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In the News
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08.31.10
Better Images are Next Frontier for CT Iterative Recon
Iterative reconstruction techniques for CT were once limited to dose reduction. But a new generation of iterative reconstruction algorithms is focused on image quality, processing data more rapidly and delivering more-natural looking images as well. The additional imaging “horsepower” wielded by the new applications can be used to further reduce doses in coronary CT angiography and throughout the body — or to ameliorate the effects of other common scanning complications…
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08.30.10
New MRI Method Detects Osteoarthritis
Researchers at New York University (NYU) have developed a way to use MRI to examine sodium ions in cartilage and view the development of osteoarthritis in knee joints. The research, which appears in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance, may provide a noninvasive method to diagnose osteoarthritis in its very early stages and help to calculate other, less direct measures of cartilage assessments…
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08.26.10
CT Angiography gets Nod for Neonates with Heart Disease
When balancing the risks of radiation dose exposure from CT angiography with the risks associated with a cardiac catheterization procedure, pediatric radiologists in Taiwan are selecting the CT exam for neonates with complex congenital heart disease. The procedure is noninvasive and fast and requires minimal or no sedation…
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08.31.10
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Legislation & Regulatory Updates
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08.4.09
15 Patient Advocacy Groups Write Congress Urging Continued Patient Access to Diagnostic Imaging
As patient advocates who understand how medical imaging improves health outcomes and reduces health care costs, we are deeply concerned that additional unwarranted cuts to medical imaging will hamper our fight against these deadly diseases. Medical imaging is a powerful tool…
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07.29.09
Healthcare Consumers Rally Against Proposed Imaging Payment Changes
Cancer survivors and others with chronic conditions, backed by patient advocacy groups, gathered on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Wednesday to protest proposed imaging services reimbursement cuts they fear will reduce access to essential diagnostic imaging services, particularly in rural communities…
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07.23.09
Counterproductive Savings on Medical Imaging
The introduction of advanced medical imaging, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), into the health care arena has allowed physicians to better detect disease, diagnose patients and determine treatment…
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08.4.09
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Press Releases
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04.27.10
Study: Medical Imaging Innovation Essential to Improved Cancer Survival
A new study from Dr. Frank Lichtenberg released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, shows that recent improvements in cancer mortality are linked to advanced medical imaging innovation…
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03.2.10
Colon Cancer Alliance: President Obama Gets Virtual Colonoscopy
The Colon Cancer Alliance today commended President Obama for getting screened for colon cancer, America’s second leading cause of cancer deaths…
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02.25.10
Nation’s CT Manufacturers Unveil New Industry-Wide Medical Radiation Patient Safety Features
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04.27.10
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