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MRI beats mammography, US in detecting breast cancer in high-risk women
By Cynthia E. Keen
VIENNA - Breast MRI should be an integral part of annual breast cancer surveillance for high-risk women, according to researchers from Vienna. They compared mammography, ultrasound, and MRI for breast cancer screening in this patient population, and presented their findings at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
March 11, 2008
Carestream nets digital mammo orders
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, has received several contracts for its digital mammography products.
March 11, 2008
Radiology helps Israel meet unique healthcare needs
By Cynthia E. Keen
VIENNA - Attendees at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) got a closer look at how radiology is practiced in Israel at the conference's "ECR meets Israel" session on Sunday. Representatives from the country's radiology community described how PACS helps the country with its unique healthcare needs, and also outlined Israel's breast screening program.
March 9, 2008
ECR sessions examine DBT's effectiveness
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - A series of presentations on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) reported encouraging results with the technology. Clinical investigators shared their experiences with DBT systems from four different manufacturers, and reported on the advantages of DBT compared to conventional full-field digital mammography (FFDM).
March 6, 2008
Sectra sales climb in Q3
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
New major service and support contracts contributed to an 11.8% increase in third-quarter net sales for Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra.
March 3, 2008
GE buys Image Diagnost
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has purchased German breast cancer IT developer Image Diagnost International.
February 10, 2008
Widespread failings found in maternity care in U.K.
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Jan 25 - The largest ever survey of maternity care in England has found widespread failings, with services in London criticized as the worst, the government's health watchdog said on Friday. Four out of 10 pregnant women failed to get all 11 recommended checks on their babies during ultrasound scans, which include tests on the baby's heart, face, and lips.
January 27, 2008
Transvaginal ultrasound screening fails to detect early-stage ovarian cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 26 - Annual screening by transvaginal ultrasound and CA125 measurement does not reliably detect early-stage ovarian cancer, according to a report in the December issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
December 25, 2007
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Carestream assists in Albania project
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, has been participating in a project to provide computed radiography units, printing systems, and professional services to a European Union program designed to improve health screening in Albania.
December 23, 2007
Medipattern lands Italian customer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Medipattern has installed its B-CAD software at General Hospital in Gorizia, Italy.
December 16, 2007
Sectra grows sales in Q2
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Increased international sales of its medical systems powered Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra to improved financial results in the first half of the Linköping-based company's fiscal year.
December 3, 2007
Norway gives World Bank $150 million for healthcare
By Reuters Health
WASHINGTON (Reuters), Nov 28 - Norway on Tuesday announced $105 million in grant funding for the World Bank to explore innovative ways to improve healthcare systems in developing countries, especially for women and babies.
November 27, 2007
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