Clinical News: Page 1246

Six U.K. hospitals link through Varian

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Six hospitals in the U.K. are implementing software from Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, to connect their facilities into one clinical network.

September 3, 2007

Men and women may need different heart treatments

By Reuters Health

VIENNA (Reuters), Sep 4 - The same invasive treatments for acute heart problems that can save lives in men may actually harm women, although reasons for this are unclear, researchers told the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting on Monday. Study participants were divided into two equal groups and either given a routine invasive heart x-ray, followed by a heart procedure if needed, or simply monitored and only x-rayed if they showed symptoms.

September 3, 2007

Carestream wins European installs

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, has won a series of deals to install its digital radiography (DR) technology across Europe.

August 30, 2007

Medtronic launches CareLink in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional technology firm Medtronic has received CE Mark approval for its CareLink Network with Conexus Wireless Telemetry, and the company plans to debut the device in the European Union.

August 29, 2007

TomTec launches 4D ultrasound

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound visualization developer TomTec Imaging Systems said it plans to debut a new version of its 4D RV-Function software at the 2007 European Society of Cardiology congress, to be held September 1-5 in Vienna, Austria.

August 29, 2007

GE, NCHL launch institute

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare and nonprofit organization National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) are teaming up to launch the Institute for Transformational Healthcare Leadership.

August 28, 2007

Sectra awarded New York City contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation has signed a five-year contract with Swedish PACS supplier Sectra of Linköping for PACS and related services.

August 27, 2007

GST offers free SR software in U.S.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Italian speech recognition provider Gruppo Soluzioni Tecnologiche (GST) of Trento, Italy, is offering free grants for 100 radiology reporting software licenses in the U.S.

August 27, 2007

Varian wins Danish contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, will supply two Danish cancer centers with five medical linear accelerators.

August 22, 2007

FDA clears GE FFDM unit for mobile use

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its Senographe Essential full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system for mobile use.

August 21, 2007

Varian nets Dutch order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, will supply advanced radiotherapy equipment to the Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Institute (BVI) in Tilburg, Netherlands.

August 21, 2007

Cancer survival in Europe improves; U.K., Denmark lag

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Aug 21 - Cancer survival is improving in Europe, but Britain and Denmark are lagging, with lower rates than countries that spend the same amount on health care, according to two new studies published on Tuesday. The latest Eurocare studies -- which include data from 83 cancer registries in 23 countries -- also suggest that wide differences in survival rates among countries are narrowing.

August 20, 2007

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