Clinical News: Page 1053

Fast heart rates, abnormal rhythms boost CT dose, scan time
By Eric Barnes
Different heart rates and rhythms have a big impact on radiation dose levels in 64-detector-row coronary CT angiography, German researchers have found in a new study published in the European Journal of Radiology.
November 7, 2011
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Brain analysis can help predict psychosis: study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - Computer analysis of MRI brain scans could help predict how serious or long-term a psychotic patient's illness may become and help doctors make more accurate decisions about how best to treat them, researchers said on Monday.
November 7, 2011
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EANM: Options widen in myocardial perfusion scans
By Alexander Ward
Birmingham, which reputedly has more canals than Venice, was the venue for the European Association of Nuclear Medicine's (EANM) 2011 congress, where a leading U.K. cardiac imaging specialist presented information about a new-generation pharmacological stress agent.
November 7, 2011
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Google pays tribute to Marie Curie
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Google honored Marie Curie's 144th birthday on its home page today.
November 6, 2011
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Acuitas Medical financing reaches the million mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MRI software company Acuitas Medical of Swansea, U.K., successfully obtained another round of investment funding, reaching seven figures, which exceeded its financial objectives.
November 6, 2011
JFR: Un groupe de travail de la SFR aux prises avec la sécurité sanitaire des agents de contraste en IRM
By John Brosky
7 novembre 2011 -- PARIS - Les radiologues accueilleraient volontiers un consensus sur les risques liés à l'utilisation des agents de contraste à base de gadolinium pour la santé des patients. Or les recommandations publiées par l'Agence européenne du médicament de 2010 en font s'interroger plus d'un sur la manière d'imager les patients tout en réduisant le risque de fibrose systémique néphrogénique, ont constaté des experts lors des JFR 2011.
November 6, 2011
Le docteur Olivier Clément dirige le groupe de travail de la SFR sur la sécurité sanitaire des agents de contraste en IRM.
EUSOBI produces mammography training fact sheet
By Cynthia E. Keen
Having a mammogram annually for 15 years and biannually thereafter equates to a radiation-induced risk of breast cancer occurring in one out of every 1,000 women, or one-half of 1%, but having a screening mammogram reduces a woman's risk of dying from breast cancer by 50%, according to the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI).
November 6, 2011
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Should Kate Winslet play Florence Stoney?
By Dr. Adrian Thomas
Dr. Florence Stoney's life story would make a great Hollywood blockbuster, particularly if Kate Winslet took the leading role, suggests our history columnist, Dr. Adrian Thomas, who describes the life and career of this remarkable woman.
November 6, 2011
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Oxford buys Platinum Medical Imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
London-based Oxford Instruments has acquired Platinum Medical Imaging of Deerfield Beach, FL, for an initial cash payment of $18 million, plus the option of future payments.
November 3, 2011
JFR: French doctors liken teleradiology to runaway train
By John Brosky
PARIS - While everyone else is trying to fast-forward teleradiology networks and increase speed in connecting medical imaging with expert readers, some hospital doctors at the sharp end are looking to hit the pause button. They even liken teleconsultations to a runaway train and want to regain control of the process.
November 3, 2011
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IsoRay wins European GliaSite contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has entered into an international distribution agreement with Karlheinz Goehl-Medizintechnik Goehl in Germany for distribution in certain European markets of its GliaSite radiation therapy system, the company said.
November 2, 2011
Eckert & Ziegler report 11% profit growth in Q1-Q3
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Eckert & Ziegler reported that in the first nine months of 2011 it earned a profit of 8.8 million euros, representing an 11% growth in profits from the same period in 2010.
November 2, 2011
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