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Rogan-Delft validates Matrox boards

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Display provider Matrox Graphics announced that Netherlands-based Rogan-Delft has validated Matrox Xenia series display controller boards for its Zillion radiology workstations.

October 29, 2009

Concurrent chemo + radiation increases survival in advanced head, neck cancer

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 29 - Giving chemotherapy during radiotherapy to patients with locally advanced, nonresected head or neck carcinoma nearly doubles their average overall survival and more than doubles their event-free survival, compared to giving the treatments separately, research indicates.

October 28, 2009

Risk of thyroid cancer increased in childhood cancer survivors

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 28 - Childhood cancer survivors are 18 times more likely to develop thyroid cancer than the general population, U.K. researchers report.

October 27, 2009

Diagnosis, abortion of Down's babies rising in U.K.

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Oct 27 - A rise in older women becoming pregnant has led to a big jump in Down's syndrome diagnoses in Britain, but fewer babies are born with the condition because more than 90 percent are aborted, researchers said on Tuesday.

October 26, 2009

Functional MRI may help with prognosis for comatose patients

By Wayne Forrest

French researchers have found good agreement between functional MRI (fMRI) and FDG-PET in assessing brain function in comatose patients. Their research indicates that fMRI potentially could help guide treatment of these individuals.

October 25, 2009

Ignoring breast CAD detections cuts sensitivity

By Eric Barnes

Computer-aided detection (CAD) is effective at finding breast cancers -- including lesions that would have otherwise been missed by experienced radiologists. Unfortunately, CAD's overall benefit is diluted by the downside of radiologists ignoring true-positive CAD marks.

October 22, 2009

Infinitt establishes European subsidiary

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

RIS/PACS vendor Infinitt North America and Infinitt Healthcare have established a subsidiary in Europe.

October 22, 2009

Siemens hits milestone Biograph mCT install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has delivered its first Biograph mCT hybrid molecular imaging system in the U.K.

October 20, 2009

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

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