Medical Imaging

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• Ultrasound Changes Care of Some Patients with Rheumatic Conditions

• Next-Generation Patient Positioning System to Improve Proton Therapy

• BSGI Shown to Reveal Additional Tumors in Breast Cancer Patients

• 160-Detector Row CT scanner Generates 320 Slices in One Rotation

• Imaging System Allows Shorter CT Scans at the Lowest Dose

• Display System Helps Clinicians Perform Interventional Procedures Effectively

• Reference Guide on PET Scanning Helps Doctors Treat a Variety of Cancers

• Digital Radiography System Designed for Podiatry

• Early-Stage Lung Cancer Identified Using CAD Shown to Increase Survival Rates

• Developmental Drug Helps Protect Against Radiation Damage

• Popular Gaming System May Provide Alternative Way to View Patient Images

• Noninvasive MRI Technique Accurately Predicts Mutations in Human Brain Tumors

• Hand-Held Ultrasound Imaging Now Possible with Smartphone

• Next-Generation Scintillation Crystals Developed for Imaging Applications

• MR Imaging Analysis Predicts Brain Tumor Survival

• CT System's Ability to Reduce Radiation Dose Ideal for Pediatrics

• Advanced X-Ray Technology Reduces Radiation Exposure by 33%

• Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy Targets Shortened Radiation Treatment Times for Cancer Patients

• Sales of Breast Cancer Detection and Therapy Systems to Reach US$675 Million in Asia by 2014

• Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Method Allows Improved Diagnosis of Endometrial Disease

• Clinical Trials Network Expands Phantom Program for Evaluating Imaging Centers

• CT Scans Increase Cancer Risk Estimates in Multiple-Imaged Emergency Department Patients

• Thales Shows "Universal” Detector at ECR 2009