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Italians advocate home delivery of portable radiology services
By Cynthia E. Keen
For frail elderly patients, a visit to a hospital radiology department for an imaging examination can be an exhausting, disorienting ordeal. Physicians in Torino, Italy, reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine that home delivery of radiology services can eliminate this problem.
August 17, 2011
Morpho gets OK for German e-health card
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Identification and e-document solution company Morpho of Flintbek, Germany, has received official approval to produce Germany's new electronic health card.
August 16, 2011
Microsoft appoints new health director for Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Microsoft has appointed Elena Bonfiglioli as senior director of health of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa public sector. She will report to Microsoft's worldwide health general manager, Neil Jordan.
August 16, 2011
Errors in speech recognition; can we trust Wikipedia? And, bionic vet
By Philip Ward
August 16, 2011
The 'Bionic Vet' to speak at UKRC in 2012
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Radiological Congress (UKRC) has confirmed that the outspoken and controversial "Bionic Vet," Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick, will speak at the meeting in 2012 in Manchester.
August 16, 2011
Carry on speaking to your machines, U.K. study urges
By Philip Ward
The more radiologists use a voice recognition system (VRS), the fewer mistakes they make. That's the central message of a U.K. study that examined errors in VRS reports over a nine-year period.
August 16, 2011
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Skin tests may give clues to safe iodinated contrast media
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients with delayed allergic reactions to iodinated contrast media, skin tests may help in selecting an alternative agent, French researchers suggest in an online letter to the editor of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
August 16, 2011
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Treatment guidelines for chronic heart failure receive overhaul
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of chronic heart failure in adults in the August 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. These new guidelines update and make important changes compared with prior recommendations issued by NICE in 2003.
August 15, 2011
NeuroLogica gets CE Mark for inSPira HD
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Portable scanner developer NeuroLogica has received CE Mark approval for its inSPira HD portable high-resolution SPECT camera.
August 15, 2011
Uterine fibroid embolization does not alter onset of menopause
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women younger than age 45, uterine fibroid embolization doesn't advance the onset of menopause, Italian researchers reported in a study published online July 29 in Fertility and Sterility.
August 15, 2011
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BI-RADS MR mammography accurately determines malignancy
By Rebekah Moan
A BI-RADS-associated MR mammography algorithm can accurately diagnose breast tumors, German researchers found. However, due to false-negative and false-positive MR mammography results, histology is still necessary.
August 14, 2011
Wikipedia: Information you can trust?
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
In science, avoid Wikipedia. In life, think twice before you trust Wikipedia. For crossword puzzles, though, Wikipedia is perfect, according to maverick radiologist Dr. Peter Rinck. Find out why he thinks so in his latest column.
August 14, 2011
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