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Molecular Imaging Technique Uses Ultrasound And Microscopic Bubbles To Target Cancer Cells

Molecular Imaging Technique Uses Ultrasound And Microscopic Bubbles To Target Cancer Cells
An imaging technique combining ultrasound and specially modified contrast agents may allow researchers to noninvasively detect cancer and show its progression, according to research published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM). The technique enables researchers to visualize tumor activity [...]

SNM’s nanomedicine summit advances molecular imaging

SNM’s nanomedicine summit advances molecular imaging
( Society of Nuclear Medicine ) SNM’s Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging Summit wrapped up today in Albuquerque, N.M., with in-depth discussion — and a high sense of energy looking ahead.
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Prior Authorization For Advanced Imaging – A Nurse Reviewer’s Perspective

Many insurance companies now require prior authorization for advanced imaging (MRI, CT, PET scan and Nuclear Medicine) and providers are being tasked with conforming to this process. What this means in most cases, is that the physician’s office must now delegate a staff member or even create a department to handle prior authorizations. As a [...]

St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System Selects Toshiba Imaging Equipment For New Lakeside Hospital

St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System Selects Toshiba Imaging Equipment For New Lakeside Hospital
St. Luke’s Lakeside Hospital of The Woodlands, Texas has chosen Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to provide magnetic resonance (MR), ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), X-ray and vascular equipment for its newly built surgical hospital. St. Luke’s Lakeside is a collaboration between St. Luke’s [...]

Palmetto General Hospital Designated an ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence

Palmetto General Hospital Designated an ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
Palmetto General Hospital , located in Hialeah , Florida , has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.
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Medical Imaging Market Report: 2009 Edition

The imaging market is being driven by an ageing population, and an increasing prevalence of inactive lifestyle. The imaging market is the largest sub-segment in the global medical equipment market and within imaging, x-ray equipment is the highest selling product category. However, the market is witnessing a shift towards nuclear imaging and computed tomography.
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