Digital X-Ray: Page 110

Philips lauds x-ray dose study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare is highlighting the results of a study in which Dutch electrophysiologists reduced x-ray radiation dose by 42% by using Philips' AlluraClarity angiography technology.

August 25, 2013

Agfa installs digitizers, CR systems in U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has installed seven new film digitizers and five new computed radiography (CR) systems at a U.K. facility.

August 25, 2013

AuntMinnieEurope.com Digital X-Ray Insider

By Philip Ward

August 21, 2013

Global x-ray equipment market reaches 7.5B euros

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Driven by continued digitization of x-ray systems and increasing healthcare investments in emerging regions, the global market for x-ray equipment reached 7.5 billion euros ($10 billion) in revenue in 2012 and is expected to increase by 18% to reach 9 billion euros ($12 billion) in 2017, according to market research firm IMS Research.

August 21, 2013

Why all the hype about retrofit flat-panel detectors?

By Sarah Jones

The retrofit flat-panel detector market accounted for around 3% of general radiography x-ray unit shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in 2012, and the figure is forecast to increase to 5% by 2017. We look at what's driving the market and analyze the key trends.

August 21, 2013

Study: Too few clinicians give chest x-ray details on CT requests

By Philip Ward

Emergency teams are particularly poor at documenting chest x-ray findings on request forms for CT, but when details are included, there is usually good correlation between accident and emergency departments and radiology reports, according to an audit reported at the 2013 U.K. Radiological Congress.

August 21, 2013

Sectra secures new U.K. contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PACS firm Sectra has received a contract to install its Sectra OneScreen system at Spire Roding Hospital in the U.K.

August 20, 2013

Röntgen, Edison, et al: Early days of x-ray revisited

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

When W.C. Röntgen discovered x-rays in 1895, he observed their effect on photographic glass and fluorescent salts. Only after Thomas Edison developed the cryptoscope did the technology become useful for looking at the chest and thicker parts of the body, writes history columnist Dr. Adrian Thomas.

August 11, 2013

MERS virus found in dromedary camels

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers have found signs of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels, according to a report in Lancet Infectious Diseases.

August 8, 2013

BMJ: Human transmission of new bird flu virus reported

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A study published on 6 August in BMJ reports on the first probable person-to-person transmission of the new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in eastern China.

August 6, 2013

MRI rules supreme on elbow pain at London Olympics

By Philip Ward

It's official: MRI was the overwhelming winner when it came to elbow investigations on competitors at the 2012 Olympic Games. Also, most elbow injuries occurred in power and combat sports such as judo, boxing, wrestling, and weightlifting, according to one of the first peer-reviewed, scientific articles about the games.

August 6, 2013

Le Tour de France: Imaging cycling's elite

By Frances Rylands-Monk

For the first time, cyclists at this year's Tour de France benefited from a mobile medical and imaging unit that allowed doctors to diagnose and treat participants quickly. In total, 40 cyclists and 50 volunteer helpers underwent imaging during the arduous three-week event in July.

August 6, 2013

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