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320-row perfusion CT shows promise for pancreatic tumors

By Eric Barnes

Perfusion CT with a 320-detector-row scanner offers improved resolution of pancreatic tumors due to its ability to image the entire organ without slice overlap, according to researchers from Berlin and Toronto.

February 4, 2010

New ultrasound techniques show promise in thyroid nodules

By Erik L. Ridley

Differentiating benign from malignant thyroid nodules can be difficult, but advanced ultrasound applications such as elastography, computer-assisted analysis, and 3D ultrasound may make that challenge a little easier, according to a trio of presentations at the 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

February 4, 2010

Functional MRI shows brain activity in some vegetative patients

By Wayne Forrest

Using functional MRI, researchers have found some brain activation, awareness, and cognition in a handful of patients in a vegetative or minimally conscious state, according to research published online February 3 by the New England Journal of Medicine.

February 3, 2010

Siemens wins U.K. contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has been chosen by a new U.K. hospital to supply a range of imaging technology.

February 3, 2010

New VC CAD algorithm reveals submucosal colon cancers

By Eric Barnes

A new computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm goes beyond flat-polyp detection to find submucosally invading colorectal cancers with virtual colonoscopy. Researchers say the software offers an important alternative to traditional CAD feature classification that could improve the sensitivity of all VC studies.

February 3, 2010

DVT predicts death in patients with pulmonary embolism

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 4 - The presence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients with pulmonary embolism is associated with an increased risk of death, according to a report in the January 28 online issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

February 3, 2010

Misonix enters Scandinavia distribution pact

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Misonix has entered into a new distribution agreement with a Scandinavian firm.

February 3, 2010

CT better than MRI for ruling out coronary disease

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 2 - When a noninvasive test for ruling out coronary artery disease is appropriate, CT-based angiography is more sensitive and specific than MRI-based angiography, a new meta-analysis shows.

February 1, 2010

NRG to select new Pallas developer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) is looking for another company to develop its 80-megawatt Pallas nuclear reactor in Petten, Netherlands.

February 1, 2010

Siemens orders PET/CT transport system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has ordered the Dignity Carrier patient transportation system from LinkMed.

February 1, 2010

MRI shows that exercise may increase brain volume

By Wayne Forrest

MR images show that exercise prompts an increase in hippocampal brain volume in patients with schizophrenia, as well as in healthy people, according to the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

January 31, 2010

Siemens to sell Microsoft HealthVault in Germany

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Microsoft and Siemens have signed an agreement giving Siemens the right to sell Microsoft's HealthVault personal health record platform in Germany.

January 31, 2010

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