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High-field MRI appropriate for fetal autopsy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Whole-body high-field MRI yields diagnostically accurate images of human fetuses, according to a new U.K. study. As a minimally invasive postmortem exam, a whole-body high-field MRI exam may be more acceptable than a conventional autopsy to parents, who are often reluctant to approve this invasive procedure.
August 17, 2009
Petten reactor back online
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group High Flux Reactor in Petten, Netherlands, is back online ahead of schedule.
August 17, 2009
Salvage radiotherapy preserves useful vision in retinoblastoma
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 17 - In patients with bilateral retinoblastoma, salvage external-beam radiotherapy is highly effective in preserving eyes with useful vision following failed chemotherapy and focal treatments, U.K. researchers report.
August 16, 2009
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Quality of life better with brachytherapy for endometrial cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 24 - Endometrial cancer patients who undergo vaginal brachytherapy have a better quality of life (QoL) than those who receive external beam pelvic radiotherapy, according to Dutch researchers.
August 16, 2009
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PET testing reduces futile resections for colorectal liver metastases
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 17 - Use of F-18 FDG-PET imaging can reduce the rate of futile laparotomies in patients with colorectal liver metastases from 45% to 28%, according to a report in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 16, 2009
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Elekta scores Brazilian order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has received an order from the Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo in Brazil for six radiation therapy systems.
August 13, 2009
European healthcare IT outsourcing to grow
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European outsourcing market for healthcare IT could grow by more than 50% to $1.09 billion in 2015, according to a new report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
August 13, 2009
Dual-source CT can reduce radiation exposure with optimization protocols
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 12 - Radiation exposure can be reduced using dual-source CT instead of 16- or 64-slice CT for coronary angiography, but only if dose optimization protocols are used, according to a report in the August 15 issue of Heart.
August 11, 2009
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Biotronics3D, Merge partner
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Biotronics3D and Merge Healthcare have teamed to release three Biotronics3D applications for downloading from Merge's eFilm Web site.
August 11, 2009
Noncontrast CT with PET reduces melanoma radiation dose
By Wayne Forrest
Using a low-dose protocol and eliminating contrast from the CT portion of PET/CT studies resulted in only slightly lower sensitivity for detecting metastases in melanoma patients, while delivering less radiation and no exposure to potential contrast reactions, German researchers found.
August 11, 2009
GE installs first Discovery SPECT/CT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has completed the first installations of its new cadmium zinc telluride-based SPECT/CT nuclear cardiology camera, Discovery NM/CT 570c.
August 10, 2009
Siemens extends Avingtrans pact
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has extended its contract with engineering technology group Avingtrans to provide Siemens with MRI products through October 2010.
August 10, 2009
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