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Compressus, leaders in interoperability of disparate healthcare IT systems, and Seattle Radiologists, APC, of Seattle, announced today an agreement to implement a single Enterprise-wide worklist solution, ...

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In honor of Mother's Day, Community Hospital Anderson will sell discounted mammograms to promote early detection and prevention of breast cancer.

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“In its subsequent assessment of the situation and taking into account the advice of external experts, the HSE agreed that the look-back review would include a small number of CT scans”

CONCERNS ABOUT the practice of a locum consultant radiologist in the northeast, whose work is now being reviewed, were first raised with the Health Service Executive several months ago, it emerged yesterday. via Eircom.net News

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Most of the 4,590 patients in the northeast affected by potential misdiagnosis of their chest X-rays or CT scans are expected to be formally notified today that their files are being re-examined. In what has ... via RTE

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“We at Siemens see a vast potential for Dual Energy imaging combined with tools such as Optimum Contrast to provide a dimension of contrast in CT, improving diagnostic outcomes and simplifying complex workflows”

Following the introduction of the first-ever dual-source CT system, Somatom Definition, with two X-ray tubes that simultaneously generate different energies, Siemens Healthcare has developed ten dual-energy ... via Innovations-report.com

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Screening women with both ultrasounds and mammograms allows doctors to find more breast cancers than if they rely on mammograms alone, a new study shows. via GreenvilleOnline.com

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“Ultrasound performs best in cases for which mammography performs weakest, i.e., in breast areas with dense fibroglandular tissue”

While undoubtedly lifesaving for many women, mammography is far from perfect. But, undergoing breast ultrasound in addition to standard mammography can find more cancers in high-risk women, particularly those ... via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

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“This follow-up exam, because it occurs at six months, still allows opportunity to detect any changes earlier than the normal [12 month] screening exam”

Mammograms are important tools in diagnosing breast cancer and have been shown to reduce the risk of dying from the disease by 35 percent in women over age 50. via WIAT-TV Birmingham

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“There are people with very little training using ultrasound badly.”

Journalist Jacqui Wise writes from London in the BMJ about the explosion in ultrasound use, some turf war issues over the technology, and concerns about training and proper use. via Schwitzer health news blog

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“At the same time, we want to closely monitor these patients, because changes in - probably benign' lesions occasionally mean cancer, and we want to detect the cancers as early as possible”

Radiologists can, with confidence, recommend a six-month follow-up diagnostic mammogram rather than an immediate biopsy for patients with "probably benign" breast lesions, a new study emphasizes. via Newswise

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