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Sectra nabs U.K. contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has won a contract for its mammography and osteoporosis screening technology with a U.K. hospital, the company said.

October 20, 2010

Low-risk prostate cancer patients choose surveillance in U.K.

By Cynthia E. Keen

Thousands of men in the U.K. diagnosed with low-risk localized prostate cancer are delaying aggressive treatment, according to a new study in the October issue of BJU International. Instead, they are opting for active surveillance that includes monitoring and testing of prostate-specific antigen levels.

October 20, 2010

7T MRI matches 3T in right coronary artery imaging

By Wayne Forrest

Dutch researchers have concluded that in vivo human imaging of the right coronary artery at 7-tesla MRI equals or surpasses 3-tesla MRI, according to a study published in the October issue of Radiology.

October 19, 2010

Barco releases new 24-inch monitor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image display firm Barco will launch a new 24-inch widescreen display, MDRC-2124, at the Journées Françaises de Radiologie meeting in Paris this week.

October 19, 2010

Parascript lands another CE Mark

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Parascript has received the European CE Mark for its AccuDetect mammography CAD software.

October 17, 2010

Pregnancy safe after uterine artery embolization for fibroids

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women can safely get pregnant and deliver healthy babies after undergoing uterine artery embolization for fibroids, researchers from Portugal report in a September 25 online paper in Fertility and Sterility.

October 17, 2010