Digital X-Ray: Page 142

Carestream nets U.K. deals
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed its PACS and RIS technologies for Spire Healthcare in the U.K. to connect 26 hospitals.
January 13, 2011
U.K. aims to save more cancer patients by 2015
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.K. government said on Wednesday it wants to save 5,000 more cancer patients a year by 2015 and outlined 750 million pounds worth of extra spending on care over the next four years to improve survival rates.
January 12, 2011
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Low-dose CT coronary angiography diagnostic in most cases
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low-dose CT coronary angiography could be sparing more patients from invasive angiography, a new report from Switzerland suggests. Results were reported in the January 18 Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
January 11, 2011
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32-channel 3.0-T MRI and 64-slice CT detect CAD equally well
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a prospective comparative study, 32-channel 3.0-tesla MRI and 64-slice CT angiography similarly identified significant coronary stenosis and similarly predicted revascularization in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD).
January 9, 2011
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CAD may drive chest DR screening for tuberculosis
By Erik L. Ridley
A prototype computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm for tuberculosis (TB) developed by Dutch researchers performed well in a pilot study, offering hope that the software could enable the use of chest digital radiography (DR) to screen for TB in areas with a high burden of the disease but not many skilled readers.
January 4, 2011
U.K. radiation exposure lower than in other countries
By Brian Casey
Exposure to medical radiation in the U.K. is lower than in other countries, although the level of dose exposure has been creeping higher over the years, according to a new study released January 4 by the U.K. Health Protection Agency.
January 4, 2011
GE forms joint ventures in Russia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has formed two joint ventures in Russia, one to manufacture medical imaging equipment in the country and the other to build power generation turbines.
December 26, 2010
DR tomo reduces need for CT to confirm lung cancer
By James Brice
Pairing low-dose digital radiography (DR) tomosynthesis with conventional radiography eliminates the need for three of every four CT scans typically performed to confirm lung lesions previously suspected on chest radiography, according to a study from the University of Trieste in Italy.
December 22, 2010
Hip arthritis needn't mean hip replacement
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although hip osteoarthritis (OA) increases the risk of total hip replacement, only a few patients ultimately progress to that point, a new report shows. Researchers from Iceland evaluated a total of 2,953 hips, measuring minimal joint space and grading each hip for radiographic OA.
December 21, 2010
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High blood glucose linked to contrast nephropathy in nondiabetics
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acute hyperglycemia, even without diabetes, raises the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy and death in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary angioplasty, new research shows.
December 21, 2010
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Sectra reports favorable RSNA research
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra said that Swedish researchers have found strong results from using the vendor's digital x-ray radiogrammetry osteoporosis testing technology.
December 6, 2010
DNA damage reduced at 320-slice coronary CTA
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Low-dose coronary CT angiography (CTA) delivered far less DNA damage than conventional coronary angiography, researchers from Berlin reported on Monday at the RSNA meeting's cardiac imaging sessions.
November 28, 2010
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