Clinical News: Page 1139

Varian completes U.K. install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A network of U.K. hospitals has completed its installation of chemotherapy software from radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.
January 11, 2010
CTA motion model aims to improve cardiac function analysis
By Eric Barnes
Dutch researchers used an automated coronary artery motion model to analyze cardiac function from electrocardiogram-gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) data. The method promises to improve cardiac function analysis and reconstruction interval selection, and even provide new information on coronary artery motion at different heart rates.
January 10, 2010
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DSCT edges out 64-slice CT in coronary artery imaging
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography performed on dual-source CT (DSCT) confers a slight advantage in image quality with slightly fewer nondiagnostic vessel segments compared to 64-detector-row CT. Calcification remains a challenge with both types of scanners, but it's slightly less problematic with dual-source systems, say researchers from the University of Rome.
January 7, 2010
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Antibody patterns differ in patients with and without colorectal cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 8 - Symptomatic patients with and without colorectal cancer can be distinguished on the basis of antibody profiles, researchers in Ireland have found. Their results were reported in the January issue of Gut.
January 7, 2010
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European cancer rates declining, report indicates
By Cynthia E. Keen
Cancer mortality is steadily declining in Europe, echoing a trend also being seen in the U.S. and Japan, according to a study comparing cancer deaths between 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. In the European Union, mortality rates for all cancers fell by 10% in men and 8% in women.
January 6, 2010
Growth rate of small abdominal aortic aneurysms predicts need for intervention
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 - Only about half of small abdominal aortic aneurysms will increase in size, and those that grow less than 1.5 mm per year are seldom of clinical relevance, new research suggests.
January 6, 2010
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Healthcare IT pays off, but don't hold your breath
By Cynthia E. Keen
Investing in healthcare IT projects such as electronic health records (EHR) and e-prescription systems produces significant socioeconomic benefits, but it can take nearly 10 years to see the first positive returns, according to a new study from Europe.
January 6, 2010
DNA defect predicts RT outcome for endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) may not be an effective treatment for women diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial cancer whose tumors have a DNA deficiency, according to preliminary research from the Canary Institute for Cancer Research in Las Palmas, Spain.
January 5, 2010
Ultrasound elastography characterizes fibrosis severity
By Erik L. Ridley
A Spanish research team has found that ultrasound elastography can reliably differentiate between rapid or slow fibrosis in liver transplant patients, paving the way for earlier identification of patients at risk of hepatitis C recurrence.
January 5, 2010
DTI beats standard MRI in predicting early memory loss, study shows
By Wayne Forrest
Italian researchers say that MRI with a diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) technique appears to be superior to conventional MRI in detecting brain changes that predict future memory decline, according to a study published online on January 6 in Neurology.
January 5, 2010
Barco completes FIMI buy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image display firm Barco has finalized its acquisition of Italian display provider FIMI from Philips Healthcare.
January 5, 2010
GE, Intel expand pact to U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Intel have expanded their sales and marketing agreement for the Intel Health Guide remote patient monitoring system to include the U.K.
January 4, 2010
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