Murphy's Law... One day before this year's Super Bowl, my 10-year-old TV gave up the ghost. Forced to go emergency shopping, the adage, "They don't build 'em like they used to" came to mind as I gazed upon a wall of bright, ultra-thin LCD displays at the electronics superstore. Gone forever were the bulky analog TVs of old. Technology and consumers had moved on. The same was evident with X-ray technologies on display at RSNA 2011.

February 13, 2012 — In two new studies featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers revealed how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer.

February 13, 2012 — Russia's first Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system has found a home at the renowned N.N. Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, five minutes by car from Moscow's Red Square.

February 10, 2012 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) Education Center, “radiology’s classroom of the future,” recently marked the completion of its hundredth course offering.

February 10, 2012 — Best in KLAS leader for mammography information system (MIS) technology, and EBM Technologies, leader in medical information management innovations, expanded its partnership to deliver image and information management solutions for enhanced diagnostic breast imaging workflow.

February 10, 2012 — Managers of the radiology department at West Virginia University Hospital (Morgantown, W.Va.) implemented seven Carestream DRX-1 systems and four Carestream DRX-mobile retrofit kits to streamline a growing workflow while improving image quality at the 531-bed tertiary care center.

February 9, 2012 — Boston Scientific announced positive results from three studies of the WallFlex enteral stent systems, a family of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) used to alleviate obstructive symptoms caused by cancers of the gastrointestinal tract.

February 9, 2012 — To enhance the diagnostic capabilities of ultrasound and improve patient care, Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., installed the first Aplio 500 ultrasound system from Toshiba America Medical Systems. The system offers advanced visualization capabilities, workflow automation tools, superior ergonomics and Fly Thru and Smart Fusion technologies.

February 9, 2012 — IsoRay Inc., a medical technology company with specialty in seed brachytherapy and medical radioisotope applications, said that the findings of a Cleveland Clinic study add to evidence supporting the efficacy of brachytherapy.

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