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Prescan review slashes inpatient use of PET/CT
By Wayne Forrest
A New Jersey hospital was able to slash by more than half the number of inpatient pulmonary PET/CT scans being performed by having its nuclear medicine department act as a gatekeeper for exam orders, according to a study presented at the recent American Roentgen Ray Society annual meeting.
May 11, 2015
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CDC: Cancer screening compliance is lagging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compliance with cancer screening guidelines is lagging in the U.S., with many adults not receiving the recommended screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer.
May 10, 2015
CTA protocol slashes radiation dose tenfold in aortic disease
By Eric Barnes
A novel CT angiography (CTA) technique using nongated high-pitch images and iterative reconstruction delivered diagnostic scans across the board at about one-tenth the dose of standard exams, along with fewer motion artifacts and lower contrast media requirements, concludes a new study in Academic Radiology.
May 10, 2015
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SPECT differentiates PTSD from TBI in military veterans
By Wayne Forrest
Add SPECT to the list of imaging modalities that can help physicians distinguish between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), potentially leading to more appropriate treatment for military veterans.
May 10, 2015
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ASE, Ke Labs to collaborate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and Knowledge Engineering Laboratories (Ke Labs) have signed a collaboration agreement.
May 7, 2015
Point-of-care ultrasound can assess soft-tissue neck masses
By Erik L. Ridley
Point-of-care ultrasound is a valuable tool for pediatric emergency medicine physicians evaluating soft-tissue masses in the neck, outperforming clinical assessment, according to a pilot study from Maimonides Medical Center in New York City.
May 7, 2015
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Rads are doing fewer double CT scans -- but nonrads aren't
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has worked to cut imaging costs across all modalities, and its efforts with "double" CT scans of the abdomen have been effective with radiologists, who have reduced their rates by 35% since 2001. But other physicians haven't followed suit.
May 7, 2015
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AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
May 6, 2015
EOS wins Boston installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging developer EOS Imaging has installed one of its digital x-ray systems at a Boston pediatric orthopedic hospital.
May 6, 2015
Imaging Biometrics touts ASNR study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Biometrics is pointing to favorable results from a study involving its IB Neuro MRI dynamic susceptibility contrast software that was presented at last month's American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) meeting in Chicago.
May 6, 2015
Mandatory child life counseling calms kids before MRI scans
By Wayne Forrest
A new study from Johns Hopkins Hospital found that requiring pediatric patients to undergo child life consultations prior to an MRI scan significantly reduced the need for anesthesia to keep the children from fidgeting during the exam, according to a study published online April 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 6, 2015
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ASTRO issues NSCLC guideline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new guideline on adjuvant radiotherapy in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
May 5, 2015
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