January 19, 2010 – While computed tomography (CT) is a crucial medical imaging tool in diagnosing illness and disease in children, there is always a concern over the amount of radiation dose a pediatric patient receives. Medical institutions, such as St. Louis Children’s Hospital, in St.
January 18, 2010 - Mayo Clinic announced its recommendation on breast cancer screening continues to be annual screening at age 40, however, it acknowledges that women need to be informed about its benefits, risks and limitations.
January 18, 2010 - The Southeast Asian PACS market is a growing market, showing strong demand for PACS installations across the healthcare system. Applications for single-database RIS/PACS, cardiology PACS, digital mammography PACS, and clinical specialties such as cardiac, lung, colon and dental are in high demand.
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January 18, 2010 - Imaging technology has long been essential in determining the nature of a professional football player’s injury, but with the increasing prevalence of digital x-ray technology, it’s now used just as much to discern whether an athlete is able to safely remain in the game.
January 14, 2010 - The leading Women's diagnostic centers today provide mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound, ultrasound and MRI, and guided breast biopsy, and these were the requirements for being distiguished a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
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January 14, 2009 – Implementing a cardiac imaging benefit management program like those used in the private sector could help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) avoid reimbursement cuts that may drive cardiologists and other specialty physicians out of business.
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January 13, 2010 - Pressure from women's groups, doctors and imaging-equipment manufacturers may have influenced lawmakers to provide more coverage for mammograms in the final healthcare bill than recommended in the guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
January 13, 2010 - Changes in staffing in the emergency department impact the availability of diagnostic modalities or treatmentment options for care.
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January 13, 2010 – Research validates the efficacy of the recent reclassification of the T category in the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s (IASLC) "Staging Manual in Thoracic Oncology" released in the January 2010 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
January 13, 2010 - Compared to computed tomography (CT), mammography and other commonly used tests, positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) scans of the whole body may more accurately detect cancer in individuals with related neurologic disorders, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the March print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives
January 13, 2010 – There is growing awareness about the advantages of proton therapy compared to conventional photon radiation therapy, especially when treating pediatric patients. Protons release most of their energy when they hit the tumor and deliver no exit dose beyond the tumor boundary, unlike photons.
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January 13, 2010 - Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is often recommended for patients with advanced cancer to receive quick access to palliative radiotherapy.
January 12, 2010 - High-volume mammography centers are always in need of a cost-effective solution that delivers streamlined workflow, and computed radiography (CR) for mammography continues to demonstrate its flexibility as an efficacious solution that is easily and economically upgraded.
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January 12, 2010 - United Health Services (UHS) in Binghamton, N.Y., had a vision to be a tightly integrated healthcare system by 2011, and to be recognized by patients, physicians, and community leaders as a leading provider of health services and distinguished for superior clinical capabilities and outcomes.
January 12, 2010 - University Hospitals in Ohio serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of hospitals, outpatient centers and primary care physicians, including its primary affiliate, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
January 11, 2010 – HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States and is recognized as the leading cause of cervical cancer. About 80 percent of women in the United States will have an HPV infection in their lifetimes.
January 11, 2010 - The board of directors of a hand-carried ultrasound manufacturer, SonoSite Inc., authorized the repurchase of up to $150 million of the company’s common stock or outstanding convertible notes for cash.
January 11, 2010 - Reirradiation using fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) after previous radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer is feasible, concluded researchers a study published in the Official Journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
January 11, 2010 - The first ever masked and sham-controlled study designed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of investigational stereotactic radiosurgical device for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is now underway at seven European sites.