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news updaTe Clinical Studies PET promising for identifying cardiac mismatch A multiple radiotracer investigational study conducted at the University of Washington in Seattle shows that PET technology may be efficacious in determining the potential for adverse outcomes in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, which predisposes to fatal arrhythmias, has demonstrated a significant reduction of post-synaptic. The imbalance, or mismatch, may cause or exacerbate arrhythmias and is thought to increase the risk of sudden cardiac death. A multidisciplinary team from the departments of cardiology and radiology at the institution, employing a cocktail of three radiotracers, utilized PET to image pre- and post-synaptic function, as well as myocardial blood flow in a cohort of patients with ischemic CHF against a group of healthy age-matched volunteers.  Business Buzz siemens expands in n.c. with more jobs, $60m investment Siemens Medical Solutions will add 300 jobs and invest $60 million at its campus in Cary, N.C., and the state approved an incentive grant for the project. The $60 million investment will include building a training and service headquarters in Cary.  health grades joins google and cleveland clinic phR pilot Health Grades, an independent healthcare ratings company, is partnering with Google to make independent information on doctors and hospitals, based on quality and cost, accessible via Google Health—a new product that is currently being pilot-tested with the Cleveland Clinic. Adding breast density to risk model could improve cancer prediction A breast cancer prediction model that incorporates routinely reported measures of breast density can estimate five-year risk for invasive breast cancer, according to a prospective cohort in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Jeffrey A. Tice, MD, University of California at San Francisco, and colleagues, undertook the study to develop and validate an easy-to-use breast cancer risk prediction model that includes breast density because the current models for assessing breast cancer risk are complex and do not include breast density.  ge to supply Beijing 2008 olympic games with mRis Two of GE Healthcare’s Signa HDe 1.5T MRIs will be installed at the Olympic Village General Hospital, available for use on all international competing athletes during the games. GE will be the sole supplier of MRI systems during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the company said. RepoRTs & suRveys In-ofﬁce imaging drives imaging growth; study cites safety concerns Health plans are stepping up efforts to slow the proliferation of advanced imaging services due to growing concerns about patient safety and quality of care related to rapid increases in MRI, CT and PET scans and nuclear cardiology imaging for in-office imaging, according to a study released by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC).  imedicor joins microsoft healthvault patient portal Vemics iMedicor, a provider of hosted learning and productivity portals, has formalized its relationship with Microsoft through the execution of the Microsoft HealthVault Solution Provider agreement. Through the agreement, iMedicor’s HIPAA-compliant EHR transport portal will give HealthVault subscribers a conduit for patient-physician communication. Klein: Hand-carried ultrasound revenues grow 42 percent Global revenues for hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) systems grew by 42 percent in 2007 to $565 million, according to the second annual HCU report issued by Klein Biomedical Consultants (KBC). “It continued to be a robust year for HCU system sales which is still by far the fastest growing market segment in ultrasound,” said Harvey Klein, PhD, president of KBC. Organizations struggle with unstructured information While unstructured information drives numerous business processes, many organizations cannot leverage the information effectively, which can lead to inconsistent communications between functions, duplication of effort, poor decision making, higher costs and non-compliance with internal best practices, according to a survey unveiled by EMC, and sponsored by the Association for Information and Image Management. STAY CONNECTED: for daily news, log onto Healthimaging.com 10 Health Imaging & IT | april 2008 Healthimaging.com http://Healthimaging.com http://Healthimaging.com

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