February 2, 2010 - Two protocols for reduced-dose cardiac imaging, without compromising image quality, may help enhance the performance of gamma cameras by shortening acquisition times, enabling reduced radiopharmaceutical doses and increasing image resolution.

February 2, 2010 - Researchers found that while using Gamma Knife radiosurgery was well-tolerated as initial therapy in the management of patients with sarcomatous intracranial metastases, many patients end up developing progressive brain disease.

February 2, 2010 – When doctors added contrast agent gadolinium during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) they improved primary tumor assessment for detecting lymph node metastases, according to a new study published online February 1, 2010, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

February 2, 2010 - On Jan. 21, a C-130 aircraft piloted by the U.S. Air Force landed at the Port au Prince Airport in Haiti, 10 days after a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake ravaged the country. This particular flight carried volunteers — doctors, nurses, technicians, military personnel and humanitarians committed to providing assistance to the people of Haiti.

February 1, 2010 - According to a local Apple store attendant, the number of iPhone applications in existence has reached nearly 140,000. Knock off a few zeros and you'll get a better idea of how may iPhone apps for radiology are available, and that number is growing fast.

January 27, 2010 - Hospitals are finding ways for technologists to work more efficiently, departments to be more productive, and patients to have reduced wait times. To achieve this, fully automated X-ray imaging that generates images sharp enough to make immediate diagnostic decisions is requisite.

Several vendors explained recent trends in cardiac PACS during the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting Nov. 29 – Dec. 3 in Chicago. Industry experts from Siemens, Infinitt, McKesson, Agfa, Visage, Thinking Systems, Brit, Fuji/ProSolv, Carestream, and ScImage all agreed on the following points:

More Than Pictures

January 26, 2010 ? As tens of thousands of medical imaging facilities seek accreditation by the January 1, 2012 deadline, it is increasingly important that facilities choose an accrediting body that can help providers meet the new the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements.

January 26, 2010 - The need for more control when developing a radiation therapy plan for 4D respiratory is critical. When running a QA test for gating on a phantom, clinicians want greater flexibility to import and control the motion profiles, while simplifying the programming process.

January 26, 2010 - Preoperative computed tomography (CT) may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a new study appearing in the February issue of the journal Radiology.

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