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Mammo market to reach $1.1 billion by 2015

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The worldwide mammography equipment market is projected to reach $1.1 billion by 2015, according to a report from market research firm Global Industry Analysts (GIA).

October 27, 2008

Ongoing joint damage despite RA in remission tied to subclinical inflammation

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 28 - When rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is in clinical remission yet structural deterioration continues, the cause appears to be subclinical joint inflammation (synovitis) that can be detected by ultrasound and by MRI, according to a prospective longitudinal study.

October 27, 2008

Sectra teams up with Norwegian EPR firm

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish healthcare informatics firm Sectra and Norwegian electronic patient record (EPR) provider DIPS have signed a cooperation agreement.

October 26, 2008

Sunquest to buy U.K. lab software firm Anglia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiology information systems developer Sunquest Information Systems has inked an agreement to acquire U.K. laboratory software developer Anglia Healthcare Systems.

October 26, 2008

Varian reaches Imager milestone

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy developer Varian Medical Systems has installed its 1,000th On-Board Imager image-guidance system at Kantonsspital in Lucerne, Switzerland.

October 23, 2008

MR arthrography study finds 'optimal injection site'

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers in Spain are recommending that physicians use the upper third of the humeral head as the optimal injection site for anterior MR arthrography of the shoulder. They also concluded that it is "a simple, rapid procedure that is well tolerated by patients and reduces the radiation dose administered."

October 23, 2008

OR Technology launches x-ray software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German image processing software developer OR Technology has launched dicomPACS DX-R, a new software application for digital x-ray exams.

October 22, 2008

Swiss pediatric CT survey leads to national dose standards

By Cynthia E. Keen

When a child needs a CT exam of the head, chest, or abdomen in Switzerland, pediatricians and parents can be assured that the radiation dose exposure will be identical regardless of the hospital. The country's success in standardizing pediatric CT dose could provide a model for similar efforts under way in the U.S.

October 22, 2008

Current HRT use is associated with low-grade breast cancer tumors

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 22 - Breast cancer patients who use menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are more likely to have lower-grade tumors and better survival than nonusers, according to results of a Swedish cohort study reported in the current issue of Breast Cancer Research.

October 21, 2008

Ultrasound market projected to reach $6.2 billion by 2015

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The global medical ultrasound equipment market is expected to reach $6.2 billion in sales by 2015, according to a new report from market research firm Global Industry Analysts (GIA).

October 21, 2008

Philips, King's College ink partnership

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare and King's College London in the U.K. have signed a five-year research collaboration agreement to develop medical imaging projects with a focus on cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology.

October 21, 2008

Urinary urgency in elderly may be related to brain function

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 22 - In the nondisabled elderly, severe age-related white-matter changes are associated with urinary urgency, European researchers report. The degree of age-related white-matter changes was graded on MRI as mild, moderate, or severe.

October 21, 2008

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