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SU2C, Virgin America enter partnership to raise awareness and funds for cancer research

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing travel, today announce a unique partnership to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. As SU2C's Official Domestic Airline partner, Virgin America (with Virgin Unite) has pledged to support SU2C's mission through a multi-year in-kind travel partnership, Company fundraising and other joint efforts to drive awareness and funding for lifesaving cancer research.

27 Aug 2010

New vibration technology to reduce stubborn stomach fat

For millions of dieters it seems impossible to lose belly fat no matter however carefully they watch what they eat or how many sit-ups they do. Some people give up and blame it on genetics, metabolism or body type and simply accept it as a fact of life. For whatever the reason, many Americans discover that stubborn fat around the stomach and love handles will not melt away despite their best efforts. Now a fitness research company says there is an effective way to win the battle of the bulge without special diets, drinks or difficult exercises.

27 Aug 2010

Preferred Imaging installs Naviscan Positron Emission Mammography scanner in new Plano facility

Preferred Imaging Centers has installed the Naviscan PEM scanner into its newest facility in Plano, TX, adding a dedicated breast imaging modality to its array of diagnostic tools. PEM (Positron Emission Mammography) scanners are high-resolution breast PET systems that show the location as well as the metabolic phase of a lesion. The metabolic view assists physicians in making the optimal patient care decision by providing an unprecedented ability to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions, what researchers term “specificity.”

26 Aug 2010

IMA receives five-year renewal grant from National Science Foundation

The University of Minnesota's Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) has been awarded a $20.5-million National Science Foundation (NSF) renewal grant over the next five years. The renewal grant continues the IMA's tradition as one of the nation's top math institutes in terms of funding.

26 Aug 2010

Premier healthcare alliance introduces QualityAdvisor solution for hospitals

The Premier healthcare alliance has officially launched its QualityAdvisor solution to help hospitals prevent harm, reduce costs and readmissions, and improve overall outcomes.

25 Aug 2010

ACR Image Metrix praises iCAD on FDA clearance of VeraLook Colon CAD software

ACR Image Metrix™, an imaging contract research organization (CRO) with expertise in imaging research design, techniques and data extraction, congratulates their partner, iCAD, Inc., on obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance on its VeraLook™, Colon CAD (Computer-Aided Detection) software.

25 Aug 2010

UT Southwestern University Hospital - St. Paul earns distinction as Primary Stroke Center

The Joint Commission has certified UT Southwestern University Hospital - St. Paul as a Primary Stroke Center, a distinction for hospitals fostering specialized stroke care for patients.

25 Aug 2010

Professional Data Systems to manage Lenox Hill Radiology's IT department

Professional Data Systems, Inc. (PDS) and Lenox Hill Radiology announced today that they have developed a partnership in which PDS will assume the management of Lenox Hill's information technology department. Lenox Hill, one of Manhattan's leading providers of radiology services, chose PDS based upon their solid reputation, successful customer service record, and overall performance as NY/NJ/CT's preferred medical IT company.

24 Aug 2010

Asia's first 'custom fit knee replacement surgery' performed at Fortis Hospitals

Combining the latest technology, medical breakthroughs and personalized patient care, Fortis Hospitals Bangalore today announced Asia's first 'Custom Fit Knee Replacement Surgery' performed on a series of patients. Dr. Sanjay Pai, Chief Orthopedic Surgeon, along with his team performed this revolutionary surgery for the first time in the Asian Continent by precisely matching the size and placement of the implant specific to the patients' knee size. This procedure ensures lesser pain, less tissue damage, faster mobilization and longer lasting implant solution.

24 Aug 2010

LabCorp launches IL-28B gene test for HCV infection

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings announced today the nationwide availability of a genetic test to detect the presence of a single polymorphism within the IL-28B gene that has been reported to help predict a person's response to certain hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapies.

24 Aug 2010

Breast-specific gamma imaging increases radiation-induced cancer risk: Report

Some nuclear-based breast imaging exams may increase a woman's risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report appearing online and in the October issue of Radiology. However, the radiation dose and risk from mammography are very low.

