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April 21, 2010 - A decrease in breast density, or the proportion of fibroglandular tissue depicted on the mammogram image, over a number of years is associated with decreased risk of breast cancer, reported researchers from the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 101st Annual Meeting 2010.

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April 21, 2010 - Customer satisfaction is a key indicator of the success of a medical imaging device in a clinical setting. In the latest MD Buyline end user satisfaction survey, Konica Minolta ranked No. 1.

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April 21, 2010 - A computerized segmentation system can reliably estimate changes in tumor size on computed tomography (CT) scans relative to radiologists' manual segmentation, according to new research published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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April 21, 2010 - Performing coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) saved $789 in patients who had positive stress test results but a less than 50 percent chance of having significant coronary artery disease (CAD) compared to invasive cardiac catheterization, reported a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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April 21, 2010 - Tracking tumor motion is one of the biggest challenges in radiation therapy. Gating is of the most sophisticated techniques for tracking tumors on moving organs and sparring surrounding healthy tissue. Respiratory gating allows the clinicians to adjust and turn off the beam when the tumor is out of range.

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April 21, 2010 - A new platform for image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and radiosurgery designed to treat a moving tumor with greater speed and precision, is now in use at the University Hospital of Zürich.

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April 21, 2010 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Transparency Website today as part of the agency's transparency initiative. The site will provide information about medical device and radiation-emitting product regulatory processes and decisions, and summaries of data that provide the rationale for agency actions.

Time April 20, 2010
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April 21, 2010 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) is presently asking radiologists, radiation oncologists and all doctors to sign a petition to permanently repeal the current Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula.

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April 21, 2010 - With the complexity of payer requirements for hospitals increasing as well as the risks associated with using aging technology platforms, more and more health care providers are turning to health IT-based solutions to better manage their critical revenue cycle processes.

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April 20, 2010 - For radiologists working on their own, it may be difficult to justify purchasing a full-featured picture archive and communication system (PACS) and radiology information system (RIS).

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April 19, 2010 - Merge Healthcare Inc. (Merge) today announced the pricing of its $200 million aggregate principal amount of 11.75 percent senior secured notes due 2015. The issue price is 97.266 percent of the principal amount of the notes.

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April 19, 2010 - President Barak Obama signed a bill granting temporary relief through June 1, 2010, from looming cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates, however, Michael Graham, Ph.D., M.D., president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), stresses a need for a long-term solution.

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April 19, 2010 – The Fibroid Treatment Collective (FTC) has launched an annual observance called Fibroid Awareness Week scheduled this year for April 19-23, which is dedicated to education about fibroids that affect upwards of 50 percent of all women.

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Feature | Gordon L. Grado, M.D., FACRO, FACR, founder and medical director of the Southwest Oncology Centers and the Grado Radiation Centers of Excellence.

Cancer doesn’t discriminate by gender, age or where a person resides. But in many cases, the quality of care a patient receives can depend on where they live. For patients who live in rural areas or far from major cities with premier cancer treatment centers and research universities, the barriers to getting access to cutting-edge care can be almost insurmountable.

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April 14, 2010 - New algorithms for breast ultrasound (US) are making waves in the breast imaging community, which has led to a new arena of whole breast ultrasound technology.

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April 14, 2010 – The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York has become the first facility in the United States to commercially use a new cardiac nuclear imaging system that drastically reduces imaging time and radiation exposure.

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April 14, 2010 - As doctors become more mobile, requiring access to clinical data at remote workstations or at the point-of-care, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched the ACR Appropriateness Criteria Anytime, Anywhere application (app).

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April 14, 2010 - When college football’s elite enter Radio City Music Hall April 22 for the 2010 National Football League (NFL) draft, it will be after much public analysis of their stats and accomplishments. Also important to a player’s prospect of being drafted is the outcome of diagnostic tests including X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cardiac evaluations.

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April 14, 2010 - A diagnostic imaging center expands its services to offer image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and integrates TomoTherapy technology into its workflow. With the only linear accelerator installed in the Valle d’Aosta region, Ospedale Regionale Umberto Parini installed the Hi·Art treatment system, which features TomoHelical and TomoDirect delivery capabilities.

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April 14, 2010 - For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave 510(k) clearance to a gamma camera indicated for endocavity imaging.

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