider Invivo announced an agreement with CorTechs Labs to become the key U.S. distributor for NeuroQuant.
November 29, 2010
Uncertainty trumps riskiness in raising waiting room anxiety
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Women waiting to undergo a breast cancer biopsy suffer more anxiety than those waiting to undergo palliative cancer procedures, according to a study from Harvard Medical School presented at the RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2010
HIT Application Solutions signs 2 industry veterans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software development and services firm HIT Application Solutions announced that two industry veterans have joined the company. Pete Brower has assumed the role of vice president of engineering, and John Cardwell is the vice president of sales.
November 28, 2010
House passes 1-month SGR extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill temporarily halting the 23% cut in physician payments under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, scheduled to take effect on December 1. The Senate has already passed the bill, so it now goes to President Barack Obama for signing.
November 28, 2010
RSNA enlarges report template library, creates new website
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Pssst ... need some "best-practice" radiology reporting templates developed and used by experts in their fields? If so, the RSNA has a deal for you. During a Sunday presentation, it was announced that with the release of 30 new report templates, the RSNA's library will now contain more than 100 free templates.
November 28, 2010
Siemens sets RSNA pace with PET/MRI, FFDM, CT dose reduction
By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - A new hybrid PET/MRI scanner, as well as a recently cleared full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system and new CT dose-reduction packages, are pacing the RSNA launches in the booth of Siemens Healthcare of Malvern, PA.
November 28, 2010
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