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Siemens profit up in Q2

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Contributions from its acquisition of Dade Behring helped Siemens Healthcare to a 10% revenue gain in its second quarter.

April 30, 2008

B-K Medical, Varian collaborate

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Danish ultrasound firm B-K Medical and radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems have collaborated to develop a digital interface between the Copenhagen-based company's Pro Focus ultrasound scanner and Varian's VariSeed 8.0 planning software.

April 29, 2008

European ultrasound market on the rise

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European ultrasound market generated $900 million in revenues in 2007 and is expected to climb to $1.4 billion in sales by 2014, according to a report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

April 29, 2008

DR markets expected to grow

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The world market for digital radiography (DR) systems is expected to produce $844.2 million in revenues by 2010, according to a new market research report by Global Industry Analysts of San Jose, CA.

April 29, 2008

Ground-glass nodule features on CT reveal malignancy risk

By Eric Barnes

Researchers are peering through a proverbial glass, darkly, to study the features of ground-glass opacities (GGOs). GGOs are being detected with increasing frequency as more thin-section CT lung scans are performed to check for cancer in smokers and former smokers. Distinguishing benign from malignant GGOs is a hit-or-miss task for CT, one that could potentially improve if researchers are able to find reliable signs of malignancy or benignity, thereby reducing the need for invasive biopsy.

April 28, 2008

GE in Saudi Arabian joint venture

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has formed a joint venture in Saudi Arabia with partner El Seif Development.

April 27, 2008

Somatex to unveil new offerings

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German medical instruments developer Somatex Medical Technologies will introduce several new MR-compatible products for minimally invasive surgical procedures at the upcoming German Roentgen Congress in Berlin.

April 27, 2008

Breast MRI with USPIO contrast helps assess lymph node metastases

By Cynthia E. Keen

Austrian researchers have found that breast MRI with a contrast medium based on ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) particles could help avoid mastectomy for women whose breast cancer has not spread to the lymph nodes. But further development of the technique could be limited by the investigational nature of the contrast agent.

April 24, 2008

Most U.K. patients don't undergo needed coronary angiography

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 25 - Seven in 10 patients with suspected stable angina pectoris do not undergo appropriate cardiovascular testing and, as a result, have higher coronary event rates, according to a study in England. Investigators studied data for 10,634 consecutive patients with chest pain seen at one of six rapid access chest pain clinics in England between 1996 and 2002.

April 24, 2008

Open-source software delivers 3-way (PET/CT/MR) image fusion

By Rob Skelding

There is a growing tendency for MR images to be viewed in combination with PET and/or CT in the quest for more accurate diagnoses of complex diseases. While hybrid PET/MR machines have yet to reach the market, a new open-source software application offers radiologists a way to create three-way PET/CT/MR image fusion.

April 24, 2008

Elekta readies first order for New Zealand

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta of Stockholm has completed its first-ever order in New Zealand.

April 24, 2008

Grundig introduces digital dictation kits

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German dictation technology provider Grundig Business Systems has launched a range of premium kits for power users, the Bayreuth, Germany-based company said.

April 23, 2008

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