Three Society of Interventional Radiology members-John D. Fulco, M.D., FSIR; Irvin F. Hawkins Jr., M.D., FSIR; and David C. Levin, M.D., FSIR, were awarded the society’s Gold Medal, an honor that is given to those who have helped ensure the future of interventional radiology by advancing the quality of medicine and patient […]
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Building on innovative digital flat panel technology and one of the world’s most installed family of all digital interventional X-ray imaging systems, GE Healthcare, a $17 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), continues the innovation from excellent image quality and industry-leading dose efficiency to introduce new clinical visualization tools - includind Innova…
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) unveiled a redesigned logo, conceived to join past, present and future and to unify the Society’s products and services under one umbrella. “As medical imaging evolves, we believe it is appropriate for RSNA to evolve also-so we have updated our look,” said RSNA Chairman of the Board, […]
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The central and over-riding priority in all aspects of health care, in every hospital, at every meeting and in every last detail of administration is the interest of patients. Patients’ interests and standards of care must come first. For that reason the review of unread X-rays is being given top priority by the hospital…
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Beginning in 2010 Springer is adding Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (NMMI) to its journals publishing program. The journal will be published quarterly on behalf of the Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine, which has been the publisher of the journal since 1967…
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In an announcement today, Humanetics Corporation reported that its BIO 300 medical radiation countermeasure drug candidate has been issued a U.S. patent. The patent is assigned to the United States of America with Humanetics as the designated licensee…
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Embedding clinical images to accompany findings described in a radiology text report enhances radiologists’ communication with referring physicians and can improve patient care, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology…
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Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLI) announced that it has submitted a response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by The Department of Defense (DoD) for the advanced development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval/licensure and delivery of Medical Radiation Countermeasure (MRC). In a statement to the press, Michael Fonstein, Ph.D…
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The Federal Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recently announced radiation exposure-reduction initiative acknowledges the vital need for industry-wide quality and safety measures like the ones HealthHelp provides its payer clients…
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Through Laboratory soil cleanup methods, residents of Bikini, Enjebi and Rongelap Islands - where nuclear tests were conducted on the atolls and in the ocean surrounding them in the 1950s - could have lower radioactive levels than the average background dose for residents in the United States and Europe…
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