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Coronary CTA and MR MPI have complementary roles
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CTA) and MR myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) work best as a team for evaluating chest pain patients with suspected coronary artery disease, according to a new study published online in Radiology.
February 21, 2010
Projectiondesign to display new products at ECR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Norwegian firm Projectiondesign plans to introduce its first solid-state light-source projector designed for the medical market at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria.
February 18, 2010
Sectra to highlight wide area radiology at ECR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra will highlight its wide area radiology offerings at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria.
February 17, 2010
U.K. cancer survival rates, spending lag Europe
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Feb 18 - Cancer death rates are falling in Britain, but the chances of surviving the disease are still worse than the European average and there has been little progress in closing the gap, according to a report on cancer on Wednesday.
February 17, 2010
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Italian study finds vertebroplasty effective
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A large, multicenter Italian study has concluded that vertebroplasty is effective in treating vertebral compression fractures, providing significant and sustained pain relief.
February 17, 2010
BSD Medical nabs Swiss contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical has won an installation of its hyperthermia system at a Swiss hospital.
February 17, 2010
Covidien signs deal to produce Mo-99 at Polish reactor
By Wayne Forrest
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has inked an agreement with the Institute of Atomic Energy in Poland to augment Covidien's supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), which is used in the production of the medical isotope technetium-99m.
February 16, 2010
DVT, pulmonary embolism common with superficial thrombosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 17 - Superficial venous thrombosis is often considered benign, but new research suggests that one in four patients also have deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). Moreover, many patients without DVT or PE on presentation will develop them in the next three months.
February 16, 2010
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PET/CT cost-effective for head, neck squamous cell carcinoma
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT is not only most effective for pretreatment screening of distant metastases in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, the combined modalities do so with no additional costs to healthcare providers, according to researchers in the Netherlands.
February 16, 2010
MRI does not reduce reoperation rates for breast cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 12 - Including MRI in the preoperative workup of breast cancer does not reduce reoperation rates, according to the results of the Comparative Effectiveness of MR Imaging in Breast Cancer (COMICE) trial.
February 11, 2010
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PET scan can increase accuracy of head/neck cancer staging
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 11 - Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck can be staged more accurately with whole-body PET using F-18 FDG, according to European researchers.
February 10, 2010
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Childhood cancer survivors at increased heart risk
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 11 - Survivors of childhood cancer who received certain types of treatment are at dramatically increased risk of dying from a heart-related condition later on, new research shows.
February 10, 2010
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