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Exeter Hospital to be hit with lawsuit over hep C infectionsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A class-action lawsuit is being filed against Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Riverain adds to patent portfolioemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Computer-aided detection software developer Riverain Technologies has received (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

McKesson plans to purchase MedVentiveemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Healthcare information systems firm McKesson announced it has entered into (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Vein of Galen Aneurismal Malformationemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 30-year-old patient came in for routine scanning for fetal well being. Prenatal scan showed a cystic mass in midline between lateral ventricles. Bilateral lateral ventricles were mildly dilated.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

CoActiv names Ariz. distributoremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
RIS/PACS vendor CoActiv Medical has named Desert Health Imaging Technologies (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

GE seeks more collaboration in ultrasoundemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
GE Healthcare is looking to collaborate with a broader community of ultrasound (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Cancer network names new CEOemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a not-for-profit alliance of 21 (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

MRI reveals weak links to amygdala in patients with anxietyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The brains of people with generalized anxiety disorder have weaker connections between the anterior cingulate cortex, the brain structure that controls emotional response, and the amygdala, according to a study published Sept. 4 in Archives of General Psychiatry. The findings suggest the brain's "panic button" may stay on due to lack of regulation.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Calif. governor signs breast density notification billemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
After vetoing legislation last year, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Merit Medical Receives 510(k) Clearance to Market the Merit Laureate(R) Hydrophilic Guide Wireemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Sept. 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market the Merit Laureate(r) hydrophilic guide wire.
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - September 24, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

McKesson to buy developer of population management toolsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
McKesson has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MedVentive, a developer of population and risk management technologies, for an undisclosed sum.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Hemithyroid Agenesis with Hyperthyroidismemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 27-year-old patient came in with history of swelling in the neck on the right side.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Breast Tomosynthesis Plus Mammo Improves Accuracyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis to digital mammography significantly increases the accuracy of the mammography, compared with full-field digital mammo.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

How ‘In-House’ Imaging is Affecting My Radiology Practiceemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
As a young attending radiologist, I’m already seeing how in-house, self-referral imaging in physician offices is affecting our business.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Ovaryemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 50-year-old female with a history of progressive abdominal distention and discomfort for six months.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

NCI issues grant for radio-immuno-guided surgery agent developmentemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, to fund the development of its radio-immuno-guided surgery monoclonal antibody targeting agent for use in detecting metastatic sites in colorectal cancer.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

N.Y. rad practice taps McKesson for billing servicesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Park Avenue Associates in Radiology has selected McKesson RMS for coding and billing services for its radiology physician group and imaging centers.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

CTA, not CTP, makes the call for ischemic stroke treatmentemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
CT perfusion (CTP) imaging of the brain brings multiple diagnostic benefits (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Study shows DBT boosts mammography's accuracyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to digital mammography boosts accuracy (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 24, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AIM 3D Needle Placement Software from InnerOpticemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
InnerOptic Technology (Hillsborough, NC) received FDA 510(k) clearance to bring to market its AIM software for ultrasound guided needle placement. AIM takes advantage of electromagnetic tracking to display the locations of the needle and ultrasound transducer on a 3D monitor. The technology can help physicians perform all sorts of image guided procedures including catheterizations, nerve blocks, in vitro fertilizations, tumor ablations and biopsies. The system is also compatible with laparoscopic interventions.The software is currently compatible with ultrasounds from BK Medical and Aloka, as well as interventional devices...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - September 21, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Radiology Surgery Source Type: news

Carestream to sell preclinical imaging unit to Brukeremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Carestream Health has signed an agreement to sell the preclinical in vivo imaging (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AMIC presses Congress to halt imaging cutsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
In the wake of a new analysis by the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Radiologist Burnout: What’s Cooking You?email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
None of us radiologists have legitimate dissatisfaction with our careers. Let’s look at all of the wonderful things we encounter each and every day.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Making a case for multimedia EHRsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Multimedia electronic health records (EHRs) are essential, according to a January 2011 workshop examining the role of multimedia images in the EHR. However, the report based on the workshop, which was published in August in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, outlined various challenges to the development of fully functional multimedia EHRs.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Embolization device placement safe, effective for treating aneurysmsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Pipeline embolization device (PED) placement has been shown to be a reasonably safe and effective treatment for intracranial aneurysms, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Radiology.
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - September 21, 2012 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Radiology: PED placement safe, effective for treating aneurysmsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Pipeline embolization device (PED) placement has been shown to be a reasonably safe and effective treatment for intracranial aneurysms, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Radiology.
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - September 21, 2012 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Record security 'only as good as weakest link'email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Working on health information exchange led Paul Tuten, PhD, senior consultant at the State HIE Program of the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT (ONC), to quickly recognize that trust and, by extension, privacy and security, is only as good as the weakest link in the chain of exchange. “Getting these issues right is very important.” Tuten was one of several speakers that participated in the National eHealth Collaborative’s program Sept. 19 on Increasing Medical Record Security.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Bruker to acquire Carestream’s preclinical in vivo imaging unitemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Carestream Health and Bruker have entered into an agreement for Bruker to purchase the preclinical in vivo imaging equipment product portfolio and related assets from Carestream’s molecular imaging business. Financial terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Got an iPhone? Image an ear infectionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Many parents who have spent frantic hours trying to calm a child wailing over some unseen source of physical discomfort are all too familiar with ear infections. Soon they may be able to help their pediatrician diagnose the condition without leaving home—as long as they’re packing an iPhone.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

