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One-time sigmoidoscopy screening prevents colorectal cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 28 - Flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, British researchers reported online April 28 in the Lancet. Offered once to people ages 55 to 64, the procedure lowered the incidence of colorectal cancers by as much as one-third and cancer-specific mortality by up to 43%.
April 27, 2010
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Nuance installs eScription in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Speech recognition and software developer Nuance Communications has implemented its eScription computer-aided medical transcription technology for NHS Trusts and four hospital organizations in London.
April 26, 2010
Digital radiography falls short in lung cancer screening trial
By James Brice
While establishing the feasibility of digital radiography (DR) for lung cancer screening, a Dutch study has questioned the practicality of DR as a substitute for CT in detecting lung masses, according to a study published in the May issue of Radiology.
April 26, 2010
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SuperSonic touts breast ultrasound trial
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer SuperSonic Imagine is highlighting results from a large multicenter trial of its shear-wave elastography system for evaluating breast lesions.
April 26, 2010
Biospace touts EOS comparison to CR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French digital radiography (DR) firm Biospace Med is touting the results of a clinical study that shows that the company's EOS DR system has better image quality and lower radiation dose than computed radiography (CR).
April 26, 2010
Sectra lands 1st SyMRI software order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has sold its first SyMRI software suite to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
April 25, 2010
Study questions value of pricey heart screening
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Apr 26 - Examining patient records to pick out those at high risk of developing heart disease is cheaper and just as effective as screening all adults between ages 40 and 74, a British study showed on Monday.
April 25, 2010
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GE targets ultrasound energy reduction
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is joining with other medical device manufacturers to commit to a 25% reduction in average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 2012.
April 25, 2010
MeVis notches positive 2009 numbers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Boosted by more revenue from its digital mammography business, medical imaging software developer MeVis Medical Solutions grew revenues and earnings in 2009.
April 25, 2010
Accuray nets CyberKnife reimbursement
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray has received word that French and Italian health authorities have approved reimbursement for CyberKnife treatments.
April 25, 2010
Pediatric CT dose is low but varies widely in Belgium
By Cynthia E. Keen
A national survey of scan protocol behavior and radiation dose at hospitals in Belgium has found that even though most facilities are generally keeping pediatric CT radiation dose low, there is still some variation between sites in terms of median dose levels.
April 22, 2010
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Coronary disease common in antiphospholipid syndrome
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 22 - A substantial minority of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome have subclinical coronary disease, French researchers report. They came to this conclusion after examining 108 patients using late gadolinium-enhanced cardiac MRI.
April 21, 2010
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