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Hitachi Aloka Medical Showcased World’s First 4-D Elastography Option at RSNA 2011

Hitachi Aloka Medical displayed the world’s first 4-D ultrasound elastography feature at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) annual meeting this year.  

Editor's Choice for Most Innovative New Technology at RSNA 2011

After spending a week walking the show floor and meeting with scores of vendors at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2011 annual meeting, the following are my choices for the most innovative new technologies presented.

Philips Enters North American Mammography Market

November 1, 2011 — Royal Philips Electronics introduced MicroDose Mammography, a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) solution, on Monday. The system offers a lower radiation dose, as compared with other FFDM systems, without compromising image q...

AAPM: Lead Shielding During Breast Exams Not Beneficial

Contrary to recent media reports, the use of lead shielding during routine breast exams provides virtually no benefit in the prevention of thyroid cancer and may diminish the effectiveness of mammography.

PET Techniques Provide More Accurate Diagnosis, Prognosis...
February 13, 2012 — In two new studies featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers revealed how molecular imaging can be...
PenRad, EBM Technologies Agreement Enhances Breast Imaging...
February 10, 2012 — Best in KLAS leader for mammography information system (MIS) technology, and EBM Technologies, leader in medical information management...
Surgical Breast Biopsy Not Overused, Says Study
February 6, 2012 — Contrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought according to a study in the February...
Capital Health Will be First in U.S. to Offer GE Molecular...
January 30, 2012 — Capital Health and GE Healthcare announced that the first Discovery NM 750b was installed at Capital Health’s New Jersey Hopewell medical...
FDA Clears Xpress CR Mammography for Sale in U.S.
January 13, 2012 — Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Xpress CR Digital
Three Palm Software expands HL7 support in WorkstationOne
Three Palm Software announced the latest upgrade to its mammography interpretation software, WorkstationOne. This new release was shown at...
Philips Introduces IntelliSpace PACS 4.4
Royal Philips Electronics introduced IntelliSpace PACS 4.4, the newest release in the evolution of the company’s iSite picture archiving...
RamSoft’s Unveils Breast Tomosynthesis Feature of PowerServer 5.1 at RSNA
PowerServer 5.1 from RamSoft now supports breast tomosynthesis. It is fully integrated into all versions of PowerServer 5.1 that support...
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Articles

Breast MRI Continues to Gain Support
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast continues to get more play as an important adjunct to mammography in screening for cancer, as its diagnostic...
The Year’s Trends in Digital Mammography
Digital mammography (DM) is a field in which advances are constantly being made and new trends evolve. During a scientific session at RSNA 2011, John M. Lewin...
Editor's Choice for Most Innovative New Technology at...
After spending a week walking the show floor and meeting with scores of vendors at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2011 annual meeting, the...
Breast Tissue Density Screening
Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation Women’s Health Center is in Santa Rosa, Calif., a community of 160,000 located an hour north of San Francisco in an area that...

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MDCT Imaging 2012: Advancing the Science of Imaging
As modern multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) becomes a primary imaging modality across all specialties, there has been increased focus on lowering the radiation dose required to create...
Initial Experience with 3T Wide Bore System in High-Resolution MSK MRI
The presentation is designed to introduce the audience to the new wide bore 3T MRI systems recently brought to market. The new systems offer several advantages including improved field homogeneity,...
Cardiac CT in the Emergency Department: Are You Ready?
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