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January 25, 2010 - One out of 50 people in the United States has an unruptured brain aneurysm, and about 40 percent of all people who have a ruptured brain aneurysm will die as a result.

Time January 25, 2010
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January 25, 2010 – Physicians’ reduce radiation dose by 20 percent exposure to emergency department patients with suspected PE without compromising patient safety in response to an educational intervention, reported a study published in the February issue of American Roentgen Ray Society.

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January 25, 2010 - Tri Hospital MRI Center of Port Huron, Mich., was seeking a radiology information system (RIS) that included integrated business workflow from scheduling through billing to service a joint venture of Port Huron Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and St. John River District Hospital.

Time January 25, 2010
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January 22, 2010 - The quality of radiotherapy treatment across Australasia just got a boost. A team of radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, and medical physicists have signed a contract with a radiotherapy system manufacturer to provide other radiation oncology departments with training.

Time January 22, 2010
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The debate over healthcare reform has raised many issues as to why costs have risen so much in recent years. During the debates, comments have been made that device manufacturers are a big factor in driving up costs.

Time January 22, 2010
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January 21, 2010 - Staging the cancer, whether it has metastasized to the lymph nodes, is an important prognostic indicator that determines the course of therapy. A widely accepted technique used during surgery to stage breast, melanoma, and other cancers involves the injection of a radiopharmaceutical near the tumor, which results in its accumulation in the local lymph nodes.

Time January 21, 2010
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January 21, 2010 - More than 60 percent of U.S. breast imaging facilities offer digital mammography and more are acquiring digital services each month, and a new study may drive the adoption of digital mammography even further.

Time January 21, 2010
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January 20, 2010 - Advanced breast imaging capabilities added elastography to the list, fused MR/CT image data combined with angiography navigation systems to guide percutaneous oncology, and 3.0 Tesla MR debut at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Time January 20, 2010
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January 20, 2010 - Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Treatments for the disease have changed markedly over the last decade as a result of guidelines issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 1999, which stated that chemoradiotherapy should be considered as an alternative to radiotherapy.

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January 20, 2010 - First Coast Oncology in Jacksonville, Fla., employs a technique for whole breast irradiation that is designed to target and deliver a boost dose accurately and reliably to the lumpectomy cavity margin.

Time January 20, 2010
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January 20, 2010 - Fairfield Memorial Hospital and Piedmont Family Practice at York, a clinic, are the latest facilities in South Carolina to install a new PACS for its rural facilities in the region.

Time January 20, 2010
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Janaury 20, 2010 - The Democrats were going to need all 60 votes from its caucus in the Senate for the reconciled healthcare reform bill to pass, but the election of Republican Scott Brown to fill the seat of the late Edward Kennedy (D-MA) has, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR), "complicated the next steps in the process to enact healthcare reform."

Time January 20, 2010
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January 20, 2010 - Doppler ultrasound is a well established technique used to diagnose problems during pregnancy, and it may prove especially useful in high-risk pregnancies to monitor a fetus' health may reduce caesarean sections and the number of babies who die, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review.

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January 20, 2010 - The IHE 2010 North America Connectathon demonstrated the efficacy of electronic health record system connectivity and interoperable exchange of patient health data with standards-based systems.

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January 20, 2010 - Nearly $1 million of medical equipment and supplies donated by a leading medical manufacturer is being shipped today to Haitia for a team of Caritas Christi clinicians headed to Sacre Coeur Hospital, in Milot, Haiti, north of Port-au-Prince, to use to treat victims of the recent earthquake.

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January 20, 2010 - The first FDA-cleared contrast imaging agent for use with a magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) indication to evaluate aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) and suspected peripheral vascular disease enters the U.S. market today.

Time January 20, 2010
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January 19, 2010 - There has been much controversy surrounding vertebroplasty, a minimally invasive treatment performed by interventional radiologists under imaging guidance, stabilizes collapsed vertebra with the injection of medical-grade bone cement into the spine.

Time January 19, 2010
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January 19, 2010 - Automated breast ultrasound system (ABUS) is used as an adjunct to mammography for B-mode ultrasonic imaging of a patient’s breast when used with an automatic scanning linear array transducer.

Time January 19, 2010
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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.

Time January 18, 2010
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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.

Time January 18, 2010
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