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MRI finds hip, pelvic abnormalities in healthy hockey players

Researchers in Pennsylvania have found that 70% of healthy professional and collegiate hockey players had abnormal hip and pelvis MRI scans, even though they had no symptoms of injury.
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Closer follow-up reduces postmammography diagnosis delays

For low-income women with abnormal mammograms, using a case management approach for follow-up is an effective tool that can deliver a more timely diagnostic resolution, according to a study published online March 16 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Medical groups tell Congress more radiation rules are needed

On Friday, February 26, the U.S. Congress held hearings to learn more about radiation dose exposure from radiology and radiation oncology procedures. In part 2 of our coverage, we describe the testimony provided by healthcare associations invited to the hearings.
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Friday, March 12th, 2010

Don’t ignore imaging when planning healthcare IT stimulus goals

The time is now to integrate medical images into electronic health records (EHRs), a PACS implementation expert told attendees last week at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting in Atlanta.
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Automated breast US improves breast cancer detection

VIENNA - Automated breast ultrasound (ABS) promises improved cancer detection when combined with standard digital mammography, but training is required for radiologists to realize its full clinical potential, according to results from a pair of new studies presented Friday at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

$1.3 Million Grant to Develop New Imaging Technique

By Medimaging International staff writers
Posted on 11 Jun 2009
An American company has just received a U.S grant to develop a new imaging technology, called differential phase contrast imaging, which will utilize the unique X-ray beam produced by the Compact Light Source (CLS) synchrotron.
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Friday, June 12th, 2009