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July 14, 2009 - Circulating tumor cell (CTC) count could better predict the prognosis and survival in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients compared to FDG-PET/CT, according to a newly published report in the July 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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July 14, 2009 –The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) has installed in its clinical interventional MRI suite the IMROC communication system, a fiber optics-based system that enables doctors to converse normally in the noisy MRI environment.

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July 13, 2009 - The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) recently welcomed the newest members of the College of SIIM Fellows. They are James Anthony Seibert, Ph.D.; and Byrn Williamson Jr., M.D. The two were introduced by Steven C.

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July 13, 2009 - The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC), today, echoed a key sentiment expressed by 40 House Democrats in a letter to the House Democratic leadership regarding regional disparities in Medicare reimbursement rates.

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July 13, 2009 - Ultrasound outperforms symptom analysis in identifying overian cancer, reports a study in the article "The search for meaning-symptoms and TVS screening for ovarian cancer - Silent no more," published today in the online version of Cancer.

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July 13, 2009 - On July 7 the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) started its first cardiovascular trial, ACRIN PA 4005 “Randomized Controlled Study of a Rapid 'Rule Out' Strategy Using CT Coronary Angiography Versus Traditional Care for Low-Risk ED Patients with Potential Acute Coronary Syndromes.”

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July 13, 2009 - A new study by Mayo Clinic researchers uses MRI-based differential diagnosis for identifying three common neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and Lewy body disease using Structural MRI.

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July 13, 2009 - Purdue University researchers have developed a "homing device" for prostate cancer using by synthesizing a molecule that finds and penetrates prostate cancer cells and using imaging agents and therapeutic drugs that can link to the molecule and be carried with it as cargo.

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July 13, 2009 - In a study performed at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, researchers found that the use of cardiac CT for low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency department, instead of the traditional standard of care (SOC) workup, may reduce a patient's length of stay and hospital charges.

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July 13, 2009 - The new ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Oklahoma City celebrated its official grand opening on July 8, 2009, where patients with head and neck, brain, central nervous system, prostate and some pediatric cancers will be treated at the new Center

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July 13, 2009 - Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. recently introduced Precision Imaging technology, software designed to increase productivity while improving patient care in diagnostic imaging, and is available on the Aplio XG ultrasound system.

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July 10, 2009 - Intelerad Medical Systems, an industry-leading PACS solution vendor, installed its InteleOne solution at Diversified Radiology of Colorado (DRC) to consolidate its image and patient data from multiple PACS and RIS systems into a streamlined, single workflow solution.

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July 10, 2009 – New British Heart Foundation (BHF) research(1) revealed today suggests for the first time that the way blood flows through our arteries may boost an antioxidant effect of statin medicines.

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July 9, 2009 – According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the ongoing economic crisis is putting pressure on publicly funded European healthcare systems, intensifying the decline of interventional cardiology device prices in the region.

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July 9, 2009 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the review copy of the 2010 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule on July 1, 2009. The American College of Radiology (ACR) will be submitting comments to CMS addressing issues of concern by the deadline of August 31, 2009. The following are the highlights of the proposed rule:

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July 9, 2009 - NovaRad recently introduced NovaMG, a breast imaging viewer that combines the toolset of NovaPACS with customizable mammographic reading and hanging protocol sequences.

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July 6, 2009 – Royal Philips Electronics recently released the Veradius X-ray system, a mobile C-arm with a super thin, flat detector.

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July 8, 2009 - RT prolongs survival in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas (EHC) are rare tumors of the biliary tree, according to a study published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics.*

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July 8, 2009 - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a leading breast cancer organization, is announcing millions of dollars in long-term grant funding for research on whether individuals can prevent development of their own cancers.

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