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Advanced Visualization Features Lower Dose in CTA
March 15, 2010 - Advanced visualization software is increasingly playing an role in providing dose lowering techniques in computed tomography angiography (CTA). One...
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Advanced Visualization Adds 5D Functional Analytics Using Supercomputing Algorithms
March 12, 2010 – A new advanced visualization technology allows clinicians to automatically apply supercomputing algorithms for the analysis of internal organs, vessels,...
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New PET/CT Targets Radiology, Oncology Needs
March 11, 2010 - A new PET/CT (postitron emission tomography/computed tomography) system provides imaging for both the clinical areas of both radiology and oncology....
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Top 10 Considerations for PACS Replacement
Once you’ve had a PACS in place, be it a few months or a few years, you pretty much know virtually everything about it. You know how it works, how to use it to get the...
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Hybrid Cath Lab Exhibit at ACC Highlights Growing Trend
March 12, 2010 – In partnership with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Philips is spotlighting the growing need for hybrid cath labs with a specialty exhibit...
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Faster Arc-Based Therapies Target Radiation Safety
March 10, 2010 - While a joint ACR/ASTRO accreditation program for radiation oncology facilities may significantly reduce the odds of adverse medical events during...
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VMAT Proves Much Faster than IMRT at French Clinic
March 10, 2010 - While intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can create a treatment that maximizes dose to the target and minimizes dose to healthy tissues, it can...
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Dose Alert Package Allows Feedback on Radiation Exposure
March 10, 2010 - To help clinicians communicate about radiation dose exposure during radiological procedures, a new dose-saving solution for use in interventional radiology...
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ACR Backs Bill to Block USPSTF Breast Screening Recommendations
March 10, 2010 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) is backing the Safeguard Access to Preventative Services Act (H.R. 4794), which would "prohibit the use of any...
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Orthopedics Gets a Leg Up on Image-Enabled EHR
March 10, 2010 - As orthopedic practices increasingly adopt fully-integrated digital solutions, they are seeking comprehensive suites of tools that provide templating and...
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Computed Radiography Delivers Modern Medicine to Remote Regions
March 10, 2010 - Thousands of Hondurans will now have access to proper medical diagnoses and treatments due to the joint efforts by iCRco, the Shoulder to...
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RSNA's New Look Shows Evolution of Society
March 10, 2010 – The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) unveiled its newly redesigned logo, conceived to join past, present and future and to unify the...
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Cancer in Both Breasts More Likely in Postmenopausal Women
March 10, 2010 - Postmenopausal women, including those over 70 years old, who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast have higher cancer detection rates...
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CT, PET Cases Star in Workstation Face-Off at ECR
March 10, 2010 - The third annual Workstation Face-Off at the 22nd European Congress of Radiology, held in Vienna, Austria, and hosted by radiologists Anno Graser M.D., and...
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Thallium Imaging Offers Alternative During Isotope Shortage
March 9, 2010 – As an alternative to the technetium (Tc-99M) isotope used in many nuclear imaging studies, UltraSPECT is advocating the use of thallium isotope (TI-201)...
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MIT Researchers to Use MEG for Neurological Studies
March 9, 2010 - Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will use a new magnetoencephalography (MEG) to explore brain function, including normal cognition...
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Study Examines Ultrasound for Early Detection of Heart Disease in Asymptomatic Diabetics
March 8, 2010 – Cardiovascular death is the most common cause of mortality among type 2 diabetics and claims the lives of millions each year, with many diabetics...
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Supply F18 Sodium Fluoride Nationwide Through PETNET Solutions
March 8, 2010 – A new U.S. source for the positron emission tomography (PET) agent F18 sodium fluoride is now offered through PETNET Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary...
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Frost and Sullivan Awards TeraRecon the Company of the Year Award
March 8, 2010 – Advanced visualization and decision support solutions maker TeraRecon was awarded Frost and Sullivan’s “Company of the Year Award,” in the category...
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Vendor-Neutral Archives Aid Imaging Access, Migration
March 5, 2010 - Vendor neutral archives virtualize enterprise storage and provide on-demand delivery of images and data to locations throughout the enterprise, regardless...
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AMICAS Agrees to Merge Acquisition Offer for $248 Million
March 5, 2010 - After wavering between an initial offer from Thoma Bravo, LLC for $5.35 per share, and an offer from Merge Healthcare Inc. for $6.05 per share, AMICAS...
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UNC Radiation Oncologists Revise QUANTEC Guidelines
March 4, 2010 - Radiation oncologists from University of Norther Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC) worked two years to develop new QUANTEC (Quantitative Analysis of Normal Tissue...
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Cryoablation Freezes the Spread of Breast Tumors
March 4, 2010 - Using cryoablation to freeze a cancer kills it in its place, and also appears to generate an immune response that helps stop the cancer's spread, leading to...
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Delayed Post-Surgical Radiotherapy Leads to Recurrent Breast Cancer
February 25, 2010 - Delaying radiation treatment after breast cancer surgery in older women may contribute to a greater risk of recurrent cancer, according to a study that...
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Cardiovascular IT Solutions Optimize Clinical Workflows
March 4, 2010 – During ACC 2010, cardiovascular IT solutions from Siemens will be shown to help optimize clinical workflows through integration of imaging and...
