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Sublingual nitroglycerin improves coronary CTA
By Eric Barnes
Nitroglycerin significantly improves the results of coronary CT angiography (CTA) by dilating the coronary arteries before scanning, researchers in Belgium have reported. Their study found that vessel lumen diameters and average volumes were larger when nitroglycerin spray was administered sublingually before scanning. Their study appears in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
December 30, 2007
Dual-source CTA improves temporal resolution for cardiac imaging
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Dual-source CT angiography (CTA) enables noninvasive, functional cardiac analysis, including accurate assessment of left ventricular myocardial function and reliable evaluation of regional wall motion, according to a pilot study by German researchers.
December 27, 2007
Transvaginal ultrasound screening fails to detect early-stage ovarian cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 26 - Annual screening by transvaginal ultrasound and CA125 measurement does not reliably detect early-stage ovarian cancer, according to a report in the December issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
December 25, 2007
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Carestream assists in Albania project
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, has been participating in a project to provide computed radiography units, printing systems, and professional services to a European Union program designed to improve health screening in Albania.
December 23, 2007
VC program takes off in nonacademic setting
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists in Belgium have built a popular virtual colonoscopy practice they credit with increasing awareness of colorectal cancer screening in their community and reducing unnecessary optical colonoscopies. The screening model offers a glimpse of what U.S.-based community screening practice might look like with a bit of reimbursement.
December 20, 2007
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TomoTherapy completes deal in Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy of Madison, WI, has completed installation of its radiation therapy platform at a German hospital group, the company reported.
December 19, 2007
MediGuide Medical GPS gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MediGuide of Haifa, Israel, has received European CE Mark certification for its Medical Position System (MPS) and MPS-enabled Guided Measurement Catheter (GMC).
December 17, 2007
BioSphere nets CE Mark OK
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional device developer BioSphere Medical has received the European CE Mark for transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using its HepaSphere microspheres.
December 17, 2007
FDA OKs Compass dosimetry device
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance to Stockholm-based RaySearch Laboratories and Ion Beam Applications (IBA) of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, for their jointly developed Compass dosimetry device.
December 17, 2007
Sectra signs German hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has signed a five-year agreement with Düsseldorf University Hospital in Germany.
December 16, 2007
Medipattern lands Italian customer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Medipattern has installed its B-CAD software at General Hospital in Gorizia, Italy.
December 16, 2007
Medtronic begins Endurant trial
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has begun the first human study of its Endurant stent graft system for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
December 16, 2007
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