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Agfa secures Australian PACS contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has won a contract to supply its Enterprise Imaging software for the Australian Capital Territory Health Directorate.
August 14, 2017
How to reduce radiographers' aches and pains
By Rebekah Moan
Getting in the correct position is vital. That's the overriding conclusion of Portuguese researchers who have identified postures for radiographers and given practical advice that will help to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders when performing mammograms.
August 14, 2017
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Swiss find inequalities persist in breast screening
By Rebekah Moan
Introducing an organized breast cancer screening program in Geneva, Switzerland, increased adherence to mammography screening, but it did nothing to eliminate social disparities in the screening participation, an epidemiological study published on 1 August in Preventive Medicine has found.
August 14, 2017
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Clarius rolls out new mobile US software release
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound technology developer Clarius Mobile Health has released its 3.1 Eclipse mobile ultrasound app.
August 13, 2017
Study: Better to catch breast cancer early
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body break off and leave the primary tumor at late stages of disease development -- further reason to catch breast cancer early, according to a U.K. study published August 14 in Cancer Cell.
August 13, 2017
ISMRM offers guidelines for gadolinium MRI contrast
By Brian Casey
Taking what's described as a "wait and see approach," the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has published guidelines on the use of gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents in both clinical and research settings in an article published in the July issue of Lancet Neurology.
August 13, 2017
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Total-body PET scanner targets pediatric patients
By Ian Randall
A high-resolution total-body PET scanner, which will be the first of its kind in Europe, is being developed in Belgium. The machine -- dubbed PET20.0 -- will be completed by 2020, and will offer higher resolution scanning suitable for children.
August 10, 2017
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EJR: More experience doesn't always mean less dose
By Rebekah Moan
Radiology experience is not always an indication of how much radiation dose patients receive, according to a recent study in the European Journal of Radiology (EJR). For fluoroscopic-guided hip injections, Canadians found trainees tend not to expose patients to increased radiation as compared with their experienced colleagues.
August 9, 2017
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Philips completes offer for Spectranetics
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips, the parent company of Philips Healthcare, has completed its tender offer for vascular intervention equipment manufacturer Spectranetics.
August 8, 2017
SFR mourns death of Dr. Azza Hammou
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The French Society of Radiology (SFR) said it was sad to announce the death of Tunisian pediatric radiologist Dr. Azza Hammou.
August 8, 2017
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New report warns of aging CT/MR installed base in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Obsolescent imaging technology is undermining patient safety in the U.K., according to a report by the Association of Healthcare Technology Providers for Imaging, Radiotherapy, & Care (AXREM).
August 8, 2017
Carestream debuts MR visualization modules
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has released MR brain perfusion and MR brain diffusion software modules for its Vue PACS diagnostic viewer application.
August 8, 2017
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