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Siemens wins Scottish FFDM contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has earned a contract to install multiple full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems in Scottish hospitals, the Erlangen, Germany-based firm reported.

April 16, 2008

IMS gets Canadian install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Italian mammography firm Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS) and Canadian distributor BCL X-Ray Canada have installed IMS' Giotto digital mammography system at Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston, Ontario.

April 9, 2008

Hormone therapy raises risk of breast cancer recurrence

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 26 - Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) not only increases the risk of first-time breast cancer, it also makes recurrence of the malignancy more likely, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute for April 2.

March 25, 2008

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

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

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

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