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France tries to calm women over scandal-hit implants

By Reuters Health

PARIS (Reuters) - France's health minister tried to calm women's fears over potentially dangerous breast implants on Tuesday, saying there was no medical need to remove them immediately.

December 27, 2011

PIP implants sold to Dutch firm under new name

By Reuters Health

AMSTERDAM/MARSEILLE (Reuters) - Potentially substandard breast implants made by a French protheses maker now under investigation were sold to about 1,000 Dutch women under a second name, broadening the scope of the scandal that could already affect some 300,000 women worldwide.

December 26, 2011

3D matches 2D MRI for knee osteoarthritis, but in less time

By Wayne Forrest

Three-dimensional fast spin-echo MRI can achieve "moderate to almost perfect agreement and high accuracy" compared with routine 2D fast spin-echo MRI for evaluating knee osteoarthritis, but in 30% less time, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago.

December 26, 2011

Cardiac MRI beats SPECT in detecting coronary heart disease

By Cynthia E. Keen

Cardiovascular MRI is more accurate than SPECT for diagnosing coronary heart disease, according to the results of a prospective U.K. trial comparing the two. Authors of the study, published online on 23 December in Lancet, say their results indicate that cardiac MRI should be adopted more widely.

December 25, 2011

Philips gets 1st Dutch Ingenuity TF PET/MR sale

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Royal Philips Electronics announced that its first sale of its Ingenuity TF PET/MR scanner in the Netherlands has been made to the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam.

December 22, 2011

Debate over electronic health records enters new phase

By Emma Harper

The switch to electronic health records -- either as a local solution or as part of a larger national initiative -- is gathering pace across Europe, and the issues of ownership, access, control, and confidentiality are becoming increasingly pertinent.

December 22, 2011

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

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

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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