Clinical News: Page 1135

Shorter EBRT course works well for epithelial disease
By Cynthia E. Keen
As the sun-worshiping baby boomer generation ages throughout the world, the incidence of epithelial cancer is increasing. For patients with this skin disease, electron beam radiation therapy (EBRT) provides an excellent alternative to surgery, according to a new study published online in Radiotherapy and Oncology.
March 30, 2010
Heart rate key to image quality in low-dose coronary CTA
By Eric Barnes
Heart rate control is an important factor for success in prospectively gated coronary CT angiography (CTA). But once patients are beta-blocked, the success rate is high and the doses are uniformly low, according to a new study by Swiss researchers.
March 28, 2010
Helptag Broadcast Approval - Notification Subject
March 25, 2010
CAD offers value in detecting pulmonary embolism
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can offer significant clinical value in diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism, if a recent study presented at the 2010 European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, Austria, is any indication.
March 25, 2010
Diverticular disease favors prone over supine VC images
By Eric Barnes
Diverticular disease, an unfortunate result of low-fiber Western diets that increases in incidence with age to burden most of the elderly population, has a friend in virtual colonoscopy. That's because VC generally provides an easier colon exam for both patient and provider than conventional colonoscopy.
March 25, 2010
Moderate drinking may slow arthritis progression
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 26 - Some studies have suggested that moderate drinkers have a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, and now new findings link the habit to a slower progression of the joint disease.
March 25, 2010
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Mammography advocates weigh in on Nordic study
By Kate Madden Yee
Proponents of screening mammography have been quick to criticize a study published this week by Norwegian and Danish scientists that claims there's no evidence that mammography screening for breast cancer has any effect on death rates.
March 25, 2010
Telemis inks OEM pact with Maidis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS vendor Telemis has signed a development agreement with Maidis, an international hospital information system vendor located in France and the United Arab Emirates.
March 25, 2010
Siemens ships new MRI scanners in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has begun commercial shipments of its two newest MRI systems in the U.K.
March 25, 2010
Xograph, IntraVeno team in Ireland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare has expanded its partnership with IntraVeno Healthcare in Ireland.
March 25, 2010
Breast cancer screens don't save lives: Nordic study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Mar 25 - Nordic scientists said on Wednesday they had found no evidence that screening women for breast cancer has any effect on death rates, adding to an already fierce international debate about routine testing.
March 24, 2010
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OR Technology signs Austrian vet hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German image processing and PACS developer OR Technology has received an order for its dicomPACS vet offering from Vienna veterinary hospital Kleintierklinik Breitensee.
March 22, 2010
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