24 Aug 2010

AHRA announces third Patients First grant program to provide health care facilities

Healthcare facilities across the country are committed to providing the highest levels of patient care and safety for their communities. To help facilities build new or expand existing education and patient care initiatives, AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management announces the third year of its successful Putting Patients First grant program.

23 Aug 2010

Samplify receives second series of patent for medical imaging applications

Samplify Systems, Inc., a leading provider of signal-compression technology, semiconductors, and solutions, today announced that the Chinese Government has granted the company its second series of technology patents for medical imaging applications. These new patents come on the heels of the first series of patents that were granted earlier this month for wireless base station compression.

23 Aug 2010

Regular workouts make women feel more stronger, healthier, confident, energized and accomplished

A new survey of 443 women ages 25-49 finds that those who work out regularly do not just do it to be healthy; they do it to feel like a more confident, energized and accomplished woman. In fact, nearly all active women—more than nine out of 10—say working out regularly makes them feel healthier (100 percent), stronger (98 percent) and more energized (94 percent). These same women report that regular workouts make them feel more confident and accomplished (86 percent).

21 Aug 2010

ASIR can reduce radiation dose associated with abdominal CT scans: Study

A new low-dose abdominal computed tomography (CT) technique called adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) can reduce the radiation dose associated with abdominal CT scans by 23-66 percent, according to a study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

21 Aug 2010

CRC imaging technique identifies early extracolonic lesions of colorectal cancer

Although the medical community has already accepted that colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is cost effective and saves lives, researchers have found that computed tomography colonography (CTC or virtual colonoscopy) not only identifies CRC but also doubles the yield of identifying significant early extracolonic (outside the colon) lesions, resulting in lives saved.

21 Aug 2010

Elsevier to offer computed tomography through Mosby's Imaging Suite

20 Aug 2010

Business Group: Large employers grappling with health law changes

Reuters: As large employers take steps to comply with the health overhaul law, such as removing plans' spending limits and covering more preventive services at no cost to patients, they are also planning to shift more health care costs to workers, according to a report by the National Business Group on Health.

20 Aug 2010

Stars line-up for Stand Up To Cancer's translational research initiative

An extraordinary line-up of actors, musicians, athletes and journalists have banded together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the groundbreaking initiative aimed at raising funds to accelerate innovative cancer research bringing new therapies to patients quickly that will saves lives now.

19 Aug 2010

Elsevier, ASRT partner to provide CT modules through Mosby's Imaging Suite for technologists' education

Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, today announced an exclusive partnership with The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) to provide a complete series of computed tomography modules through Mosby's Imaging Suite for technologists' continuing education. This partnership will provide technologists access to the highest quality continuing education, and will give hospital management the best tools to ensure patient safety.

19 Aug 2010

CT News and Research

SU2C, Virgin America enter partnership to raise awareness and funds for cancer research

New vibration technology to reduce stubborn stomach fat

Preferred Imaging installs Naviscan Positron Emission Mammography scanner in new Plano facility

IMA receives five-year renewal grant from National Science Foundation

Premier healthcare alliance introduces QualityAdvisor solution for hospitals

ACR Image Metrix praises iCAD on FDA clearance of VeraLook Colon CAD software

UT Southwestern University Hospital - St. Paul earns distinction as Primary Stroke Center

Professional Data Systems to manage Lenox Hill Radiology's IT department

Asia's first 'custom fit knee replacement surgery' performed at Fortis Hospitals

LabCorp launches IL-28B gene test for HCV infection

Breast-specific gamma imaging increases radiation-induced cancer risk: Report

AHRA announces third Patients First grant program to provide health care facilities

Samplify receives second series of patent for medical imaging applications

Regular workouts make women feel more stronger, healthier, confident, energized and accomplished

ASIR can reduce radiation dose associated with abdominal CT scans: Study

CRC imaging technique identifies early extracolonic lesions of colorectal cancer

Elsevier to offer computed tomography through Mosby's Imaging Suite

Business Group: Large employers grappling with health law changes

Stars line-up for Stand Up To Cancer's translational research initiative

Elsevier, ASRT partner to provide CT modules through Mosby's Imaging Suite for technologists' education

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