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RT linked to hypothyroidism after breast cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Norwegian women who were treated with radiation therapy for stage II/III breast cancer had rates of thyroid disease as much as 300% higher than normal controls, according to a study published in the November issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.

October 20, 2009

Siemens launches breast tomo in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has begun commercial shipments in Europe of a full-field digital mammography system with 3D digital breast tomosynthesis capability.

October 19, 2009

Contrast ultrasound may spot early signs of atherosclerosis

By Erik L. Ridley

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can allow for reliable quantification of the neovascularization of the carotid artery vasa vasorum, enabling early identification of a condition that can be a precursor to atherosclerosis, according to a presentation at this week's Advances in Contrast Ultrasound: ICUS Bubble Conference in Chicago.

October 19, 2009

Study: Lung scintigraphy tops CTA in PE

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Lung scintigraphy may be more reliable than pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) for identifying or excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant patients, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

October 19, 2009

Premature delivery common after cancer diagnosis

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 20 - Iatrogenic preterm delivery is common among women diagnosed with invasive cancer during pregnancy, a new multicenter study shows. The study, published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, involved 215 women who received diagnoses of invasive cancers during pregnancy between 1998 and 2008.

October 19, 2009

Carestream nets U.K. contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health has been awarded a contract to supply its Carestream PACS software with diagnostic mammography workstations and integrated RIS to Dorset Breast Screening Unit.

October 18, 2009

Coronary angiography safe for patients with chronic kidney disease

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 16 - Coronary angiography is a recommended screening test for many patients undergoing kidney transplantation, and now new research shows that it can be performed in those with advanced chronic kidney disease without further impairing kidney function.

October 15, 2009

Biospace Med gets Dutch EOS sale

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French digital radiography firm Biospace Med has received its first order in the Netherlands to install its EOS digital radiography system.

October 15, 2009

Agfa nets two DR orders in France

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has completed installation of its integrated DX-D 500 digital radiography (DR) system at the Maine Image Santé Center in Le Mans, France.

October 15, 2009

Europeans seek to exempt MRI from EMF rules

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Healthcare professionals and patient groups in Europe are rallying behind an effort to permanently exempt MRI from a European Union proposal to set limits on the exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields.

October 15, 2009

Biochemical failure of high-intensity ultrasound for prostate CA redefined

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 16 - An increase in prostate-specific antigen level of 1.2 ng/mL over the nadir should be considered a biochemical failure after high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer, according to authors of a paper in the October issue of BJU International.

October 15, 2009

Brain iron may play role in multiple sclerosis progression

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 15 - Hyperechogenicity during transcranial brain sonography, thought to reflect iron accumulation, appears to be associated with subsequent progression of multiple sclerosis, German researchers report in the September 29 issue of Neurology.

October 14, 2009

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