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FOBT-screened cohort yields too many positives for VC

By Eric Barnes

Virtual colonoscopy (VC) seems a promising way to sort through patients with a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT), considering the latter's demonstrated low sensitivity and high false-positive rate. But in a screening cohort from the Netherlands, polyps and cancer were so common in FOBT patients that VC hardly seemed worth it.

July 27, 2008

Sectra debuts RIS/PACS software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra is introducing an integrated RIS/PACS software suite at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) annual meeting in Denver.

July 27, 2008

Varian, BrainLab land Danish orders

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems and partner BrainLab said that Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen has ordered three Novalis Tx radiosurgery platforms.

July 24, 2008

GE moves Optison agent through EU regulation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has withdrawn the marketing authorization for GE Healthcare's Optison ultrasound contrast agent, a move that the company said is a routine part of the firm's effort to renew regulatory approval for the product.

July 22, 2008

Direct emergency admission to catheterization lab reduces time to intervention

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 23 - Direct ambulance admission to the cardiac catheterization laboratory significantly reduces the time to performance of primary percutaneous intervention, according to a report in the June issue of the American Heart Journal.

July 22, 2008

Agfa taps new VP for IT

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has appointed a new executive vice president for IT, the company reported.

July 22, 2008

Barco receives Dutch display order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image display and advanced visualization firm Barco has received an order for its Coronis Fusion 6MP DL 6-megapixel diagnostic display system.

July 22, 2008

Time doesn't diminish risk of cancer relapse after lumpectomy and RT

By Cynthia E. Keen

The risk of developing cancer again in the same breast after breast-conservation surgery and radiation therapy does not diminish over time, a long-term study of more than 1,000 women with stage I and stage II breast cancer has revealed.

July 20, 2008

Increased carotid distension an independent predictor of coronary events

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 17 - B-mode ultrasonography is a simple, noninvasive way to assess carotid distension, which is an independent predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the elderly, French researchers report.

July 16, 2008

Study: Heart scan radiation dose lower with dual-source CT

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new study from the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland has found that dual-source CT achieves a lower effective radiation dosage for a heart examination than conventional CT.

July 16, 2008

Dineen replaces Hogan at GE Healthcare

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

John Dineen has been named president and CEO of GE Healthcare, replacing Joseph Hogan.

July 16, 2008

BMI installs Siemens 128-slice CT

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

BMI-The London Independent Hospital in the U.K. has installed a 128-slice Somatom Definition AS+ CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare.

July 16, 2008

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