Visaris Americas announced the company will exhibit its comprehensive digital X-ray imaging portfolio at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2015 annual meeting, Nov. 29-Dec. 4 in Chicago.

The mammography detection rate of an early-stage but potentially invasive type of breast cancer rises with age, according to a large new study from Germany published online in the journal Radiology.

November 4, 2015 — Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp. announced that it will exhibit at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting and technical exposition, Nov. 29- Dec. 4 in Chicago.

This year, Spellman will present their extensive array of high voltage solutions for the diagnostic medical imaging industry, including:

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If Congress gets its way, in 14 months, referring physicians will consult appropriateness criteria before ordering advanced imaging studies. The mandate, included in the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, will require radiologists to climb onboard whether they want to or not.

Ultimately, the ones at risk of not being paid are the radiologists who, additionally, must track how well their referring docs abide by the mandate.

Kubtec announced the launch of the Gamma-Pro Node and Seed Location System for use in breast seed location and sentinel lymph node biopsy procedures. The Gamma Pro System is the best-in-class tool for detecting radioactive seeds and sentinel nodes in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.

Australian immuno-oncology company Minomic International Ltd has struck an agreement to launch the first human study of its novel monoclonal antibody technology as an imaging agent to detect prostate, pancreatic and bladder cancers.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center announced it has implemented new software aimed at significantly improving positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) image quality and radiation oncology services. It is first time in the world this software is being utilized.

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