Clinical News: Page 1188

MRI beats PET for myocardial evaluation in patients with impaired LV function

By Eric Barnes

While MRI is known to detect more myocardial scarring than PET in patients with occlusive coronary artery disease, a new study suggests that contrast-enhanced MRI can make a critical difference in treatment planning for revascularization candidates with severely impaired left ventricular (LV) function.

January 8, 2009

Xograph wins Scottish install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare has installed its XPlus LP radiography system at Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow.

January 7, 2009

Study calculates radiation dose risk for infants in Belgian NICU

By Cynthia E. Keen

A Belgian study has shed additional light on the amount of radiation dose delivered to infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The research provides reference values for NICU radiation dose, and also offers guidance on collecting dose measurements and converting them into organ-dose values.

January 7, 2009

Uterine fibroid embolization does not prevent future pregnancy

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 8 - Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of myomata is not contraindicated in young women who want to preserve their fertility, according to results of a prospective study conducted in Spain.

January 7, 2009

RSA nets Norwegian customer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

RSA Biomedical has installed its mdesk orthopedic preoperative planning software at three hospitals in the Norwegian region of Helse Førde.

January 7, 2009

Covidien to move HQ to Ireland

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The parent company of radiopharmaceutical firm Covidien has set in motion plans to incorporate in Ireland and relocate its executive office from Hamilton, Bermuda.

January 6, 2009

Ultrasound tracks icatibant effects in osteoarthritis

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 - For the most part, contrast-enhanced ultrasound performs as well as contrast-enhanced MRI in monitoring the action of the bradykinin receptor 2 antagonist icatibant in patients with painful knee osteoarthritis, German researchers report.

January 6, 2009

PET-based F-18 FLT equivocal for leukemia imaging

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers in Germany and the U.S. hoped that switching radiopharmaceuticals from FDG might improve PET's performance for imaging leukemia. While they found some benefits to using the new tracer, they also discovered some shortcomings.

January 6, 2009

Medrad sponsors Swiss PET project

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Contrast injector technology firm Medrad signed a research agreement with the University of Zurich to study dynamic PET imaging with the Medrad Intego PET infusion system.

January 5, 2009

ETIAM upgrades DICOM Izer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French software firm ETIAM has released a new version of its DICOM Izer for capturing, converting, and distributing non-DICOM images to PACS networks.

January 5, 2009

Misonix adds Italian distributor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Misonix has signed a three-year distribution agreement with Italian mobile lithotripsy services distributor Alliance LithoMobile.

January 5, 2009

FFDM performs well versus analog for screening, studies show

By Kate Madden Yee

At the RSNA meeting in Chicago, researchers from Europe and the University of California, Los Angeles presented studies that support full-field digital mammography (FFDM) as being equal to or better than analog for screening programs, with users of several different types of FFDM technology reporting good results.

January 5, 2009

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