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Is there a future for teleradiology in Europe?
By Dr. Erik Ranschaert
Many people remain apprehensive about teleradiology, and quality assurance is still a big issue. In this guest column, Dr. Erik Ranschaert looks into his crystal ball and asks whether the remaining obstacles, including medicolegal and technological ones, can be overcome.
September 4, 2011
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New report estimates cancer risk from imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Advisory Group on Ionising Radiation (AGIR) of the U.K.'s Health Protection Agency (HPA) has published new estimates on the risk of developing some types of cancer after exposure to ionizing radiation.
September 1, 2011
ESC: MRI reveals mechanisms of cardiac disease
By John Brosky
PARIS - Cardiac MRI is struggling to win a role in routine clinical use, but emerging research shows it holds powerful potential for advancing cardiologists' understanding of heart disease, noted speakers at the recent European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress.
September 1, 2011
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IBA revenues up nearly 10% in 1st half of 2011
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) reported that the first half of 2011 produced an increase in gross revenue and a significant decrease in recurring operating income, compared with the same period in 2010.
August 31, 2011
Sectra, Philips complete mammo sale
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has completed the sale of its mammography business to Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare.
August 31, 2011
GE relaunches Optison in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare's medical diagnostic division has announced the market reintroduction in Europe of Optison, a diagnostic ultrasound contrast agent.
August 31, 2011
MR guidance improves outcome after brain surgery
By Cynthia E. Keen
When neurosurgery is performed to resect a glioma, the use of intraoperative MRI guidance improves the chances the entire cancerous tumor will be removed. Patient outcomes from a randomized clinical trial confirmed this in an article published online on 24 August in Lancet Oncology.
August 31, 2011
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Gorilla scans; news from ESC congress; cutting radiation dose
By Philip Ward
August 30, 2011
MeVis reports drop in sales in first half of 2011
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Increasing saturation in the U.S. digital mammography equipment market and a decline in its breast MRI business had a negative effect on second quarter sales in 2011 for medical imaging software developer MeVis Medical Solutions.
August 30, 2011
Henrik Thomsen unveils contrast media guidelines
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An updated review of the most important issues regarding adverse reactions by patients to contrast agents was published on 17 August as an article in press in the European Journal of Radiology.
August 30, 2011
WFUMB: Contrast agents advance in liver characterization
By Mélisande Rouger
VIENNA - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can help to characterize liver disease, but it is tricky to know how best to proceed when ultrasound delivers very different results to those of CT or MR. Experts shared their knowledge of this topic at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress.
August 30, 2011
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ESC: Cardiac CT gains steadily against angiography
By John Brosky
PARIS - Angiography is invasive, costly, and too logistically cumbersome to be used as a diagnostic examination to rule out stenosis. That was the view of Dr. Stephan Achenbach, expressed in a heated debate during the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) annual congress.
August 30, 2011
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