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First U.S. Zoo Begins Using 3-D Imaging Technology in Animal Hospital

A 3-D view does more than make for exciting movies in a theater; it can also improve the care of animals. The Chicago Zoological Society’s (CZS) Brookfield Zoo is the first North American zoo to use revolutionary 3-D imaging technology with on-sit...

Aquilion Prime CT Received FDA Clearance, Offers Ultra-Low Dose

February 1, 2012 — Toshiba America Medical Systems announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Aquilion prime computed tomography (CT) system, the latest addition to the Aquilion CT product line.

ACR Dose Index Registry Reaches Milestones: One Million Scans, 300 Facilities

January 31, 2012 — Since its launch less than a year ago, more than one million computed tomography (CT) scans have been contributed to the American College of Radiology (ACR) Dose Index Registry (DIR) and compiled for analysis. The DIR currently...

FDA Releases Preliminary Findings From Ongoing CardioGen-82 Investigations

January 13, 2012 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is updating healthcare professionals and the public about preliminary findings from ongoing investigations following the voluntary recall of CardioGen-82 last July by the manufacturer,...

Carestream’s X-Ray Imaging Technology Selected For Use at...
February 21, 2012 — On Feb. 22, the first day of the 2012 National Football League Combine, more than 300 top college football players will undergo X-ray...
U.S. Cardiology Practices Anticipate Using Fewer Imaging...
February 22, 2012 — Cardiologists are expecting to use fewer imaging modalities per patient case in the future, according to a new report released by market...
Elekta Receives FDA Clearance for Clarity 3-D Ultrasound...
February 21, 2012 — Clarity soft tissue visualization system now provides an autoscan option for automated ultrasound scanning from outside of the treatment...
Circadence Launches WAN Optimization Solutions for Mobile...
February 21, 2012 — Circadence, a provider of WAN and network optimization solutions for healthcare, announced a set of solutions for optimizing electronic...
Elekta Received FDA Clearance for Clarity 3-D Ultrasound With Autoscan to Guide Prostate Radiotherapy
Clarity soft tissue visualization system now provides an autoscan option for automated ultrasound scanning from outside of the treatment
Circadence Launched WAN Optimization Solutions for Mobile Devices
Circadence, a provider of WAN and network optimization solutions for healthcare, announced a set of solutions for optimizing electronic...
Monitor Includes Integrated Front Sensor
A new clinical review monitor, the RadiForce MX270W from Eizo Nanao, features a 27-inch screen and incorporates an LED (light-emitting...
Siemens’ New Biograph mCT PET/CT System Receives FDA Clearance
Siemens Healthcare announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the features associated with the new...
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Articles

Breast MRI Continues to Gain Support
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast continues to get more play as an important adjunct to mammography in screening for cancer, as its diagnostic...
Switch to DR Improves Workflow
Our hospital, Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill., recently implemented digital radiography (DR) systems in our general radiology rooms, emergency department (ED...
Advances in CT Perfusion Imaging
The next big advancement in cardiac imaging is likely to be computed tomography (CT) perfusion imaging. This enables one commonly available modality to image...
Survey of Biomedical CEOs Finds Lack of Investment,...
January 12, 2012 – Access to capital, a burdensome and uncertain regulatory environment, and lack of innovation and productivity in research and development...

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Radiology and the First Stage of Grief
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Digital Radiology Comes of Age
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Newt…Take a Lesson from Radiology
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MDCT Imaging 2012: Advancing the Science of Imaging
As modern multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) becomes a primary imaging modality across all specialties, there has been increased focus on lowering the radiation dose required to create...
Initial Experience with 3T Wide Bore System in High-Resolution MSK MRI
The presentation is designed to introduce the audience to the new wide bore 3T MRI systems recently brought to market. The new systems offer several advantages including improved field homogeneity,...
Cardiac CT in the Emergency Department: Are You Ready?
Performance of cardiac CT (CCTA) in the emergency department (ED) is rapidly becoming the standard-of-care in patients presenting to the ED with chest pain that are at low to intermediate risk for...