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Rogan-Delft debuts backup services offering
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS vendor Rogan-Delft has introduced a backup services offering with remote access for users.
August 26, 2008
PET dose-painting methods produce discordant results
By Kathlyn Stone
As intensity-modulated radiation therapy becomes more sophisticated, oncologists are investigating new dose-painting methods to determine which areas of tumor target volume should receive additional radiation dose. But a new study indicates that two promising methods to guide dose painting actually produce sharply varied results.
August 26, 2008
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Confirma, Medrad partner
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma and contrast injector technology firm Medrad have signed a partnership agreement.
August 26, 2008
AECL monitors isotope supply after Dutch shutdown
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Canadian isotope supplier Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) is ready to increase production to cover a potential shortfall in isotope supply after the recent shutdown of a nuclear reactor in the Netherlands.
August 25, 2008
Stereotactic radiotherapy shows promise in acromegaly
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 26 - Single-session stereotactic radiotherapy can be a safe and effective treatment for acromegalic patients with residual or recurrent growth-hormone secreting adenoma, Italian researchers report.
August 25, 2008
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Attack frequency, disease duration affect brain damage risk in migraine patients
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 26 - Migraine patients who have frequent attacks or a long history of migraines have an increased risk of progressive brain damage as seen on MRI, according to a report from the Netherlands in the July/August issue of Headache.
August 25, 2008
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Del adds Italian radiography orders
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Del Global Technologies subsidiary Villa Sistemi Medicali has installed two Apollo DRF systems at two hospitals in Rome.
August 25, 2008
Automated polyp measurement supports risk assessment
By Eric Barnes
Automated polyp-measurement software performed as well as human readers in a study that could lead to more efficient screening with virtual colonoscopy. The study sought to evaluate the accuracy of an automated polyp size measurement tool and its effectiveness for risk stratification in 305 subjects.
August 25, 2008
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ROI changes colorectal tumor perfusion measurements
By Eric Barnes
The development of automated perfusion-mapping software for CT data has opened up intriguing possibilities for the assessment of tumor vascularity, specifically for monitoring response to antiangiogenic drug treatment. But where, precisely, to measure tumor vascularity is a question that had not been addressed, according to U.K. researchers.
August 25, 2008
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Cardiac function normal in children with perinatal glucocorticoid exposure
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 25 - Perinatal glucocorticoid therapy to reduce the incidence and severity of chronic lung disease in preterm infants does not appear to harm cardiac function in childhood, according to a retrospective Dutch study.
August 24, 2008
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Xograph delivers C-arm to U.K. clinic
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare has won a contract with a U.K. clinic.
August 20, 2008
Philips to aid EU heart study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare will participate in a new research project funded by the European Union called euHeart, designed to improve the diagnosis, therapy planning, and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
August 19, 2008
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