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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

University of Maryland researchers link 3-D CT scans to standard ablation techniques

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have developed a novel 3-D imaging approach that may improve the accuracy of treatment for ventricular tachycardia, a potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder that causes the heart to beat too fast. The new approach couples CT images with conventional ablation techniques to eliminate erratic electrical circuits in the heart that produce arrhythmias.

19 Aug 2010

Stand Up To Cancer prepares for next Team Fundraising Challenge

As part of a new long-term alliance, Stand Up To Cancer is gearing up for its next Team Fundraising Challenge by joining forces with one of television's most popular shows, Survivor on CBS. For the first time ever, Survivor will stand up and issue the "Challenge The Odds" Team Challenge with Stand Up To Cancer Ambassador and winner of Survivor: Africa, Ethan Zohn.

18 Aug 2010

AMT's MAA for LPLD gene therapy product Glybera on schedule

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics, a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today announced that the Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) for Glybera(R) remains on schedule following meetings with the European Medicine Agency (EMA) concerning the Day 120 List of Questions. The company is confident that Glybera(R), a gene therapy product for lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD), remains on track for a regulatory decision by mid-2011.

18 Aug 2010

Researchers visualize ruptures of atherosclerotic plaques with multi-color CT and gold nanoparticles

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time developed a way to visualize coronary artery plaques vulnerable to rupture using multi-color computed tomography (CT), an innovation that will lead to better and earlier diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. The data are published in the September issue of Radiology.

17 Aug 2010

CT News and Research

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

University of Maryland researchers link 3-D CT scans to standard ablation techniques

Stand Up To Cancer prepares for next Team Fundraising Challenge

AMT's MAA for LPLD gene therapy product Glybera on schedule

Researchers visualize ruptures of atherosclerotic plaques with multi-color CT and gold nanoparticles

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