Digital X-Ray: Page 120

Siemens to launch new Artis Q angio line at RSNA

By Brian Casey

Siemens Healthcare is planning to launch a new line of premium angiography systems, called Artis Q, at the upcoming RSNA meeting in Chicago. The new line includes enhancements in detector design, guidance technology, and x-ray tube instrumentation.

November 18, 2012

Wind of change sweeps through Russia

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Russian radiology still faces huge challenges in terms of equipment availability and variable education standards, but reforms are now being implemented and are already redressing the balance, noted Dr. Igor Tyurin, chief expert in radiology for the Ministry of Health, in an exclusive interview.

November 13, 2012

Olympics organizers release final imaging statistics

By Becky McCall

LONDON - A final breakdown of imaging statistics from the London Olympics shows the toll that competitive sport can have on the bodies of athletes, with radiologists chronicling more than 2,300 scans acquired during the games. The data were revealed 8 November at a U.K. Royal College of Radiologists lecture.

November 8, 2012

European contrast media market looks set for growth

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Although affected by price sensitivity and reimbursement policies, the European radiopharmaceuticals and contrast media market is expected to continue to grow for the foreseeable future, according to a new report by market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

November 6, 2012

Why jokes still have a place in medical imaging

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Humor makes us appear more human and humane, according to Dr. Adrian Thomas, who often tells jokes and stories to patients to put them at their ease and build rapport. Many of our encounters are serious, but humor makes us more relaxed, he notes in his latest history column.

November 4, 2012

Fuji PACS, RIS, CR approved for NHS supply chain

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Fujifilm's Synapse PACS, RIS, and computed radiography (CR) image plate readers will now be available via the National Health Service (NHS) supply chain, the company said.

October 25, 2012

Subtleties of chest x-rays pose challenge to emergency physicians

By Cynthia E. Keen

Pediatric chest x-rays should be interpreted by radiologists, although attending pediatricians in an emergency department do a good job in their absence, according to research published in the October issue of Pediatric Emergency Care.

October 24, 2012

Mobile phone photos of x-ray tested for teleradiology

By Cynthia E. Keen

The first clinical use of teleradiology in the late 1970s and early 1980s began with video photographs transmitted by telephone. Could the same concept, updated with digital images from mobile phones, be used today when no radiologists or teleradiology systems are available?

October 22, 2012

AuntMinnieEurope.com Digital X-Ray Insider

By Philip Ward

October 21, 2012

Cases of asbestos exposure require close scrutiny

By Philip Ward

Asbestos-related disease remains an important issue due to the long latent period between environmental or occupational exposure and clinical manifestation, and radiologists must be able to distinguish between common, asymptomatic conditions and serious cases, according to U.K. research.

October 21, 2012

Russian military study illuminates ankle inversion injuries

By Philip Ward

The most common pathologic changes occurring in acute ankle inversion trauma are tears to the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligaments, followed by injuries to the sinus tarsi structures and tears to the peroneus longus and brevis tendons, according to a study conducted at a top Russian military hospital.

October 16, 2012

Xograph's portable fluoroscopy unit wins CE Mark

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Xograph Healthcare's OrthoScan Mobile DI portable fluoroscopy system has been awarded a CE Mark and is available for sale in the European Union, the company said.

October 10, 2012

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