Clinical News: Page 567

Philips to acquire imaging software firm TomTec
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips has signed an agreement to acquire German imaging software developer TomTec Imaging Systems.
July 17, 2017
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Insignia completes U.K. PACS order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS provider Insignia Medical Systems has completed the installation of a fully integrated PACS within three trusts of the Essex Success Regime in the U.K.
July 17, 2017
Phone interruptions remain blight on daily happiness
By Philip Ward
Both radiologists and referrers are far too acceptant of and reliant on telephone interruptions as part of their workflow, a new U.K. study has found. What's more, the benefits of electronic order systems are not being realized, and change management is required in this area.
July 17, 2017
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Can MRI cause 'foreign accent syndrome'?
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A woman in the U.K. is blaming an MRI scan for amplifying her chronic headaches and causing her to speak with various accents.
July 16, 2017
Fuji SonoSite contributes to medical helicopters
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Fujifilm SonoSite is providing its iViz ultrasound scanners to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) for two medical helicopters.
July 16, 2017
British Nuclear Medicine Society sends Brexit warning
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The British Nuclear Medicine Society is cautioning that Brexit could have a serious adverse effect on the availability of radioactive isotopes for patient healthcare and medical research.
July 16, 2017
Radiomics helps predict NSCLC treatment outcome
By Ian Randall
A CT-based prognostic radiomic signature for non-small cell lung cancer can be ported for use with cone-beam CT images, according to a new study. The approach could potentially allow treatments to be monitored and adjusted in their early stages to afford better outcomes for patients, noted the researchers from the Netherlands.
July 16, 2017
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BBC: Radiologist training site to open in Wales
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. government has announced plans for a new training academy for radiologists, to be based in Pencoed, Wales, according to a BBC news article.
July 13, 2017
DWI-MRI shows vision changes could predict Parkinson's
By Wayne Forrest
With the help of diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI-MRI), researchers in Italy have uncovered changes in the visual systems of patients newly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, according to a study published online 11 July in Radiology.
July 13, 2017
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Brian Casey
July 12, 2017
New CT technique identifies blood vessel plaque
By Kate Madden Yee
A new CT technique can measure blood vessel inflammation, allowing doctors to identify and treat patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a U.K. study published online 12 July in Science Translational Medicine.
July 12, 2017
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Radiotherapy boost based on PET not always helpful
By Wayne Forrest
Selectively increasing radiotherapy dose in tumor areas with significant uptake of the PET radiotracer F-18 fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) does not necessarily improve outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer patients, according to a phase II study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
July 12, 2017
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