Clinical News: Page 551

Irish eyes are not smiling | Fresh doubts over chest x-ray skills | Time to stop double reading mammograms?
By Philip Ward
October 3, 2017
Mirada awarded French GPO contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Mirada Medical will supply its Zero-Click Contouring software to the French group purchasing organization (GPO) UniHA.
October 3, 2017
Imaging work recognized in Nobel Prize in chemistry
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry 2017 to three researchers who developed cryo-electron microscopy to improve the imaging of biological molecules.
October 3, 2017
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Sonoscanner gets FDA nod for U-Lite EXP scanner
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French portable ultrasound developer Sonoscanner has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its U-Lite EXP scanner.
October 3, 2017
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Oncovision unveils Mammi software update
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Spanish medical technology developer Oncovision has introduced version 2.2 of its Mammi software, which is used on the company's Mammi dedicated breast PET system.
October 3, 2017
When Irish eyes are not smiling
By Philip Ward
Radiologists are falling short when it comes to taking care of their own eyes, Irish researchers have found. Too few of them take adequate breaks, have regular eye tests, and wear protective goggles for fluoroscopy examinations.
October 3, 2017
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Siemens to place new SPECT/CT scanner in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has received an order from Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust for two Intevo Bold SPECT/CT scanners, which will be installed at Hammersmith Hospital in London.
October 3, 2017
Double reading mammograms: Is it time to stop?
By Rebekah Moan
Double reading of digital mammograms may be a waste of time and money, Spanish researchers have found. The evidence of benefit is "scarce," and double reading seems to increase operational costs without translating into a higher cancer detection rate, they noted.
October 3, 2017
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Elekta brings Gamma Knife Icon to Italy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta said Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital has become the first health center in Italy -- and the 50th worldwide -- to treat patients with its Leksell Gamma Knife Icon stereotactic radiosurgery system.
October 2, 2017
Fraunhofer uses 3D CT to scan old musical instruments
By Rebekah Moan
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Development Center for X-ray Technology are using 3D CT to examine historical musical instruments belonging to the collection held by the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (GNM) as part of the MUSICES project.
October 2, 2017
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Study casts fresh doubt on chest x-ray proficiency
By Frances Rylands-Monk
New research has raised serious concerns about the accuracy of chest x-ray interpretations in acute care by nonradiologists. To avoid harm to patients, the Iranian authors emphasize the urgent need for better worldwide training in this area.
October 2, 2017
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Blue Earth, GE partner to bring PET agent to the U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Molecular imaging firm Blue Earth Diagnostics and GE Healthcare have signed an agreement to manufacture Blue Earth's PET imaging agent Axumin (fluciclovine F-18) in the U.K.
October 1, 2017
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