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Siemens replaces Healthcare CEO
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German industrial giant Siemens has appointed Hermann Requardt as CEO of its Siemens Healthcare division, replacing Jim Reid-Anderson, who is stepping down for personal reasons after seven months in the job.
November 29, 2008
OR Technology nets new contracts
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German image processing and PACS developer OR Technology has signed contracts with two hospitals in Tehran, Iran, the company announced.
November 29, 2008
Hormonal treatments do not impair cognitive function in women with breast cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 30 - Concern that estrogen depletion in women with breast cancer may contribute to cognitive compromise does not appear to be warranted, at least over the short term, according to a report in the November 1 issue of Cancer.
November 29, 2008
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IT networks shut down at three London hospitals
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A computer virus penetrated the security firewalls of the healthcare IT networks of three hospitals in London last week, forcing their shutdown for a 24-hour period.
November 25, 2008
Plasmon restructures, cuts operations
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Faced with a funding shortfall following last month's equity buyout, storage firm Plasmon has reduced its operations and cut staff to a minimal level.
November 25, 2008
Ziosoft aligns with Medicsight
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft is partnering with Medicsight to market Medicsight's computer-aided detection software integrated within the Ziostation thin-client 3D system.
November 25, 2008
Medis, TomTec launch cardiac software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medis Medical Imaging Systems and TomTec Imaging Systems have launched a joint cardiac imaging and analysis product for angiography and ultrasound.
November 24, 2008
ScImage extends R&D pact with Carestream
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS vendor ScImage is expanding its current agreement with Carestream Health to include joint R&D initiatives for developing a cardiology information technology for Carestream Health to market in Europe and other parts of the world.
November 24, 2008
Lung CAD holds up well in low-dose MDCT studies
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology offers comparable performance in low-dose and standard-dose MDCT chest studies, according to research published in the British Journal of Radiology. The research team from Germany retrospectively evaluated chest CT examinations of 77 patients for pulmonary nodules.
November 24, 2008
Nodule measurement streamlined with space-scale analysis
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from Florence, Italy, have developed a robust and accurate method of measuring most lung nodules, improving the odds that growing lesions can be detected at CT with greater accuracy and reproducibility compared to current methods that rely on prior segmentation of the CT data.
November 24, 2008
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Study backs Finland's colon cancer screening
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Nov 24 - A national screening program in Finland has detected about 40% of colon cancers early, showing that such tests can make a difference, Finnish researchers reported on Friday.
November 23, 2008
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Norwegian mammo study claims to find cancer 'spontaneous regression'
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study released today by Norwegian researchers offers an intriguing hypothesis: More frequent mammography screening intervals find some cancers that might otherwise "spontaneously regress" and would pose no threat were they not discovered.
November 23, 2008
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