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Radius Diagnostics wins CEVC award
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radius Diagnostics, a start-up firm developing an ultralightweight x-ray scanner, is one of three companies to win a Civica European Venture Contest (CEVC) award and a prize of 30,000 euros ($39,000 U.S.).
December 21, 2011
SonoSite's Edge scanner gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite announced that it has received the CE Mark for its new Edge point-of-care ultrasound scanner, which is now available for immediate shipment in the European Union.
December 21, 2011
Breast implants brought joy then pain to U.K. woman
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - When Amanda Harrison had her breasts enlarged in 2006, the results gave her the confidence she had lacked since bullies teased her at school about her flat chest. She now believes her self-esteem came at a terrible cost. Harrison is one of about 250 British women who are suing for compensation after being fitted with suspect breast implants from a French company that shut down in 2010.
December 21, 2011
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French breast implant fears spread around world
By Reuters Health
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Fears over the safety of silicone breast implants made by a now defunct French firm spread to Australia, South America, and across Europe on Thursday as French officials prepared to decide if thousands of women should have their implants surgically removed.
December 21, 2011
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Siemens cuts diagnostics jobs, exits linac sector
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare will eliminate as many as 1,000 jobs in its global diagnostics unit and phase out its participation in the linear accelerator market.
December 21, 2011
Swiss team advocates use of CT for identifying drug mules
By Cynthia E. Keen
Evidence is growing that CT is better than x-ray or low-dose whole-body radiography exams at detecting ingested or internally concealed illegal drugs. It is rapid, more accurate, and may also be cost-effective, according to an article in the European Journal of Radiology.
December 21, 2011
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Urgent & unexpected events; iPad vs. iPhone; 2012 predictions
By Philip Ward
December 20, 2011
ESR issues guidance on dealing with unexpected findings
By Rebekah Moan
Improving communication of urgent and unexpected findings is crucial for patient care, according to the European Society of Radiology (ESR). In a recently released guidance document, ESR emphasizes the importance of clear protocols and procedures agreed upon between imaging units and referrers.
December 20, 2011
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SyntheticMR names new CEO
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer SyntheticMR of Stockholm has appointed Stefan Tell as its new CEO.
December 20, 2011
Carestream receives quality award
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received the Israeli government's National Quality and Excellence Award for outstanding achievements and continuous improvement in computed radiography.
December 20, 2011
Imaging illuminates athleticism of Canarian wrestlers
By Robin Marshall
Canarian wrestling may be a fairly specialized and small-scale sport, but the physical prowess of its athletes has come under intense scrutiny from a group of Spanish researchers. Their findings were presented at the recent Euroecho and Other Imaging Modalities conference in Budapest.
December 20, 2011
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Quantum makes 13 DR system sales in Russia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiography equipment firm Quantum Medical Imaging of Ronkonkoma, New York, has completed the sale of 13 Q-Rad-Digital DRX-series digital radiography (DR) systems to multiple hospital locations throughout Russia.
December 19, 2011
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