Clinical News: Page 1061

Researchers must manage unexpected findings, report urges
By Cynthia E. Keen
To ignore the issue of incidental findings is unacceptable. Imaging research centers must manage these findings as if they were a medical issue, and they need to establish specific and detailed guidelines and protocols to manage abnormal findings, ranging from life-threatening to minor.
October 3, 2011
Mammo surveillance improves cancer survival
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Surveillance using mammography increases the survival chances of breast cancer patients, according to a new study.
October 2, 2011
Swedish clinics get 3,000 monitors for x-ray viewing
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
State dental clinics in Sweden have installed more than 3,000 Olorin VistaLine monitors for x-ray viewing, equipped with Qubyx server and client software for display calibration and quality monitoring.
October 2, 2011
Hybrid imaging can accurately predict cardiac events
By John Brosky
CT alone is not enough to unseat invasive coronary angiography as the gold standard for assessing coronary artery disease, but combining CT with a modality such as SPECT or PET serves as a predictive gatekeeper that can replace unnecessary diagnostic angiography and help avoid ineffective revascularization.
October 2, 2011
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Divorcing your PACS: Why it's good for the customer
By Dr. Neelam Dugar
Ease of migration of PACS data is important for all end users of a system. It will ensure investment in innovation in PACS through market competition. Find out how to protect yourself by reading Dr. Neelam Dugar's latest informatics column.
October 2, 2011
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Proton therapy firms collaborate
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
ProTom International has entered into an arrangement with U.K.-based Advanced Proton Solutions (APS) to provide its Radiance 330 proton therapy system for a new APS facility that will be built in London, according to the company.
September 29, 2011
Fuji forges ahead with portable ultrasound
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems has installed a Fazone CB portable ultrasound system at the accident and emergency department of Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, U.K., the company announced.
September 29, 2011
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound progresses in GI tract
By Mélisande Rouger
The development of contrast-enhanced ultrasound quantification studies holds great promise in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and is an exciting future possibility, according to a leading expert from Italy.
September 29, 2011
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Treatment of rectal cancer varies throughout Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
What type of treatment a patient diagnosed with rectal cancer receives may be determined by the country where treatment is sought, according to a study conducted by the European Cancer Organisation, whose findings were presented at its annual meeting held last week in Stockholm.
September 28, 2011
RaySearch creates sales network in Italy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Technologie Avanzate of Torino, Italy, to represent the company in Italy.
September 28, 2011
Elekta claims procedure growth in Scandinavia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has stated that image-guided radiation therapy treatments have increased by 20% in the past eight months at Finland's Helsinki University Central Hospital, the time when an Axesse stereotactic system was installed.
September 28, 2011
Noncontrast-enhanced MRA of abdomen reduces NSF threat
By Wayne Forrest
Concerns about the possible link between gadolinium-based contrast agents and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) have led to an increase in noncontrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA), particularly for abdominal imaging, according to a paper in the October issue of the European Journal of Radiology.
September 28, 2011
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