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Guerbet reports higher results for 2011
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Contrast agent manufacturer Guerbet had a banner year in 2011, with sales of 378 million euros and net income of 14.4 million euros.
March 14, 2012
Smoking reduces radiotherapy's effectiveness
By Cynthia E. Keen
Regular smokers diagnosed with head and neck cancers need to be told that it's never too late to stop smoking, especially if they are about to begin radiation therapy for their smoking-induced disease, according to new research from Denmark.
March 14, 2012
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New x-ray systems pace Toshiba's ECR launches
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A pair of new x-ray systems was among the new product launches for Toshiba Medical Systems Europe at last week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
March 13, 2012
Varian names Polish hospital as reference center
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has named the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center in Gliwice, Poland, as the first hospital in Eastern Europe to become one of its European reference centers for education.
March 13, 2012
Mevion gets CE Mark for proton therapy system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy company Mevion Medical Systems has received CE Mark approval for its Mevion S250 proton therapy system.
March 13, 2012
O'Connor's squad gets set for imaging the 2012 Olympics
By Becky McCall
The head of the musculoskeletal (MSK) medical imaging service for this summer's Olympic Games aims to set new standards in sports radiology. Dr. Phil O'Connor, consultant MSK radiologist from Leeds, U.K., says he hopes it will become the benchmark against which future Olympic medical services are compared.
March 13, 2012
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ALIAS telemedicine network enters pilot phase
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Access and Networking in the Alpine Region (ALIAS) telemedicine network linking eight hospitals in the Alps has launched a pilot project to share health information and medical records of patients, as well as to enable providers to collaborate on difficult cases.
March 13, 2012
CVIS, RIS offer growth prospects amidst PACS saturation
By Theo Ahadome
While the PACS markets in most developed regions have reached a point of high saturation, the worldwide market for cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) and radiology information systems (RIS) is expected to be worth $600 million in 2012.
March 13, 2012
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Vendor-neutral archiving promises to transform health IT
By Dr. Neelam Dugar
Vendor-neutral archiving is an evolving concept, from customer ownership of DICOM data to an enterprise repository containing multiple data formats from multiple sources. But its success rests on the philosophy of vendors and their willingness to adopt common standards.
March 13, 2012
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ECR 2012 attendance defies economic downturn
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Attendance at last week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) held its own by exceeding 20,000 delegates, the European Society of Radiology has reported.
March 12, 2012
'Speckle-tracking echo' aids cardiac resynchronization
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Speckle-tracking echocardiography allows optimal left ventricular lead placement and improved outcome in cardiac resynchronization therapy, U.K. researchers say.
March 12, 2012
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Breast MRI displays viability for new indications
By John Brosky
When participants at a European Society of Breast Imaging training course were presented with a case study and asked to provide their first-line assessment, the instant poll revealed the challenge of changing clinical practice for assessing whether a patient complaint of nipple discharge is symptomatic of cancer.
March 12, 2012
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