Diagnostic Imaging Staff

New, more maneuverable unit joins competitors in better designed, mobile x-ray.

An FDA panel unanimously recommended approval of U-Systems’ somo •v® Automated Breast Ultrasound system for breast cancer screening for women with dense breasts.

The FDA has approved florbetapir (brand name Amyvid) a radioactive diagnostic agent for use with PET imaging, for the evaluation of Alzheimer’s disease, according to developer Eli Lilly.

The AIM study that found 15 percent to 25 percent of breast cancers are overdiagnosed by mammogram overestimates overdiagosis and draws invalid conclusions, the groups said.

As part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, nine physician groups, including the American College of Radiology, listed the five common tests or procedures in their specialty that may be overused or unnecessary.

Radiology and imaging specialists Mukesh Harisinghani, MD, Frank Miller, MD, and David Casalino, MD, discuss an advanced image analysis technology, and the role of prostate MRI in cancer detection, localization, staging, treatment planning and serial monitoring.

ETIAM Corp. is introducing its turnkey system for communicating and managing images beyond the enterprise.

Dicom Systems recently introduced the ArcStore DICOM Archive VNA Version 2.0.

Carestream will showcase its expanded Vue for Cloud Services with mobile imaging data access from its Vue Motion viewer, and higher levels of encryption and security through the Intel Xeon processor E7 family.

Application developer Integrated Document Solutions (IDS) will unveil at HIMSS 2012 the latest versions of its smartphone apps aimed at unifying work lists and improving accessibility.

Siemens announced FDA has cleared features associated with their new Biograph mCT positron emission tomography/computed tomography scanner, which the company unveiled at RSNA in November 2011.

Computer-aided detection system developer VuCOMP Inc. has received FDA premarket approval for its film mammography CAD software.

The Aquilion Prime CT was designed for facilities that need to perform a wide variety of advanced clinical exams and produce high-quality clinical images with reduced radiation exposure, the company said.

The use of surgical biopsy is "substantially less than the 30 percent previously alleged," researchers found.

Diagnostic Imaging recently spoke with Dr. Rahul Desia, director of interventional pain management at EPIC Imaging, about their experiences with a mobile anesthesia unit.

SPECT, PET and CT angiography results were not leading to therapeutic changes in the patients receiving them.

Preoperative MRI helps surgeons make better decisions about nerve-sparing procedures in men with prostate cancer, according to a study in the journal Radiology.

Iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function and increased risk of developing hyperthyroidism, researchers found.

High cognitive engagement may prevent or slow deposition of beta-amyloid, potentially influencing the onset and progression of Alzheimer disease, researchers found.

Women with normal bone density are unlikely to develop osteoporosis within 15 years and can forego the duel-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) radiology exams to detect it for at least that long.

New mobile app provides ordering physicians with guidelines and imaging ordering support on their smartphones.

Researchers report on a program aimed at minimizing radiation-induced skin injuries.

Temporal Comparison software compares current and prior chest X-rays to help identify nodules that may be early-stage lung cancer.

Siemens Healthcare’s latest release of the ACUSON SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system has received FDA 510(k) clearance, the company announced.

Quality improvement doesn’t necessarily have to slow things down, according to a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

GE Healthcare’s advanced single head nuclear medicine gamma camera with SPECT capability has received FDA clearance.

Medical device manufacturer NinePoint Medical Inc. has received FDA 510 (k) clearance for its volumetric optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system.

Magnetic resonance imaging can help quantify the loss of gray matter in childhood-onset schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychoses, possibly helping diagnose the cases to become more serious.

The positron emission tomography tracer C-deuterium-L-deprenyl (11C-DED) can help physicians visualize astrocytes, which is thought to conspire with amyloid-beta plaques in the progression of Alzheimer disease.

Endovascular lower-extremity revascularization procedures performed by interventional radiologists bring about less transfusion and intensive-care unit use, shorter hospital stays, fewer repeat revascularization procedures, fewer amputations, and lower costs compared to those done by vascular surgeons.