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Europe, Asia-Pacific breast device markets growing
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The markets for breast cancer detection and therapy devices in the Europe and Asia-Pacific regions approached $900 million in 2008 and are growing at an annual rate of 8%.
April 20, 2009
IDSI renews Polish distributorship
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has renewed its distribution contract with Edo Med as its exclusive distributor in Poland.
April 16, 2009
Study: Western European PET scans up 21%
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An estimated 663,000 patient studies were performed using PET in Western Europe in 2008, reflecting a 21% increase from the 546,000 patient studies conducted in 2007, according to a new study.
April 16, 2009
Siemens wins U.K. install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has won a contract to outfit a new acute care hospital in the U.K. with medical imaging equipment.
April 15, 2009
CT colonography may yet challenge colonoscopy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 16 - Although CT colonography is a promising technique that has good sensitivity for detecting larger colon polyps and is less invasive than colonoscopy, it does not appear to be cost-effective for average-risk colorectal cancer screening. However, used in the right circumstances, the CT technique could prove to be economically viable, according to U.S. and Dutch researchers.
April 15, 2009
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Homeopathy appears compatible with cancer therapy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 15 - There is limited evidence that homeopathic remedies ease the side effects of cancer treatments, but they at least seem to cause no serious adverse effects or drug interactions, according to a report published Tuesday.
April 14, 2009
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IHE's XDS-I profile may help with CD import dilemma
By Erik L. Ridley
Institutions that struggle with managing patient CDs from outside locations should consider taking advantage of the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Cross-enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging (XDS-I) integration profile, according to a presentation at the 2009 European Congress of Radiology.
April 13, 2009
Aspirin may increase likelihood of cerebral microbleeds
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 14 - Use of platelet aggregation inhibitors, particularly aspirin, is related to the presence of cerebral microbleeds in lobar brain sites, a Dutch research team reports in the Archives of Neurology. To see if antithrombotic drug use is related to cerebral microbleeds, the investigators obtained MRI scans from 1,062 subjects.
April 13, 2009
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GE inks deal with Brigham and Women's
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked a long-term PET research agreement with Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston.
April 13, 2009
Gated SPECT best indicator for cardiac events
By Wayne Forrest
Myocardial perfusion abnormalities obtained after stress, as well as the extent of scar tissue detected by gated SPECT, are the best predictors of cardiac events in patients with suspected or known ischemic heart disease, according to a new Italian study.
April 12, 2009
Drug boost plus radiotherapy promising in glioblastoma
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 13 - Intensive treatment with a combination of lomustine, temozolomide, and radiotherapy can achieve long-term survival in patients newly diagnosed with glioblastoma, German and Swiss researchers report in the March 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
April 12, 2009
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Study: MRI detects cause of writer's cramp
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A French study has found that abnormalities in the fibers connecting different brain areas may contribute to muscle disorders, such as writer's cramp.
April 12, 2009
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