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Virtualization Technology Lowers Costs, Increases RIS/PACS Access
March 2, 2010 — A provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions will demonstrate the benefits of a virtualized RIS/PACS environment using solutions from...
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Software Upgrades Improve 320-Slice CT, Lowers Dose
March 2, 2010 – Cardiac enhancements to ensure the highest image quality at lower radiation doses are among the new software upgrades released this week for the Aquilion...
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IT, Medical Moguls Collaborate to Improve Clinical Decision Support
March 2, 2010 – To better integrate technologies that will yield faster delivery of meaningful health information, Microsoft Corp. and Philips Healthcare are...
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New Needle Guidance System Uses Real-Time Tip Tracking
March 1, 2010 — A breakthrough needle guidance system that expands real-time image-guided navigation into a new dimmension will debut during the Society of Interventional...
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IT is the Key to Lowering Dose in Imaging Equipment
March 1, 2010 - To meet the growing clinical demand to lower radiation dose during cardiac computed tomography (CT) scans, while still maintaining the same image quality,...
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Closed-Door User Meetings Target RIS, PACS, C-PACS
March 1, 2010 - How is portal-driven technology setting new standards for customizable, role-based, context-sensitive, and knowledge-driven radiology workflow? Software...
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Google Health Signs EHR Deal with UPMC
March 1, 2010 - Getting current and past medication history assembled and ready in case of emergencies is one of the strongest value propositions for using an online...
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Lands at HIMSS 2010
March 1, 2010 - Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin landed for a meet-and-greet, one-hour photo opportunity session for media at Health Information and Management Systems...
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Meaningful Use to Spur Healthcare IT Spending in 2010
March 1, 2010 - “Meaningful use” is poised to be the major driver of healthcare information technology (IT) spending in 2010, in addition to other supporting factors,...
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Speech Drives Automated Data Capture
March 1, 2010 - By empowering healthcare organizations to automatically extract unstructured clinical documentation, healthcare organizations will increase the amount of...
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SIIM to Hold Integrating Medical Images with EHR Talk at HIMSS
February 28, 2010 - SIIM, which has served as a co-sponsor organization for the HIMSS annual meeting, will hold an educational seminar "Integrating Medical Images and the...
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Patients Prefer Iohexol Contrast Over Diatrozoate
February 28, 2010 - Patients expressed a statistically significant preference for the taste of iohexol over diatrozoate, a feature that is especially beneficial for very...
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CARE Bill Aims to Ensure Radiation Safety
February 26, 2010 - Beginning in 2012, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) will require accreditation of ambulatory care facilities that bill...
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ACR Urges Radiation Safety Accreditation for All Healthcare Facilities
Februrary 26, 2010 - The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Task Force on Radiation Dose in Medicine urged Congress to require accreditation of all facilities that bill...
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Web-Based Solution Triages ER Imaging
February 26, 2010 - A December 2009 study in The American Journal of Surgery cites that overall 53 percent of trauma transfer patients receive duplicate imaging exams at an...
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Enhanced Cardio-PACS Delivers One Toolkit With Efficiency Tools
February 26, 2010 – During ACC 2010 Agfa HealthCare will showcase IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions for cardiology at booth 1833. The...
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Web-Based Cardio-PACS Solution Highlighted at HIMSS
February 26, 2010 – Diagnostic medical imaging applications and cardio PACS solutions maker TomTec is participating for the first time at Healthcare Information and...
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Hospital Does 98 Percent of MR Exams Contrast-Free
February 26, 2010 - Gadolinium-based contrast agents, the most common contrast agents used for MRA, have been directly linked to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis or...
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MITA Advocates “Reference Dose" in CT as New Safeguard
February 25, 2010 - As part of its ongoing commitment to ensuring safe, appropriate and effective medical imaging and radiation therapy, the Medical Imaging & Technology...
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States Limiting Mammography Screenings for Women Under 50
February 25, 2010 - States have limited mammography services and other early detection programs for women younger than age 50 since the U.S. Preventive Services Task...
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320-Slice CT Reduces Radiation Exposure by 90 Percent
February 24, 2010 - Researchers found that when using standard 64-detector row helical scanning as a benchmark, the effective radiation dose was reduced by 91 percent from...
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Radiology IT Sponsors Rural Health Initiative
February 24, 2010 - To better serve the rural and community healthcare markets, there is a growing trend amongst radiology groups and software providers to support rural...
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ASTRO, ACR Say Accreditation Programs Helps Radiation Safety
February 24, 2010 - The American College of Radiology Task Force on Radiation Dose in Medicine will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on...
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Digital Imaging Delivers Modern Medicine to the Developing World
February 23, 2010 - Before opening the doors of a new medical clinic in a remote region of Honduras, Dr. Jeffrey E. Heck, founder of the sponsoring NGO Shoulder to Shoulder...
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Merge Committed to AMICAS Acquisition
February 23, 2010 - After Merge Healthcare announced its proposal to acquire AMICAS, Inc. for $6.05 cash per share, AMICAS expressed its doubt about Merge’s commitment...
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