3D virtual reality simulator shows surgical training promiseemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A virtual reality neurosurgery simulator seems poised to provide a cost-effective alternative to conventional surgical training approaches, according to an analysis of two initial training tasks completed on prototypes and published in the September issue of Neurosurgery.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Tomosynthesis comparable to CT for pulmonary nodule evaluationemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Measurements of pulmonary nodule size on chest tomosynthesis are comparable to those attained with CT, potentially offering a low-dose alternative when planning follow-up strategies, according to a study published in the October issue of Radiology.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Retail venues could boost mammo screening ratesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Offering mammography screening services at retail healthcare locations such (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Navidea gets NCI grant for RIGS agentemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has received a grant (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 21, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

American Heart Association Recognizes UCSF Scientistemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The American Heart Association will recognize Dr. Charles Higgins, professor of radiology and an expert in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging at UCSF Medical Center, as one of six distinguished scientists at scientific sessions in November 2012.
Source: UCSF Medical Center - September 21, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news

Money key factor in driving med students from primary care careersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
(North Carolina State University) Primary care physicians are at the heart of health care in the United States, and are often the first to diagnose patients and ensure those patients receive the care they need. But new research finds that many students are choosing to pass up a career in primary care because those physicians make substantially less money than specialists, such as dermatologists or radiologists.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 21, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

CAD May Result in Incomplete Image Observationemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Using computer-aided detection software to help find target areas in images may result in readers missing areas not marked for viewing.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Dysphagiaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Diagnosis and Treatmentseries:Diagnostic ImagingThis book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date description of the diagnosis and management of dysphagia, with particular reference to oral and pharyngeal dysfunction. All aspects of dysphagia are covered, from anatomy and physiology to patient care. Alongside descriptions of a variety of disease entities, signs and symptoms, and treatment approaches, many other relevant topics are ...
Source: Springer Medicine titles - September 20, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Imaging / Radiology Source Type: news

Radiation doses OK in 1st Thailand pediatric CT surveyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Researchers in Thailand have published the country's first pediatric radiation (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

PharmaRx suit against GE, Cardinal dismissedemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A federal judge in California has dismissed an antitrust suit filed by radiopharmacy (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

MITA: Medicare imaging use, spending down againemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Medical imaging utilization and spending within Medicare continues to decline, (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

DICOM Grid inks Mayo dealemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Cloud-based imaging platform developer DICOM Grid said it has signed a collaborative (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

DR Systems nets data retrieval patentemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
PACS software developer DR Systems has been awarded a patent from the U.S. (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Australia to build Mo-99 facilityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Australian government is allocating $168 million ($174 million U.S.) to (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

‘Back to Basics’ Targets Digital X-ray Dose Reductionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new Image Gently initiative emphasizes proper pediatric imaging procedures as technology shifts from standard screen-film X-ray to digital X-ray.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Hillman: Radiology is a victim of its own successemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Radiology is experiencing a backlash among policymakers and other physicians (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

The Diagnostic Performance of CTC: Does Age Matter?The Diagnostic Performance of CTC: Does Age Matter?email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Commentary on a study comparing the accuracy of CT colonography in patients aged 65 years or older vs in younger patients, published May 2012 in Radiology. Medscape Radiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology Viewpoint Source Type: news

Imaging spending drops, advocates lobby against future cutsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition has submitted a letter to Congress signed by 22 patient advocacy organizations urging them to protect advanced medical imaging and radiation therapy services against further reimbursement cuts and radiology benefit manager and prior authorization proposals.
Source: Health Imaging News - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Radiology Comic: The Story of 10 Little Pre-med Studentsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The trials and tribulations of getting into medical school.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - September 20, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news