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MIP boosts detection of small pulmonary nodules

By Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - Performing maximum intensity projection (MIP) reformatting of MDCT studies adds significant utility for finding pulmonary nodules less than 10 mm in size, according to research from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany.

December 2, 2008

Sybermedica completes PACSMail install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. healthcare software developer Sybermedica of Cambridge has completed an installation of its PACSMail medical data communications application in the U.K.

December 2, 2008

Obese children risk thyroid damage

By Reuters Health

WASHINGTON (Reuters), Dec 3 - Obese children may be damaging their thyroids, creating a vicious cycle of metabolism and overweight, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday. They evaluated 186 overweight and obese children for about three years, testing thyroid hormone levels and thyroid antibodies and imaging the thyroid gland using ultrasound.

December 2, 2008

Normal heart function seen in most pediatric septic shock survivors

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 3 - Most children who survive septic shock exhibit normal cardiac function, although a few patients will have rhythm disturbances and decreased ventricular function, according to Dutch researchers. They compared ECG and echocardiographic data from pediatric septic shock survivors and healthy control patients.

December 2, 2008

Biotronik launches EchoCRT trial in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Biomedical device company Biotronik of Berlin announced the enrollment of the first European patients in a clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of echocardiography-guided cardiac resynchronization therapy (EchoCRT).

December 2, 2008

Primovist plus MRI equals cost savings for diagnosing colorectal liver cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - In tight economic times, more researchers are seeking to compare the costs of multiple techniques used to treat particular diseases. German researchers performed an economic evaluation of three initial diagnostic imaging strategies for colorectal liver cancer patients, with Primovist-enhanced MRI coming out on top.

December 2, 2008

Medica signs seven new U.K. clients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Teleradiology services firm Medica Group of London has signed contracts with seven new National Health Service (NHS) Trusts healthcare organizations.

December 1, 2008

Ultrasound guides treatment for long-term relief of plantar fasciitis

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - An ultrasound-guided technique appears to provide long-term, near sequelae-free relief to patients suffering from chronic, debilitating plantar fasciitis, researchers reported at the 2008 RSNA annual meeting in Chicago.

December 1, 2008

Agfa teams with Median, gets U.K. install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare announced the integration of Median Technology's Lesion Management Solutions (LMS) computer-aided detection software with its IMPAX platform to be used in CT oncology settings.

December 1, 2008

IBA opens production center in Dallas

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) is opening a new PET radiopharmaceutical production facility in Dallas, the company announced.

December 1, 2008

MRI helps predict breast cancer invasiveness at surgery

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - The use of breast MRI has increased by double-digits this year, a boost some industry watchers attribute to increased awareness of how the technology helps clinicians detect and treat breast cancer earlier in high-risk women.

November 30, 2008

Bioabsorbable coronary stents shrink after implant

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 30 - A novel bioabsorbable everolimus-eluting coronary stent shrinks in size following implant, and the extent of recoil may be influenced by the lesion involved, Dutch and Spanish researchers report in the November 11 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

November 29, 2008

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