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VC shows high diagnostic yield after failed colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy finds significant pathology in patients referred after failed colonoscopy, according to a study presented at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in New Orleans. The results show the need for a complete colon exam and highlight VC's strengths in detecting extracolonic abnormalities.
May 5, 2010
Varian scores 3 installs in Turkey
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has installed its Clinac linear accelerator equipped with RapidArc radiotherapy technology at three oncology centers in Istanbul.
May 5, 2010
Ziehm completes U.K. C-arm order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging has completed an order for a mobile C-arm from the North Bristol NHS Trust in the U.K.
May 5, 2010
Male smokers having CABG have high AAA prevalence
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 5 - Some men having coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery -- especially smokers -- should also be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), even if they're younger than screening guideline thresholds, French researchers suggest.
May 4, 2010
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FDG-PET/CT detects recurrence of colorectal cancer
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT has a "significant role" in characterizing suspected colorectal cancer recurrence at an early stage, according to a study presented by U.K. researchers at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting this week in San Diego.
May 4, 2010
Flexible sigmoidoscopy of dubious value after VC
By Eric Barnes
The yield of additional pathological findings was quite low in a group of symptomatic patients who underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy after virtual colonoscopy screening, according to a poster presentation at this week's Digestive Disease Week meeting in New Orleans.
May 3, 2010
Breast MRI improves cancer staging for newly diagnosed women
By Kate Madden Yee
Contrast-enhanced breast MRI finds breast lesions missed on mammography and ultrasound, and can help surgeons plan the best surgical treatment, improving patient outcomes, according to a study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting this week in San Diego.
May 2, 2010
Accelerated RT improves lung cancer survival
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Patients diagnosed with non-small cell or small cell lung cancer that has not metastasized have better overall survival outcomes when treated with hyperfractionated or accelerated radiation therapy (RT), according to a new meta-analysis.
May 2, 2010
PET detecting tumor 'cold spots' may aid RT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Using PET to fine-tune radiation therapy (RT) to take into account which portions of a cancer patient's tumor grow the most rapidly may improve cancer control while subjecting the patient to lower radiation doses, Dutch researchers suggested at the European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva.
May 2, 2010
eMix adds European distributor
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
DR Systems venture eMix has signed its first European distributor agreement.
May 2, 2010
Carestream nets French accreditation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received approval from the Ministry of Health and Sports in France to host personal health data.
April 29, 2010
Siemens retools healthcare division
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG on April 30 announced changes in the organization of its Siemens Healthcare division that include creating separate divisions for advanced imaging modalities and less complex radiology systems.
April 29, 2010
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