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Preop chemo plus radiation does not extend survival in patients with rectal cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 22 - The addition of chemotherapy to preoperative radiotherapy in patients with resectable rectal cancer improved local control, but did not increase long-term survival, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by Belgian researchers.
July 21, 2009
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PACSGear expands European office
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS accessories firm PACSGear has expanded its European office in Munich, Germany.
July 20, 2009
Italray gets Greek DR install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian x-ray vendor Italray has installed its X-Frame DR-2T dual-detector digital radiography (DR) system in the Hospital of Arta in Greece.
July 20, 2009
Adding PET to 64-slice CT aids detection of heart disease
By Wayne Forrest
Adding functional data from PET to 64-slice coronary CT angiography can improve the latter's ability to detect coronary artery disease, overcoming the modality's historic weak point in specificity, according to U.K. researchers.
July 19, 2009
IBA secures Italian installation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has signed a deal to build a proton therapy center in Trento, Italy.
July 19, 2009
Dexela signs supply contract with NovaRad
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast imaging developer Dexela has entered into an agreement with NovaRad to supply WorkstationOne software for NovaRad's mammography image viewer device, the company announced.
July 16, 2009
Nuance tapped for U.K. contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
e-Dict and Euromed Networks have been awarded a contract to supply MedSpeech digital dictation with integrated SpeechMagic speech recognition from Nuance Communications for the Bupa Cromwell Hospital Radiology Department.
July 16, 2009
Prospectively gated coronary CTA nearly equals normal-dose scans
By Eric Barnes
Researchers in Italy report that low-dose prospectively gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) scans are nearly equivalent to retrospectively gated exams in diagnostic accuracy, while reducing radiation dose by up to 72%, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 16, 2009
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Carestream nets European orders for DRX-1
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has won contracts with nine European healthcare facilities for its Carestream DRX-1 system.
July 15, 2009
Capsule endoscopy lacks sensitivity of colonoscopy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 16 - Although capsule endoscopy provides visualization of the colonic mucosa, it is not as sensitive as standard colonoscopy for detecting polyps and cancer, European researchers report.
July 15, 2009
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Charité to study CTLM system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems announced that Charité Medical University in Berlin has begun a clinical study of its breast imaging technology.
July 15, 2009
Hybrid FDG-PET, MRI not ready for carotid plaque assessment
By Wayne Forrest
Although FDG-PET and MRI can contribute separately to the detection and assessment of carotid plaque, there is a lack of consensus between the two modalities when combined for hybrid imaging, according to U.K. researchers.
July 15, 2009
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