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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation beneficial for patients over 80

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is an effective alternative to surgery for patients over 80 years old, researchers from Germany report in the November 9 online issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.

November 27, 2010

CAD boosts new readers in diagnosing stenosis on CCTA

By Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - Computer-aided detection (CAD) software can improve the diagnosis of stenosis on coronary CT angiography (CCTA), although the level of performance gain varies by level of reader experience, according to research presented Sunday at the 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 27, 2010

Preoperative breast MRI doesn't raise overall mastectomy rate

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Increased use of preoperative breast MRI does not raise the overall mastectomy rate, according to researchers from the University of Genoa in Italy -- good news as the modality comes under scrutiny as a tool for diagnosing and managing breast cancer in high-risk populations.

November 27, 2010

Agfa inks resale deal with Forcare

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare announced it has signed a resale agreement to market Dutch healthcare IT firm Forcare's interoperability software products as part of its Impax Data Center.

November 27, 2010

FDG-PET/CT, MRI can help assess stem cell transplant response

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - While FDG-PET/CT may be more suitable for early response detection of bone involvement after stem cell transplantation, whole-body MRI can be an "additional predictive marker" for long-term evaluation, according to a study presented Sunday at the RSNA annual meeting.

November 27, 2010

Fully automated gating: A new era for PET?

A fully automated algorithm that can extract a respiratory signal from raw PET data has the potential to make gating a more convenient -- and, therefore, more widely adopted -- utility in clinical PET, according to an article published in Medical Physics.

November 24, 2010

Tomosynthesis uncovers occult scaphoid fractures

By James Brice

Digital radiography tomosynthesis shows promise for diagnosing acute scaphoid wrist fractures that can lead to severe complications when missed with conventional radiography, according to a pilot study published online November 6 in the journal Skeletal Radiology.

November 23, 2010

Less invasive lung cancer staging strategy has multiple benefits: study

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Initiating mediastinal nodal staging of suspected lung cancer with endosonography, followed by surgical staging (mediastinoscopy) if needed, improves the detection of metastases and reduces the rate of unnecessary thoracotomies, compared with surgical staging alone.

November 23, 2010

GammaLoc adds to Dilon gamma cameras

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast-specific gamma imaging developer Dilon Diagnostics' GammaLoc gamma-guided biopsy system is being implemented as an accessory to Dilon 6800 gamma cameras in North and Central America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

November 22, 2010

Report: DR to drive European market

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Demand for digital radiography (DR) systems will increase significantly in European markets, while computed radiography units will reach saturation levels in many European sectors, according to a survey from German market research firm Data Information Intelligence.

November 21, 2010

Mammo screening reduces death rate in medium-risk women

By Kate Madden Yee

Yearly mammography in women in their 40s with a medium familial risk of breast cancer can reduce the mortality rate by almost 30%, according to new research published online November 18 in Lancet.

November 18, 2010

eMix to display image sharing at RSNA

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

eMix plans to highlight new features of its cloud-based image sharing technology for studies and reports at the upcoming RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 18, 2010

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