February 25, 2010 - States have limited mammography services and other early detection programs for women younger than age 50 since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) release of new breast cancer screening guidelines late last year, according to a recent survey.

February 24, 2010 - Researchers found that when using standard 64-detector row helical scanning as a benchmark, the effective radiation dose was reduced by 91 percent from 35.4 millisieverts (mSv) to 4.4 mSv using optimized 320-detector row volume scanning.

February 24, 2010 - To better serve the rural and community healthcare markets, there is a growing trend amongst radiology groups and software providers to support rural health organizations, such as the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), a nonprofit membership organization that provides leadership on rural health issues.

February 24, 2010 - The American College of Radiology Task Force on Radiation Dose in Medicine will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on February 26 that ACR accreditation programs can help prevent adverse events related to radiation oncology procedures and CT scans.


February 23, 2010 - Before opening the doors of a new medical clinic in a remote region of Honduras, Dr. Jeffrey E. Heck, founder of the sponsoring NGO Shoulder to Shoulder said, “It’s important to offer the same services here as if it were a clinic in the United States.”

February 23, 2010 - After Merge Healthcare announced its proposal to acquire AMICAS, Inc. for $6.05 cash per share, AMICAS expressed its doubt about Merge’s commitment and ability to close its proposed acquisition of AMICAS.

February 23, 2010 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched an online nuclear medicine and positron emission tomography (PET) accreditation application program that streamlines the process and significantly reduces the time it takes for nuclear medicine and PET facilities to become accredited.

February 23, 2010 - Nearly 80 million baby boomers in the United States are approaching seniors status and will need treatment for chronic illnesses.

February 23, 2010 - Since specialized clinical applications and 3D imaging by PACS viewers puts a high demand on workstation display controllers, a new graphics processor is designed to perform faster when manipulating large datasets in mammography and accelerate OpenGL and DirectX functions, which are increasingly common in high-end PACS environments.

February 22, 2010 – Since the introduction of the popular iPhone in 2007, numerous medical apps were introduced, however only a few are intended for radiology. iCRco recently introduce iClarity for the iPhone to help improve the physician and radiologist productivity.

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