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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques could help identify plaques at risk for thrombosis. The findings, which appear in the March issue of Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, offer a non-invasive application in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis.
April 11, 2013 
News
An estimated 5,000 nuclear medicine and molecular imaging professionals are expected to gather in June for the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) to discuss the latest advances in radiotracers, imaging modalities, radionuclide therapies and quality.
April 11, 2013 
Technology
Olympus received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Articulating HD 3-D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System. It delivers value to surgeons and patients by reducing surgical errors and improving the speed, accuracy and precision of surgical tasks such as dissection, grasping and suturing when compared with traditional 2-D surgical systems, based on internal Olympus testing conducted using a simulated surgical model. This is accomplished by restoring natural 3-D vision and depth perception when performing laparoscopic procedures and is independent of a surgeon’s skill level.
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Intelerad Medical Systems announced the availability of a Frost & Sullivan analysis detailing the strengths of their medical imaging workflow solutions. The analysis was written in conjunction with Frost & Sullivan’s investigation of the medical imaging workflow solutions market, which led to Intelerad winning the 2013 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for North America Entrepreneurial Company of the Year.
April 10, 2013 
Case Study | Bruce Apgar, Application Lead for Imagin
Agfa HealthCare's Next-Generation CR System Helping to Reduce Pediatric Radiation Dose by Nearly 60%
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, one of the nation’s top pediatric medical centers, provides services in more than 40 specialties, including nephrology, oncology, cardiology, heart surgery, orthopaedics, neurology and neurosurgery. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the state-of-the-art 335-bed facility and 600-plus pediatricians and researchers are actively involved in clinical care, pediatric research and education. In addition to its primary facility, Children’s Mercy serves the community and the greater Midwest with outpatient facilities and outreach clinics throughout the city, county and surrounding communities. In 2012, Children’s Mercy purchased new Computed Radiography equipment from Agfa HealthCare. The Agfa HealthCare DX-G CR solution has allowed Children’s Mercy to reduce radiation dose by 57 percent compared to its previous CR system. “Premature infants are so much more susceptible to the risks of radiation. The DX-G with DirectriX CsBr plates allows us to give them the care they require while lowering the corresponding risk of radiation induced cancer,” says James C. Brown, M.D., director of radiology outreach; associate professor of radiology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, “To reduce radiation dose by almost 60 percent and still have the same image quality is a significant step forward for Children’s Mercy and our neonatal patients.”
April 10, 2013 
Feature
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center predict that advancements in breast cancer screening will need a personalized touch because mammography is not a “one strategy fits all” technology. Their review “Beyond Mammography: New Frontiers in Breast Cancer Screening” appears in the April 4 issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
April 10, 2013 Sponsored Content
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According to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, any efficiencies in physician interpretation and diagnosis gained when different providers interpret different medical imaging scans performed on the same patient are minute and vary by procedure.
April 10, 2013 
Technology
MIM Software Inc. has announced its software release MIM 6 is now available. Users in all areas of medical imaging can benefit from tools for deformable evaluation and correction, magnetic resonance/computed tomography (MR/CT) deformable and automated series management.
April 10, 2013 
Blog
We are seeing a semantic shift in medicine, one that is redefining personalized medicine from pie in the sky to piece of cake, undoable to doable. This redefinition uses tools within our grasp rather than tomorrow’s genomic machinations to individualize the assessment of disease risk, find its occurrence and refine treatment.
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One thousand days, 1,000 C-arms: this is the result three years after the introduction of the Ziehm Solo. As one of the most compact and flexible C-arms, the Ziehm Solo adjusts to the special demands and requirements of clinics. More and more users from orthopedics and trauma opt for Ziehm Imaging’s multi-talent for intraoperative imaging. The 1,000th Ziehm Solo will be delivered to the Clinica Santa Elena in Malaga, Spain.
April 10, 2013 
News
Cancer survivors who had chest radiation are nearly twice as likely to die in the years after having major heart surgery as similar patients who didn't have radiation, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
April 10, 2013 
News
The U.S. Navy has awarded Agfa Healthcare a contract to upgrade more than 30 ships in the U.S. Navy fleet to the latest digital radiography (DR) solutions with Agfa Healthcare's DX-D 400, DX-D 100 and other systems. To be used along with Agfa Healthcare's Impax picture archive and communications system (PACS) and TalkStation voice recognition system for diagnostic reporting, this end-to end solution will provide the Navy with improved, efficient workflow from image acquisition to study reporting.
April 10, 2013 Sponsored Content
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Fujifilm Medical Systems USA, Inc. has introduced its Aspire product line of women’s health care solutions.
April 09, 2013 
News
TeamBest companies are planning for a major expansion by diversifying its area of expertise and product lines, to meet the growing demands of an increasing and aging population. Earlier this year, Best Medical International (BMI) purchased Envisioneering Medical Technologies’ assets including TargetScan Touch, an ultrasound based stereotactic biopsy guidance and tumor localization system. TargetScan data can be used to generate a predictive model of tumor locations and provide for micro-invasive curative techniques using EBRT (external beam radiation therapy) or brachytherapy or combination. Because of its ability to target and record biopsy locations the TargetScan Touch can provide for prostate cancer management protocols such as active surveillance and focal therapy.
April 08, 2013 
Technology
Samsung Electronics America Inc. announced the Samsung Ugeo H60, the first ultrasound system integrating Samsung technology and design introduced to the U.S. medical imaging market. The Samsung Ugeo H60 ensures superior imaging performance and a sleek design that provides users with a fast, accurate and intuitive ultrasound experience.
April 08, 2013 News
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to sell certain of its subsidiaries, comprising Angiotech's interventional products business, to Argon Medical Devices Inc., a portfolio company of RoundTable Healthcare Partners, for $362.5 million in cash consideration. Angiotech expects the transaction will close prior to the end of April 2013.
April 08, 2013 
Technology
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced Innovation 2013, new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared software advancements for the Aplio 500 and Aplio 300 ultrasound systems.
April 08, 2013 
Feature
In 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) halted reimbursement for so-called “virtual colonoscopy” for routine colon-cancer screening in asymptomatic patients, in part due to concerns over how this procedure, computed tomography colonography (CTC), was being used in the elderly population.
April 08, 2013 
News
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) will commence a 30-day planned shutdown for inspection and maintenance of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, starting April 14, 2013. This planned shutdown, which AECL has advised will last until May 14, 2013, will result in an interruption in the supply of medical isotopes used in nuclear imaging procedures in the United States. Chalk River is one of the primary sources for the isotopes used in nuclear imaging radiopharmaceuticals.
April 08, 2013 
Whitepapers | Michael Gray
Image and record sharing is often cumbersome and expensive and still does not reach all caregivers – despite large investments in EMR, PACS, VNA and HIE. Furthermore, communication back to referring physicians to update them on their patients’ status is manual if completed at all. The healthcare continuum is still disconnected.See how a new and unique single Image Workflow Solution supports:Getting images and records before treatmentInternal sharing during treatmentExternal sharing after treatment Existing investments in EMR, HIE and PACS are leveraged as part of a unified solution to streamline continuity of care, lower healthcare costs, improve patient and referring physician satisfaction and achieve meaningful use.
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