Clinical News: Page 1179

Minimal prep VC nearly as sensitive, better tolerated

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - A new study from the U.S. and Japan found that full-laxative and minimum-laxative virtual colonoscopy had equivalent sensitivities for detecting colorectal polyps 6 mm and larger, though specificity fell in the minimum-prep regimen. The patients were happy to skip the laxatives, however.

March 6, 2009

ECR delivers new findings on digital breast tomosynthesis

By Rob Skelding

VIENNA - Delegates at the 2009 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) saw a series of presentations Friday unveiling new findings and key updates on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). As the body of research builds in this relatively unexplored field, the advantages and limitations of DBT compared with conventional full-field digital mammography and other modalities are becoming better defined.

March 6, 2009

Philips debuts new service program

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare introduced its new Philips Utilization Services program at this week's European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.

March 5, 2009

Hitachi touts elastography technology at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hitachi Medical Systems is promoting its Real-time Tissue Elastography ultrasound module at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.

March 5, 2009

Integrating lung CAD with PACS boosts utilization

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Integrating computer-aided detection (CAD) technology into PACS workstations can dramatically boost its usage for detecting pulmonary nodules on MDCT studies, according to research from the University of Munich in Germany.

March 5, 2009

Agfa scores three contracts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has been selected by Polish healthcare provider Enel-Med to install its Impax 6 PACS to serve the needs of its seven facilities and more than 360 medical institution customers across Poland.

March 5, 2009

Hologic completes Netherlands contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic has received a final order for 14 Selenia digital mammography systems with service contracts from a Netherlands dealer.

March 5, 2009

320-slice coronary CTA permits much lower contrast dose

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Single-beat scanning not only enables significant radiation dose reductions in coronary CT angiography (CTA), the short duration of the scan permits drastically lower contrast doses as well, at least in patients with regular heartbeats and no arrhythmias.

March 5, 2009

Merge upgrades Cedara I-ReadMammo

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has released its latest update to Cedara I-ReadMammo for digital breast imaging review.

March 5, 2009

Medicsight unveils new ColonCAD version at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection software developer Medicsight has launched a new version of its ColonCAD software at this year's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.

March 5, 2009

Confirma, Medrad ink deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection technology developer Confirma and contrast injector technology provider Medrad have announced a new European partnership at this week's European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.

March 5, 2009

Barco upgrades Nio display

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image display and advanced visualization firm Barco has upgraded its Nio Color 3MP diagnostic display system.

March 5, 2009

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