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COCIR refurb standards could hurt preowned equipment market
By Wayne Webster
The main trade association representing European medical device manufacturers is proposing a set of standards for equipment refurbishing that could make it harder for hospitals to buy preowned equipment from independent firms, according to this Second Opinion by imaging executive Wayne Webster.
July 28, 2009
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Pediatric sedation for imaging appears safe for outpatient centers
By Marty Graham
With skilled nurses and sound criteria for choosing patients, pediatric imaging that requires sedation can be performed safely at outpatient facilities, according to a study conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System.
July 28, 2009
New oncology trial consent form template developed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers have developed a new shorter and simpler consent form template for cancer patients invited to participate in phase I clinical trials.
July 27, 2009
Markey bill would fund U.S. isotope production
By Wayne Forrest
A bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives this month will authorize the U.S. Department of Energy to spend $163 million over the next five years toward the eventual production of molybdenum-99 in the U.S.
July 27, 2009
New management for Imaging/ASC 100 show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Trade association the Summer Group (TSG) has assumed management responsibility for the Imaging/ASC 100 conference for medical executives.
July 26, 2009
Carestream taps new India director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health India has appointed Prabir Chatterjee as managing director.
July 26, 2009
Medtronic, Abbott bury patent-dispute hatchet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developers Medtronic and Abbott Laboratories have settled their global vascular patent litigation.
July 26, 2009
Hopes dim for House anti-self-referral amendment
July 23, 2009
Hopes dim for House anti-self-referral amendment
By Kate Madden Yee
It's looking increasingly unlikely that the U.S. House of Representatives will add an amendment banning self-referral of imaging services performed in physician offices to healthcare reform legislation under consideration in Congress.
July 23, 2009
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Beekley donates $1 million to hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Beekley of Bristol, CT, has donated $1 million to a Connecticut hospital.
July 23, 2009
Digital mammography finds more cancers, study finds
By Kate Madden Yee
Full-field digital mammography has been shown to find more cancers compared to film-screen breast imaging in large, multicenter trials conducted mostly at academic centers. But how does digital technology fare in a community setting? Quite well, according to one small California imaging center.
July 23, 2009
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July 22, 2009
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