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But the absolute excess for all cancers combined is low The researchers say that in a group of 10,000 young people, they would expect 39 cancers to occur during the next 10 years, but if they all had one CT scan, up to six extra cancers would occur. CT (computed tomography) scans have great medical benefits, but their increasing use since the 1980s has raised some concerns about possible cancer risks, particularly following exposures in childhood. Most previous studies have estimated...

A paper recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine and co-written by physicians and scientists at the University of Colorado School of Medicine finds that an important genetic risk factor for pulmonary fibrosis can be used to identify individuals at risk for this deadly lung disease. Researchers looked at a fairly common variant of the gene for mucin-5B, a protein that is a component of the mucous produced by the bronchial tubes. While this variant of the MUC5B gene is...

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomophase Corporation, a leading developer of minimally invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) tissue imaging devices, announced today that the Thoraxklinik at the University of Heidelberg, Germany has taken the first OCTIS images in clinical patients with the Tomophase OCT Imaging System (OCTIS(TM)) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130520/PH16298-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130520/PH16298LOGO-b) On...

Prexion, Inc. Announces Availability of The Eclipse 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Dental Scanner SAN MATEO, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Eclipse 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Dental Scanner --Today, Prexion, Inc. announced FDA approval of the The Eclipse 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Dental Scanner. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130508/SF09580) "The exciting new 3D Eclipse highlights 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 multi-functionality,...

New PET/MRI scanner offers improved imaging and diagnostics with less radiation exposure HOUSTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Hospital announced today that it is the first children's hospital in the United States to begin using a PET/MRI (positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging) scanner, a state-of-the-art technology that will help in early and accurate diagnosis of various cancers, heart diseases and degenerative neurological disorders....

Radiation dose reduction has moved to the forefront of importance in medical imaging with new techniques being developed in an effort to bring doses down as low as possible. What difference can these techniques make? Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine aimed to find out. "We conducted a study to quantify dose reduction, comparing two years' worth of data and 11,458 abdomen and pelvic CT exams," said Dr. Jonas Rydberg, lead author of the study. Data on 5,707 consecutive CT...

Combining His Lifelong Passions for Medicine, Art and Computer Science, the Ohio-Based Visionary Emerges As a Powerful Force in Contemporary Dentistry, Integrating and Educating Thousands on 3-D Cone Beam Imaging and Other Cutting Edge Technologies. POWELL, Ohio, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Growing up in a family of physicians in the small farming town of Chillicothe, Ohio (renowned as "The First Capital of Ohio"), Dr. Neal Patel, DDS, felt that he was being groomed to follow in...

Tomosynthesis (3D mammography) is better able to show infiltrating ductal carcinoma than 2D mammography in women at increased risk of breast cancer, a new study shows. As part of the study, six breast imaging specialists reviewed both 2D and 3D mammography images of 56 cancers diagnosed in patients at intermediate or high risk of breast cancer. "We found that 41% (23/56 cancers) were better seen on tomosynthesis and 4% (2/56) were only seen on tomosynthesis," said Dr. Sarah O'Connell, a...

Participating Pennsylvania hospitals and imaging centers improved radiation dose tracking and achieved other significant outcomes in one-year program PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ECRI Institute and the Health Care Improvement Foundation, independent nonprofit organizations devoted to patient safety and quality, announce the results of a Philadelphia-area regional collaborative to reduce patient risks associated with excessive radiation from CT...

BURLINGTON, Mass., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomophase Corporation, a leading developer of minimally invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) tissue imaging devices, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with MOSS S.p.A. of Italy. The distribution agreement with MOSS covers the Tomophase product line including the OCT Imaging System, OCTIS(TM) and the OCTIS Probes in the territory Italy and San Marino. Upon signing, MOSS also purchased two systems for...