Clinical News: Page 908

Audit shows 9% of breast MRI referrals are inappropriate
By Philip Ward
In almost 9% of cases, the recommended referral guidelines for breast MRI examinations are not followed, according to an audit conducted at a district general hospital in northwest England and presented at the recent U.K. Radiological Congress (UKRC) held in Liverpool.
June 30, 2013
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True genius: The Buck(y) stops here
By Dr. Adrian Thomas
Two important centenaries fall this year for inventions by people who saw things differently: William Coolidge for designing an x-ray tube and Gustav Bucky for making better x-rays. They combined to help define classical radiography, noted Dr. Adrian Thomas.
June 30, 2013
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Unpaid overtime and long working hours persist
By Philip Ward
A third of radiologists typically work more than 50 hours a week, and almost 10% of them work more than 60 hours per week. The majority tend to start work at around 8 a.m. or earlier, and do an average of one on-call session per week, AuntMinnieEurope.com's survey has found.
June 27, 2013
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Medical tourism boosts adoption of MRI in Egypt
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The use of state-of-the-art medical imaging devices in the private sector to attract medical tourism has boosted the availability of MRI in Egypt, according to a new report by market research firm Frost and Sullivan.
June 26, 2013
Wide-area 640-slice coronary CT angiography cuts contrast dose
By Eric Barnes
Chinese researchers performing coronary CT angiography on a wide-area CT scanner with 640-slice reconstruction found they could substantially reduce the use of contrast media -- at least in nonobese patients with well-controlled heart rates.
June 26, 2013
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Lung cancer staging advances; catch 'em young; radiology's history man
By Philip Ward
June 25, 2013
Philips provides imaging equipment for British Grand Prix
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips, parent company of Philips Healthcare, will provide imaging equipment for the 2013 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix to be held 28-30 June in Silverstone, U.K., the company said.
June 25, 2013
BMJ posts updated NICE guidelines
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
BMJ has published updated recommendations from the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the classification and care of people at risk of familial breast cancer.
June 25, 2013
Eckert & Ziegler to expand in Austria
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiotherapy developer Eckert & Ziegler plans to expand its business in Austria by buying all shares of BSM Diagnostica Gesellschaft of Vienna, the company said.
June 25, 2013
GE, Konica Minolta collaborate on DR distribution
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Konica Minolta Medical Imaging have signed a global distribution agreement for Konica Minolta's AeroDR cassette-sized digital radiography (DR) retrofit.
June 25, 2013
Charité Berlin to host cardiac CT workshop
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The department of radiology at the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin plans to host a hands-on cardiac CT workshop in October.
June 25, 2013
Elekta wins U.K. Versa HD contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has won a contract with a U.K. healthcare network for its Versa HD radiotherapy systems, the company said.
June 25, 2013
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