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October 8, 2009 - Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany, will provide its development candidate florbetaben, a PET (positron emission tomography) tracer, to the Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company AC Immune SA, to support a clinical trial in the field of Alzheimer´s disease (AD). This study is conducted to develop a therapy option for the treatment of AD.

Time October 08, 2009
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October 8, 2009 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. said two oral presentations featuring gadofosveset trisodium, the first and only FDA cleared blood pool contrast agent for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), were presented at MRA-Club 09: The 21st Annual International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Angiography.

Time October 08, 2009
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The RAPIDOSE is a significant new advancement in the way x-ray measurements are made for diagnostic and Mammography X-ray machines. For every exposure, a wealth of organized data is captured which can all be viewed instantly without scrolling. At the end of a measurement session, easily save all automatically recorded measurement values and waveforms for future analysis.

Time October 07, 2009
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Radcal Corporation's PDC (Patient Dose Calibrator) is a DAP meter calibrator which measures DAP, DAP-rate, dose and dose rate and solves much publicized problems relating to variation of DAP, patient dose system and AEC calibration and is ideally suited to aid the setting of reference doses.

Time October 07, 2009
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Radcal's new ACCU-PRO Multi-Purpose Analyzer with basic and advanced dose features kVp and mAs functions for radiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, CT, dental and survey measurements with intuitive use, quick setup and convenient portability.

Time October 07, 2009
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October 7, 2009 - Breast MRI was found to be a useful adjunctive tool when findings at conventional imaging, such as mammography, were equivocal, according to a study published in the online version of the October 2009 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Time October 07, 2009
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October 7, 2009 - CMS recently released to the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), via transmittals 1817 and 106, reissued Guidance and Billing Instructions for the April 2009 changes to the National Coverage Determination (NCD) on Positron Emission Tomography (FDG).

Time October 07, 2009
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October 7, 2009 – Rates of death were similar in patients with and without incidental findings (IF) identified with cardiac computed tomography (CT), and IF was not an independent predictor of noncardiac death, reported researchers in a study published in the online version of the October 2009 issues of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Time October 07, 2009
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Viztek, a Raleigh-based radiology solution company, is debuting a new Smart Card Reader for its Opal-RAD family of PACS offerings.

Time October 07, 2009
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Since its introduction in 2008 as a Google-like search engine for radiology reports stored in the Philips iSite PACS, Softek Illuminate — manufactured by Softek Solutions, Inc. — has grown into a powerful information retrieval, physician notification and imaging analytics solution for hospitals.

Time October 07, 2009
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Resonance Technology Company, Inc. (Northridge, Ca.), an innovator in high-performance MRI-compatible technology, is introducing an exciting new concept in entertainment delivery for the MRI environment, as well as a jumbo, high resolution functional MRI (fMRI) panel fine-tuned for today’s most advanced MRI coils.

Time October 07, 2009
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October 7, 2009 - The ACR has just released the latest version of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria — evidence-based guidelines to help physicians and other providers make the most appropriate imaging or treatment decision for a given clinical condition - which will soon be accessible on iPhones, BlackBerrys, Palms, PDAs, smart phones, or similar handheld electronic devices.

Time October 07, 2009
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October 7, 2009 - Mathematical solutions to enhance the image quality of diffuse optical tomography (DOT) to use for breast cancer screening is in development at Clemson University in collaboration with researchers at the University of Bremen, Germany.

Time October 07, 2009
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RedRick is showcasing its ComfortView Height Adjustable Workstation. All ComfortView workstations are customized to fit individual spaces and workflow needs. The workstations are designed to accommodate the very heavy lifting requirements, essential for multi-monitor PACS configurations.

Time October 07, 2009
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October 7, 2009 - Computed tomography (CT) is the modality of choice in the evaluation of blunt renal injury, according to a study published in the September 2009 issue of Radiolographics.

Time October 07, 2009
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Lead Technologies, Inc.'s LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging SDK is a comprehensive toolkit that supports all DICOM IODs defined in the 2008 printed version of DICOM 3.0 standard. Developers can easily generate and manipulate data, such as DICOM Basic Directory, Enhanced CT/MRI/XA Image objects, Encapsulated Documents (PDF, CDA) and Raw Data.

Time October 07, 2009
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October 7, 2009 – In observance of the 25th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month celebration in October, the Breast Preservation Foundation (BPF) has launched its annual “Million Friends” campaign to encourage one million Facebook and MySpace friends and Twitter followers to join the Foundation in raising awareness for skin-sparing mastectomy and breast cancer.

Time October 06, 2009
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October 6, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare announced the availability of syngo Dynamic PET with myocardial blood flow, a new cardiac imaging software application for the industry-leading Biograph PET/CT scanners that may have significant impact on the diagnosis of patients with advanced coronary artery disease (CAD) and specifically, with those patients with multivessel disease, or those who are asymp

Time October 06, 2009
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Since volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) became available in the U.S., it has taken off in radiation oncology as fast as it treats and cures patients.

Time October 06, 2009
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Driven by emerging storage technology and market requirements, InSite One's InDex® Enterprise Archiving services define data management as a conduit for sharing of patient information demonstrating ‘meaningful use’.

Time October 06, 2009
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