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IBA scores financing
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received financing from the European Investment Bank for 50 million euros ($72.5 million U.S.).
December 17, 2009
MRI shows age- and gender-based differences in myocardial motion
By Eric Barnes
People who suspect that men's and women's hearts march to different drummers now have proof from cardiac MRI. Myocardial motion is strongly influenced by gender as well as age, according to researchers from Freiburg, Germany.
December 17, 2009
Ares completes Esaote buyout
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Biomedical and healthcare equity fund Ares Life Sciences has completed its purchase of a 40% stake in Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote.
December 15, 2009
CAD catches most flat polyps on virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Computer-aided detection (CAD) is sensitive for all but the flattest of flat colorectal lesions, even in minimally prepped patients, according to a new study from Italy. Using CAD, radiologists significantly improved their ability to detect the elusive polyps, which can harbor precancerous lesions.
December 15, 2009
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NRG schedules Petten reactor repairs
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dutch radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) will begin repairs to the primary cooling water pipework of its High Flux Reactor on February 19, 2010.
December 14, 2009
CT calcium detection helps rule out obstructive coronary disease
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 15 - Non-enhanced CT for calcium detection is a reliable way to exclude obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with chest pain, researchers report in the December issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.
December 14, 2009
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Caution urged on early mammography for high-risk women
By Edward Susman
Women at high risk of breast cancer should be cautious about undergoing mammography or other chest x-ray studies before the age of 30 due to the risk that radiation exposure might trigger cancer, according to research presented at last week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 10, 2009
Tissue Doppler ratio predicts cardiac events in hypertensive patients
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 10 - Estimates of left atrial filling pressure, drawn from Doppler studies of the left ventricle, can strongly predict a first cardiac event in hypertensive patients, according to a report in the November 26 European Heart Journal.
December 9, 2009
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NRG endorses Petten site for reactor
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dutch radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) has expressed its preference for Petten, Netherlands, as the site of its proposed research reactor.
December 7, 2009
Ultrasound signals of asymptomatic emboli predict stroke risk
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 7 - Asymptomatic emboli detected by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography can predict stroke risk, according to a report in the December issue of Stroke.
December 6, 2009
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Echocardiography test beats SPECT for predicting problems after MI
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 7 - Myocardial contrast echocardiography is superior to nitrate-enhanced SPECT in predicting cardiac death and other cardiac events after acute myocardial infarction, say researchers from the U.K. in the November 1 American Journal of Cardiology.
December 6, 2009
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IBA wins court order to reapply for contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has won the right to reapply for a contract with a proton therapy center in Sweden, after a court ruled the contract had been granted wrongly to Varian Medical Systems.
December 3, 2009
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