Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

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EU clears U-Systems breast ultrasound as mammo adjunct

U-Systems has received approval to market its somo.v Automated Breast Ultrasound system as an adjunct to mammography for screening asymptomatic women for breast cancer in the European Union.

Imaging Biometrics, UPenn team for tumor monitoring technology

Advanced visualization company Imaging Biometrics has signed a global license agreement with the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) for the development and commercialization of technology that may lead to an automated way to evaluate a tumors response to various treatment therapies.

Georgia technologist indicted for false mammo reporting

A Georgia grand jury indicted former Perry Hospital employee Rachael Michelle Rapraeger Sept. 7 for entering negative mammography results without a physician's review.

Study: Simplified Framingham risk score could misclassify millions

Use of the conventional simplified version of the Framingham risk score model may underestimate the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in millions of Americans, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Nucletron names new executive VP of sales

Radiotherapy systems developer Nucletron has appointed Peter Kingma as executive vice president of global sales and service.

HRJ: ICD complications decline, Medicare patients receive most ICDs

There is a trend toward a decrease in complications for new implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), and Medicare patients make up the vast majority of ICD recipients, based on the 2009 National ICD Registry Annual Report, published in this months HeartRhythm Journal.

Elekta opens new Asia Pacific office

Radiation oncology device manufacturer Elekta has opened an office in South Korea, marking its seventh Asia Pacific office.

Report: Radiology may face supply gap in coming decade

Demand for radiologists is expected to exceed supply by 8 to 16 percent over the next 10 years, according to a report by physician recruitment firm LocumTenens.com.

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