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Smartphone addiction; breast implant safety; 3D echo
By Philip Ward
January 3, 2012
CSC may write off 1.13B euros for U.K. IT contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it may need to write off 1.13 billion euros related to its work in providing information technology services to the U.K. National Health Service.
January 3, 2012
European, U.S. societies publish 3D echo guidelines
By Eric Barnes
A joint committee of the European Association for Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography has issued the first joint guidelines for image acquisition using 3D echocardiography.
January 3, 2012
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Are smartphones changing behavior in medical practice?
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
It's time to make a New Year's resolution. You won't lose weight, exercise more, or smoke less. Just make sure you leave your smartphone in your pocket when you deal with patients and friends, the Maverinck urges.
January 3, 2012
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Czechs tell women with PIP implants to have checks
By Reuters Health
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech pharmaceuticals authority called on Tuesday for women with silicone breast implants manufactured by a French firm accused of using defective material to undergo checks, but said it did not know how many Czech women were affected.
January 2, 2012
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'Wait-and-see' OK if rectal CA responds completely to chemoradiation
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with rectal cancer who have a complete clinical response to chemoradiation can be managed without surgery if they are monitored closely, according to Dutch researchers who used MRI and endoscopy to assess the patients' clinical response.
January 2, 2012
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Italy orders list of women with French firm's implants
By Reuters Health
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will tell hospitals and clinics to compile a list of women who received breast implants from a French firm accused of selling faulty prosthetics, Health Minister Renato Balduzzi said Thursday.
December 29, 2011
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AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
December 29, 2011
4D MRA progresses in cerebrovascular diseases
By Philip Ward
Time-resolved, or 4D, MR angiography (MRA) seems to be making rapid advances. The development of parallel-imaging techniques and hardware improvements such as gradient performance have enabled time-resolved MRA acquisition, which provides dynamic information at a feasible temporal resolution.
December 29, 2011
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IMRT, laser surgery improves survival in head/neck cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The combination of functional resection laser surgery and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment is more effective at extending the lives of patients with advanced head and neck cancers than having only radiotherapy treatment, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2011 conference in Chicago.
December 28, 2011
Top 10 AuntMinnieEurope stories for 2011
We're pleased to offer the top 10 stories of 2011 on AuntMinnieEurope.com as measured by member traffic. Hot topics in 2011 were clinicians' requirements for radiology reports, PET/MRI, the extended role of radiographers, the regulatory threat to clinical MRI, and the ongoing breast screening debate.
December 28, 2011
Teleradiology brings VC to island outpost
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy outperformed optical colonoscopy in an unusual teleradiology project that successfully screened hundreds of patients in Madeira, a Portuguese island off the coast of Morocco.
December 27, 2011
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