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In The News
09.02.10
FDA addresses industry concerns about device-approval process

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health spoke with medical device makers and other stakeholders in the industry Tuesday in an effort to confront concerns with the overhaul of the medical device approval process.
In The News MITA News
09.01.10
USPSTF urged to reconsider CTC recommendations

The CT Colonography (CTC) Coalition has called on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) to reconsider its recommendation regarding virtual colorectal cancer screening, following the statement issued by the task force maintaining that further research is still required to make a conclusive recommendation regarding CTC.
In The News
09.01.10
JNM: PET/CT, SPECT/CT integral in cancer treatment planning

A series of studies published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine show that molecular imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment planning for a spectrum of cancers…
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09.01.10
Coalition renews call for CTC screening

U.S. lobbying group the CTC Coalition has sent a letter to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), asking it to reconsider its negative recommendation for screening virtual colonoscopy (also known as CT colonography or CTC).
In The News
08.31.10
California bill would reinstate mammo screening program

The California State Legislature approved a bill last week that would avert cuts to the state’s mammogram program, Every Woman Counts, a program aimed toward low-income, uninsured or poorly insured women.
In The News MITA News
08.31.10
CTC Coalition Calls on USPSTF to Reconsider Virtual Colon Cancer Screening Recommendations

The CTC Coalition, a working group of physician providers, colon cancer patient advocates and imaging technology developers, urged the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Friday to reconsider their recommendation on virtual colorectal cancer screening…
In The News
08.30.10
Lawmakers: Better 510(k) Process Key to Keeping Device Jobs in US

Trying to keep devicemakers, and the jobs they provide, in the U.S., two senators are urging the FDA to be more transparent and predictable in its review of 510(k)s.
In The News
08.30.10
Better images are next frontier for CT iterative recon

Iterative reconstruction techniques for CT were once limited to dose reduction. But a new generation of iterative reconstruction algorithms is focused on image quality, processing data more rapidly and delivering more-natural looking images as well.
In The News
08.30.10
New MRI method detects osteoarthritis

Researchers at New York University (NYU) have developed a way to use MRI to examine sodium ions in cartilage and view the development of osteoarthritis in knee joints.
In The News
08.26.10
CT angiography gets nod for neonates with heart disease

When balancing the risks of radiation dose exposure from CT angiography with the risks associated with a cardiac catheterization procedure, pediatric radiologists in Taiwan are selecting the CT exam for neonates with complex congenital heart disease.

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