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OR Technology signs Danish hospital

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German image processing and PACS developer OR Technology has added Klinik Kellers Park in Brejning, Denmark, to its customer list.

January 12, 2010

Toshiba brings Aquilion One to London

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Toshiba Medical Systems has installed its Aquilion One 320-detector-row scanner at the European Scanning Center in London.

January 12, 2010

Varian completes U.K. install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A network of U.K. hospitals has completed its installation of chemotherapy software from radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems.

January 11, 2010

CTA motion model aims to improve cardiac function analysis

By Eric Barnes

Dutch researchers used an automated coronary artery motion model to analyze cardiac function from electrocardiogram-gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) data. The method promises to improve cardiac function analysis and reconstruction interval selection, and even provide new information on coronary artery motion at different heart rates.

January 10, 2010

DSCT edges out 64-slice CT in coronary artery imaging

By Eric Barnes

Coronary CT angiography performed on dual-source CT (DSCT) confers a slight advantage in image quality with slightly fewer nondiagnostic vessel segments compared to 64-detector-row CT. Calcification remains a challenge with both types of scanners, but it's slightly less problematic with dual-source systems, say researchers from the University of Rome.

January 7, 2010

Antibody patterns differ in patients with and without colorectal cancer

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 8 - Symptomatic patients with and without colorectal cancer can be distinguished on the basis of antibody profiles, researchers in Ireland have found. Their results were reported in the January issue of Gut.

January 7, 2010

European cancer rates declining, report indicates

By Cynthia E. Keen

Cancer mortality is steadily declining in Europe, echoing a trend also being seen in the U.S. and Japan, according to a study comparing cancer deaths between 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. In the European Union, mortality rates for all cancers fell by 10% in men and 8% in women.

January 6, 2010

Growth rate of small abdominal aortic aneurysms predicts need for intervention

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 - Only about half of small abdominal aortic aneurysms will increase in size, and those that grow less than 1.5 mm per year are seldom of clinical relevance, new research suggests.

January 6, 2010

Healthcare IT pays off, but don't hold your breath

By Cynthia E. Keen

Investing in healthcare IT projects such as electronic health records (EHR) and e-prescription systems produces significant socioeconomic benefits, but it can take nearly 10 years to see the first positive returns, according to a new study from Europe.

January 6, 2010

DNA defect predicts RT outcome for endometrial cancer

By Cynthia E. Keen

Radiation therapy (RT) may not be an effective treatment for women diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial cancer whose tumors have a DNA deficiency, according to preliminary research from the Canary Institute for Cancer Research in Las Palmas, Spain.

January 5, 2010

Ultrasound elastography characterizes fibrosis severity

By Erik L. Ridley

A Spanish research team has found that ultrasound elastography can reliably differentiate between rapid or slow fibrosis in liver transplant patients, paving the way for earlier identification of patients at risk of hepatitis C recurrence.

January 5, 2010

DTI beats standard MRI in predicting early memory loss, study shows

By Wayne Forrest

Italian researchers say that MRI with a diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) technique appears to be superior to conventional MRI in detecting brain changes that predict future memory decline, according to a study published online on January 6 in Neurology.

January 5, 2010

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