Digital X-Ray: Page 95

Phase-contrast x-rays image the airways

By Ian Randall

Phase-contrast x-ray imaging offers a noninvasive way to track the effectiveness of cystic fibrosis treatments. The technique, which measures the refraction of a grid pattern of x-rays passing through the lungs, may eventually find use in visualizing other soft tissues, such as the brain and heart.

September 17, 2014

Agfa launches Fast Forward DR upgrade

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has unveiled its new Fast Forward DR upgrade program to help healthcare facilities convert to digital radiography (DR).

September 15, 2014

What lies beneath the wrappings of an ancient mummy?

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Archaeology and ancient Egypt have been a point of fascination since Napoleon Bonaparte. An exhibition at the British Museum in London highlights the important role that radiology plays, and it runs until 30 November. History columnist Dr. Adrian Thomas investigates.

September 15, 2014

EOS gains Brazilian approval

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Orthopedic digital imaging developer EOS Imaging has received approval from the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency to market its EOS digital x-ray system in the country.

September 9, 2014

Xograph forms alliance with Hitachi

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Imaging equipment supplier Xograph Healthcare and Hitachi Medical Systems have formed an alliance to serve hospitals in the north of England, Xograph said.

September 9, 2014

Tomosynthesis can replace CT for many chest exams

By Brian Casey

A new study by Swedish radiologists performed under real-world conditions indicates that digital chest tomosynthesis can replace CT for a number of lung exams, saving both money and radiation dose. The research confirms previous studies on the role tomo can play in carving out a middle ground between CT and conventional chest x-ray.

September 7, 2014

Berlin's Charité celebrates 75 years of x-ray

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The history of radiology in Berlin predates that of the X-Ray Institute of Charité by 43 years, but the institute itself has a long and storied past -- not all of it good, said Dr. Walter Reisinger, senior radiologist at Charité Campus Mitte.

September 4, 2014

Carestream upgrades x-ray units in Liverpool

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health has installed four of its DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray systems at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in the U.K.

September 3, 2014

Agfa signs digital x-ray contract with U.K. network

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has won a contract with Northern Devon Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust's main hospital for computed radiography (CR) systems, the company said.

September 2, 2014

EOS signs Danish hospital

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Orthopedic digital imaging developer EOS Imaging has delivered an EOS digital x-ray imaging system to Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark.

September 2, 2014

Portuguese Army picks OR Technology mobile x-ray

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Field Hospital of the Portuguese Army has chosen OR Technology's Amadeo M-DRw mobile x-ray system to support its humanitarian work, OR announced.

August 31, 2014

Specialist certification gets easier in Germany

Changes to the training system are having major implications for radiologists in Germany. In this interview, Dr. Reinhard Loose, PhD, head of the Radiological Protection Commission Working Group of the German Radiological Society, discusses the certification requirements introduced in summer 2012.

August 21, 2014

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