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La prise en charge des patients appelée à prendre le devant de la scène lors des JFR
By Philip Ward
October 18, 2011
La prise en charge des patients appelée à prendre le devant de la scène lors des JFR
By Frances Rylands-Monk
19 octobre 2011 -- La radiologie a longtemps été qualifiée de profession "médico-technique" par les professionnels du milieu et au-delà en France. Les organisateurs des 59èmes Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR) font toutefois du contact humain une priorité du congrès national cette année. 18.000 participants sont attendus à la conférence, qui se tiendra du 21 au 25 octobre au Palais des Congrès à Paris.
October 18, 2011
Mieux communiquer avec les patients améliore la qualité de la prise en charge, selon la présidente de la SFR, Dr. Sylvia Neuenschwander.
Philips opens research unit in Eindhoven
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has opened a dedicated facility to conduct research on healing environments to accelerate and improve treatment outcomes at its Eindhoven-based research laboratories in the Netherlands.
October 17, 2011
GE enhances PET tracer production
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare announced that it has signed a manufacturing agreement with Advanced Accelerator Applications to establish a pan-European PET tracer production facility.
October 17, 2011
Dutch assess robotic MR-guided prostate biopsies
By Cynthia E. Keen
Researchers from the Netherlands have found that an evaluation of a robotic technique to use for transrectal MR-guided prostate biopsies of men suspected of having cancer fell short of expectations. They concluded at the moment it is not feasible for the new procedure to replace existing manual techniques.
October 17, 2011
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Philips Healthcare posts Q3 gains, parent to cut jobs
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Solid sales increases in all businesses contributed to 7% growth in comparable, currency-adjusted sales for Philips Healthcare in its third quarter, although the division's parent company said it will cut 4,500 jobs in a restructuring.
October 16, 2011
Reconstruction technique boosts lung CAD performance
By Erik L. Ridley
Adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction technology not only improves CT image quality but also increases the sensitivity of computer-aided detection (CAD) software for detecting lung nodules, according to an article published online in the European Journal of Radiology.
October 16, 2011
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'Rapid prototyping' puts CT images in doctors' hands
By Eric Barnes
These days, multidetector-row CT is producing vast quantities of 3D and 4D data for diagnostic and interventional use. But for all its multidimensionality, most of the output is still served up on a flat screen. That could be changing with a process called "rapid prototyping" that creates physical models from imaging data.
October 16, 2011
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Agfa prepares for JFR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare is planning to exhibit new products and an expanded portfolio of digital radiography and imaging informatics systems at the forthcoming Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR), held 21 to 25 October in Paris.
October 13, 2011
Imaging Solutions promotes Oxford research
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Scientists at the University of Oxford in the U.K. are using advanced imaging systems to learn how cells become polarized during embryonic development, according to microscopic imaging vendor Image Solutions.
October 13, 2011
OctreoPharm gets orphan drug approval
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German nuclear medicine contrast company OctreoPharm Sciences has obtained orphan drug status for its SOMscan contrast agent for diagnosis of gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors from the European Medicines Agency.
October 12, 2011
CT gives renewed hope to gastric cancer patients
By Philip Ward
Gastric cancer remains a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite extensive screening programs and improved therapeutic strategies, but CT gastrography is beginning to show significant promise in the battle against this disease.
October 12, 2011
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