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CTCA shows cost-effectiveness in the EU
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - CT coronary angiography (CTCA) demonstrates a cost-effective method in the European Union (EU) for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease compared with traditional diagnostic modalities, according to data presented by German researchers at the 2006 RSNA meeting on Monday.
November 26, 2006
ContextVision launches next iteration of GOPView
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has released GOPView XR2, the latest version of the company's image-enhancement software for digital x-ray.
November 16, 2006
Med Exchange International opens California office
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiology equipment distributor Med Exchange International has opened a new office in San Diego to meet the demand for radiological equipment in Mexico, South America, and Eastern Europe.
October 24, 2006
U.K. cancer treatment center installs Kodak DR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K. has installed Rochester, NY-based Eastman Kodak Health Group's DirectView DR 7500 digital radiography system.
October 15, 2006
Flat-panel detectors, workflow fuel European C-arm market
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Replacement of older image intensifier-based C-arm systems with flat-panel detector technology and the transition into a digital radiology environment to enhance workflow are two factors driving the European C-arm market.
October 3, 2006
Radlink expands European sales
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
CR developer Radlink has inked an agreement to extend its partnership with Polish distributor Ado-Med.
October 1, 2006
Antiscatter grids may not be helpful in some DR applications
By Wayne Forrest
In the quest for an optimum balance between image quality and radiation dose in digital radiography (DR), a U.K. group looked at whether better DR image quality provided through the use of an antiscatter grid justified an increase in effective dose to patients.
September 21, 2006
IDC books international orders
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Canadian digital radiography firm Imaging Dynamics reported that it has received orders and completed installations of its DR Xplorer DR systems in several countries.
September 19, 2006
Once-yearly bone drug reduces fractures
By Reuters Health
ZURICH (Reuters), Sep 18 - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Saturday that clinical tests had shown its once-yearly Aclasta medicine had proved effective in reducing incidence of bone fracture in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO).
September 17, 2006
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Plaque inflammation seen contralateral to symptomatic carotid stenosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 15 - Dr. Jonathan Gillard of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and colleagues used ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO)-enhanced MRI to explore signs of inflammation in 20 symptomatic patients.
September 14, 2006
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Drug-eluting stents beneficial for treatment of acute MI
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 14 - Drug-eluting stents, either coated with sirolimus or paclitaxel, are safe for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute MI with ST-segment elevation. In one study, at eight months, 170 patients underwent angiography. Uncoated stents were associated with significantly greater in-stent late luminal loss and in-stent restenosis.
September 13, 2006
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Alendronate better than alfacalcidol for preventing steroid-induced bone loss
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 17 - In a study of patients with rheumatic diseases, alendronate was more effective than alfacalcidol at preventing glucocorticoid-induced bone loss, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
August 16, 2006
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