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Study: Laxative-free CT colonography excels

By Eric Barnes

Laxative-free CT colonography now rivals the results obtained with a conventional cathartic bowel preparation. A large series performed with only low-dose iodinated contrast fecal tagging was highly accurate for detecting polyps 6 mm and larger, and was well accepted by patients, according to a new Spanish study in European Radiology.

January 29, 2012

Follow-up protocol performs well in CT lung screening

By Eric Barnes

Swiss researchers have reported good results with a protocol for working up patients with nodules found on CT lung screening, according to an article in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. The algorithm produced low false-positive rates, and could make the establishment of large-scale CT screening programs more feasible.

January 26, 2012

Varian wins $77M Saudi proton contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has booked a $77 million contract with a Saudi Arabian firm to equip a new proton therapy facility.

January 25, 2012

French breast implant boss arrested

By Reuters Health

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who has sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was arrested on Thursday and could be charged with manslaughter, the public prosecutor in the city of Marseille said.

January 25, 2012

Europe puts MRI rules on hold for 2 more years

By Leo Cendrowicz

BRUSSELS - The planned reform of the European Union's MRI regulations has been postponed for another two years after officials conceded this week that they would not be able to wrap up the legislative process by the end-of-April deadline.

January 25, 2012

Shimadzu unveils radiography, angio units

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Shimadzu has released a new fully digital radiography/fluoroscopy system, the Flexavision F3 with a portable dynamic flat-panel detector.

January 25, 2012

Controversial scan doesn't help smokers quit: study

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Checking for clogged arteries doesn't help inveterate smokers kick the habit if they are already in a quit-smoking program, Swiss researchers have found. Experts say carotid plaque screening has no proven benefits in people without symptoms of heart disease.

January 25, 2012

PACS market primed for double-digit growth

By Erik L. Ridley

The global PACS market generated $2.8 billion U.S. (2.1 billion euros) in revenues in 2010, and it is expected to grow at a 10% compound annual growth rate to reach approximately $5.4 billion (4.2 billion euros) by 2017, according to a new report from market research firm GlobalData.

January 25, 2012

Naviscan completes PET/mammo installations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PET developer Naviscan has installed its positron emission mammography scanner in two European healthcare facilities.

January 24, 2012

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January 24, 2012

Can PET/MRI ever be viable? ESR training update; Turks confront tularemia

By Philip Ward

January 24, 2012

German study confirms image quality of hybrid PET/MRI

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers have provided further evidence that hybrid PET/MRI systems can offer "uncompromised MR image quality" and a "high accordance" between PET/MR and PET/CT in a new study published online 17 January in the European Journal of Radiology.

January 24, 2012

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