July 2, 2009 - Positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended, according to a new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

July 2, 2009 - Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) recently introduced HR 2962, the Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2009, a bill designed to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the “Stark laws” prohibition on physician self-referral.

July 1, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare today introduced a dedicated ultrasound solution for Obstetrics and Gynecology, the ACUSON X300 ultrasound system, Premium Edition (PE) – Women’s Imaging.

July 1, 2009 - Radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44 percent and improve vascular enhancement without deterioration of image quality, while screening for possible pulmonary emboli using pulmonary CT angiography, according to a study Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., published in the June issue of the American Journal

July 1, 2009 - A study published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology revealed that internet-based lung cancer information was of a higher quality in the United States than in Japan, according to a study by Dr. Yasushi Goto of the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo.

July 1, 2009 - A new breast MRI technique that acquires data radially and generates a high-resolution, three-dimensional image could spare some women with increased breast cancer risk the pain and stress of having to endure a biopsy of a questionable lump or lesion.

July 1, 2009 - High doses, gadolinium-based contrast agents alone are not sufficient to cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients with kidney problems, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL.

July 1, 2009 - Advanced visualization and analysis software company Ziosoft Inc. today announced that it has received CE marking approval for its Ziostation 3D thin-client software system.

July 1, 2009 – GE Healthcare and InterComponentWare Inc. (ICW), announced that the companies have signed a strategic agreement to integrate and co-develop their health information exchange (HIE) solutions.

July 1, 2009 - CoActiv, a PACS and digital medical image solutions provider, announced plans for a new initiative to build a national network of medical imaging resellers to further expand its rapidly growing sales.

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