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PET Study Shows Link Between Personality Traits and Endorphine System
The study, which utilized contrast-enhanced PET scans of the brains of 23 males, confirms that some personality traits are connected to brain chemistryparticularly addiction.
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Regulatory Update
FDA Warns GEs IT Business Unit
In a warning letter, the FDA informed GEs Integrated IT Solutions business of 12 violations of cGMPs at the Barrington, Ill site.
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Big Deals
Intelerad and Three Palm Software Team Up
The partnership agreement allows IntelePACS to be used on Three Palms WorkstationOne system.
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Results Wrap-Up
Value of Chemoradiotherapy in Nonresectable Rectal Cancer Confirmed
In nonresectable rectal cancer, the addition of chemotherapy to radiotherapy, compared with radiotherapy alone, improves local control and prolongs time to treatment failure and cancer-specific survival, results of a randomized phase III study confirm.
Payor Watch
Imaging industry seeks broader U.S. PET coverage
The medical imaging industry called for the Medicare government health plan to broaden its coverage of PET scans to additional cancer types, asking an advisory panel on Wednesday to recommend wider payments.
Technology Close-up
VisEn Launches IntegriSense
The companys new molecular imaging agent is designed to enable in vivo imaging of integrin alpha v beta 3 expression.
Plugging In
Carestream Introduces Wireless DR Detector
The cassette-sized wireless DR detector can be used with an existing wall stand or table-based Buckys.
The Radiology Community
Doctors Without Borders Seeking a Radiologist
The organization has an immediate opening for a radiologist for six months, with a possible extension.
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