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Based on its recent analysis of the superconductor technology for MRI market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Cutting Edge Superconductors, Inc. with the 2013 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership.
March 26, 2014 
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OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (Peoria, Ill.) installed one Carestream DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System and two Carestream DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kits to help provide rapid access to high-resolution X-ray images conducted throughout the hospital. All three systems are equipped with high-resolution Carestream DRX-1C cesium iodide detectors. The 616-bed hospital is a major teaching affiliate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and is a flagship hospital for OSF Healthcare.
March 25, 2014 
Technology
The NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) Dome S6c diagnostic display is a 6-megapixel (MP) LED widescreen model, and the latest addition to the S-series product family. It features 30-inch widescreen viewing, can be utilized as a single 6 MP or in dual 3 MP bezel-free format and provides both grayscale and color images. A native resolution of 3,280 by 2,048 makes it ideal for viewing a wide range of medical imaging modalities including computed radiography (CR), digital radiography (DR), magnetic resonance (MR), computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), ultrasound and 3-D volume rendering. Offering 800cd/m² high-bright LED-backlight technology and 1,000:1 contrast ratio, the Dome S6c delivers a new benchmark in optical clarity and image brilliance in varying ambient light environments.
March 25, 2014 Sponsored Content
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September 25, 2024 
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As long as inexpensive statins, which lower cholesterol, are readily available and patients do not mind taking them, it does not make sense to do a heart comuted tomography (CT) scan to measure how much plaque has built up in a patient’s coronary arteries before prescribing the pills, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.
March 25, 2014 
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UC Davis clinicians and physicists have recommended new strategies to make computed tomography (CT) safer, including adoption of a new metric for dose measurement, ways to manage exposure protocols that differ by CT brand and specific approaches to reduce exposure during needle biopsies.
March 25, 2014 Sponsored Content
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Computed tomography (CT) imaging utilization has grown markedly across many clinical disciplines during the past decade, raising concerns about radiation overexposure.
March 24, 2014 Sponsored Content
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August 06, 2024 
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A clinical study of more than 50,000 women participating in the U.K. NHS Breast Screening Programme has found that, while three-yearly screening intervals are appropriate for the majority of women, approximately one third of women are at higher risk of developing cancer and might benefit from more frequent mammograms.
March 24, 2014 
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RaySearch Laboratories AB has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with AlphaXRT based in Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.
March 24, 2014 
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Medical physicists met in Denver, Colo., March 15-18 for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Spring Clinical Meeting, hosted at the Denver Marriott Tech Center. The meeting focused on helping medical physicists with the integration of emerging technologies into the clinical environment. Mirada Medical demonstrated its comprehensive suite of advanced deformable image registration (DIR) software tools to meeting attendees. The company utilizes its scientifically advanced DIR algorithms to provide practical tools to support treatment planning.
March 24, 2014 Sponsored Content
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June 21, 2024 
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ProTom International Inc has received 510(k) clearance for its Radiance 330 Proton Therapy System. The Radiance 330 is a compact, modular and more affordable proton beam delivery system for the treatment of patients with cancer. The system delivers extremely focused, conformal, scanned proton beams that destroy tumors while sparing nearby healthy tissue and anatomical structures.
March 24, 2014 
Technology
VuComp Inc. debuted its automated breast density measurement technology, M-Vu Breast Density, at NCoBC, March 15-19 in Las Vegas. Clinical studies have shown that dense breasts can make breast cancer detection in a mammogram more difficult by potentially masking malignant masses. Because of this, radiologists classify breast density into four categories established by the American College of Radiology’s Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) standard.
March 21, 2014 
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Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. and Fujifilm SonoSite Inc. showcased its women’s health care solutions at the National Consortium of Breast Center Meeting in Las Vegas, March 15-19. The NCoBC brings together medical and industry professionals from around the globe to network, learn and share ideas, methodologies and treatment options that improve quality of care and outcome for patients diagnosed with breast diseases.
March 21, 2014 Sponsored Content
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June 03, 2024 
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a third beta-amyloid plaque positron emission tomography (PET) imaging radiotracer to identify Alzheimer’s disease. The FDA’s approval of Piramal Imaging’s Neuraceq (florbetaben F-18 injection) comes four weeks after receiving marketing authorization in Europe.
March 20, 2014 News
Medical industry veteran Walt Cebulski died at his home in Foresthill, Calif., on Jan. 24 after a brief fight with cancer. He was 58.
March 20, 2014 Sponsored Content
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Konica Minolta Medical Imaging showcased solutions ideal for orthopedic practices at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2014 Annual Meeting, March 12-15 in New Orleans, La. Two newly released systems, ImagePilot Aero and Sonimage P3, were introduced for the first time to orthopedic surgeons. The company also highlighted the ImagePilot Sigma, a solution for practices looking to convert to digital radiography.
March 19, 2014 
News
Molecular breast imaging (MBI) Clinical Indications, Benefits and Challenges is the focus of a new CME credit course to be offered by ICPME. It is funded in part by Gamma Medica Inc. and in part by GE Healthcare. The one-hour online session will provide a thorough overview of MBI, which is a growing imaging technology for women with dense breasts and certain difficult-to-image cancers.
March 19, 2014 
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Hokkaido University and Hitachi Ltd. completed construction of facilities incorporating the Probeat-RT Proton Beam Therapy System within the Hokkaido University Hospital. Hokkaido University and Hitachi had been jointly developing the Probeat–RT. The project was awarded a grant in 2010 under the Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative R&D on Science and Technology (the “FIRST Program”), a national project sponsored by the Japanese government. The University plans to begin treatments using the newly constructed facilities March 19, 2014.
March 19, 2014 News
EOS imaging gained CE marking of its hipEOS, a 3-D hip arthroplasty planning software based on EOS biplanar 3-D imaging.
March 19, 2014 Feature | Dave Fornell
I have watched a trend in medical technology grow from a small ripple a couple years ago into what I expect will be a tidal wave in 2014 due to growing concern over patient radiation dose levels from medical imaging. Use of radiation dose monitoring software came to the forefront when California, followed by Texas, created laws requiring medical facilities to record the amount of exposure patients receive from things like computed tomography (of which cardiac exams are among the highest dose levels used) and angiography. Adoption of this software will be further accelerated by new Joint Commission standards released in December 2013, which starting in mid-2014 requires the use of radiation dose monitoring software as part of its accreditation.
March 18, 2014 Blog
By Dave Fornell, editor
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