Clinical News: Page 1113

New CAD for COPD parses disease type, severity

By Eric Barnes

Dutch researchers are taking computer-aided detection (CAD) of the lungs beyond suspicious lung nodules and into the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), aiming to identify the patients most likely to benefit from treatment.

September 30, 2010

ACR endorses mammo for women 40-49

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is endorsing a Swedish study published online in Cancer that confirms that annual mammography screening of women in their 40s reduces the breast cancer death rate in this population by nearly 30%.

September 29, 2010

Global contrast market to reach $14B

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Driven by growing volumes of diagnostic examinations and widening applications, the world market for imaging contrast agents is projected to reach $14 billion by 2015.

September 29, 2010

Mammograms saved lives of women under 50: study

By Reuters Health

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a study likely to add to the debate over when and how often to screen for breast cancer, Swedish researchers said on Wednesday that women aged 40-49 who got regular mammograms were 29% less likely to die of the disease.

September 29, 2010

Biospace changes name to EOS Imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French digital radiography firm Biospace Med has changed its name to EOS Imaging.

September 28, 2010

Sybermedica secures Commonwealth role

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. healthcare software developer Sybermedica said that the England Commonwealth Games medical team will use its PACSMail software at next week's event in Delhi.

September 28, 2010

Routine CT scans offer disease-detection bonus

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Surprise findings on a chest CT scan -- unrelated to the original reason for having the 3D imaging performed -- may help identify people at high risk for cardiovascular disease, suggests a new Dutch study.

September 28, 2010

U.K. survey finds satisfaction with PACS, but issues linger

By Erik L. Ridley

While the overwhelming majority of U.K. clinicians are satisfied with PACS, a number of thorny issues still need to be addressed, according to research published in the September issue of the European Journal of Radiology.

September 28, 2010

Nuance to expand in Swedish market

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Nuance Communications is increasing its presence in the Swedish healthcare IT market through its partnership with Max Manus of Oslo for hospitalwide implementations of speech recognition technologies.

September 27, 2010

Naviscan touts PEM study results

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PET developer Naviscan is touting the results of a prospective study that concluded that positron emission mammography (PEM) and breast MRI had comparably high efficacy in detecting cancerous lesions.

September 27, 2010

Nucletron signs license agreements

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has signed license agreements with MedCom and Pi Medical for Oncentra Seeds, the next-generation seeds treatment planning module of Oncentra Prostate.

September 27, 2010

Sectra readies RSNA introductions

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra will bring a number of new additions to its product portfolio to the 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

September 27, 2010

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