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Diagnostic balloon occlusion in normal coronary arteries is safe
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 18 - Diagnostic balloon occlusion is safe in normal coronary arteries, researchers say. They studied outcomes of the procedure in 133 patients with 141 entirely normal coronary arteries and 183 patients with 285 partially normal arteries (at least one stenotic lesion).
May 17, 2010
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U.K. oncology center learns lessons with tomotherapy adoption
By Cynthia E. Keen
How does a busy radiation oncology department adopt and implement a new treatment technology with which it has no prior experience? Through careful planning, effective teamwork, and ample time allocated for training and development of a rigorous quality assurance program.
May 17, 2010
Siemens scores U.K. digital mammo order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received an order from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust in the U.K. for five Mammomat Inspiration full-field digital mammography systems.
May 12, 2010
GE's German IT unit chooses Matrox boards
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare's IT division in Germany is recommending Xenia Series display controller boards from Matrox Graphics for GE Centricity RIS/PACS workstations.
May 11, 2010
CR-based digital mammography beats analog for screening
By Kate Madden Yee
In the push to convert to digital mammography, many facilities are using computed radiography (CR)-based systems as an interim step. But just how well does CR mammography compare to traditional analog imaging in a screening environment?
May 10, 2010
FAST recommended first for kids with blunt abdominal trauma
By Cynthia E. Keen
In many emergency departments, CT exams are the imaging study most frequently ordered for patients admitted with blunt abdominal trauma. However, pediatric surgeons and radiologists from Germany recommend that ultrasound combined with clinical assessment is just as effective, thus avoiding radiation exposure.
May 6, 2010
Lung CAD performs best as second reader
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software yields a higher level of sensitivity for identifying lung nodules as a second reader than when used concurrently during image interpretation, according to research from the University of Verona in Italy.
May 6, 2010
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
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