Clinical News: Page 1056

CT lung screening gets boost by adding COPD sequence
By James Brice
Low-dose CT lung screening has already demonstrated its effectiveness in reducing mortality from lung cancer. Now, Dutch researchers have found that adding a short sequence to the low-dose CT protocol can help the modality detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 26, 2011
Latest JFR news; clinical PET/MRI; breast screening's future
By Philip Ward
October 25, 2011
Canon installs new DR system in Switzerland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel in Switzerland has selected Canon Europe to provide a comprehensive portable digital radiography (DR) system to meet its pediatric medicine requirements.
October 25, 2011
JFR: Virtual autopsies move toward subspecialty status
By John Brosky
PARIS - Virtual autopsies are becoming an increasingly important area of imaging. At a special session held during the annual congress of the French Radiology Society, les Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR), Swiss experts shared their experiences, and a radiologist from Marseille spoke about autopsies in diving accidents.
October 25, 2011
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Siemens sponsors student competition
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is sponsoring an international student competition to obtain ideas on how technological progress and changes in society will affect global healthcare systems.
October 25, 2011
U.K. conducts review of breast screening program
By Philip Ward
Fresh doubts have surfaced about the future of breast screening in the U.K. after a leading cancer specialist announced that an independent review of the National Health Service's program is under way.
October 25, 2011
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Allez les bleus! Rugby final proves popular at JFR
By Philip Ward
It seems the imaging industry has discovered the secret to dramatically boost booth traffic at a conference: Show a live sporting event. The 2011 Rugby World Cup final between the All Blacks and France proved to be the star attraction on Sunday in the exhibition hall at the annual congress of the French Radiology Society, les Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR).
October 24, 2011
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Healthcare Consulting seeks expansion in China
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German IT firm Healthcare Consulting of Ebersberg is planning to introduce its myCare2x hospital information system designed specifically for use in China at the forthcoming China International Medical Equipment Fair.
October 23, 2011
GE promotes EANM abstracts
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare announced that its FASTlab synthesizer combined with solid-phase extraction and the application of chemometric tools can increase the reliability of the manufacturing and synthesis of F-18 flutemetamol, according to data presented in scientific abstracts.
October 23, 2011
JFR: La France opte pour l'approche régionale pour développer le PACS
By John Brosky
24 octobre 2011 -- PARIS - La France abandonne une stratégie centralisée pour la mise en place de réseaux PACS, ouvrant la voie à la création de programmes régionaux efficaces, espèrent les responsables des services de santé. C’est ce qu’a révélé un spécialiste lors des Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR).
October 23, 2011
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Budapest meeting gets revamped
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Association of Echocardiography has changed the name of its annual meeting, being held in Budapest, Hungary, from 7 to 10 December, to EuroEcho and Other Imaging Modalities.
October 23, 2011
Carestream adds features to tabletop CR systems
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has added enhancements to its image acquisition software used with DirectView Vita, Vita LE, and Vita SE, as well as its point-of-care computed radiography (CR) systems.
October 23, 2011
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