Clinical News: Page 916

Better patient positioning cuts dose in x-ray of spine

By Rebekah Moan

Patients lying supine for lateral lumbar spine examinations will receive a higher x-ray dose under single automatic exposure control and without tube potential change than if they had been lying on their side, U.K. researchers have found.

May 15, 2013

Lancet: Healthcare in Pakistan needs change

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Deficiencies in Pakistan's healthcare infrastructure could cause the deaths of more than 200,000 women and children in 2015, and result in annual costs of approximately 232 million euros for preventable deaths from "lifestyle" diseases by 2025, according to a new series published by Lancet.

May 15, 2013

Lancet: MRI offers alternative to conventional autopsies

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Minimally invasive autopsies, using a combination of MRI and other techniques such as blood tests, can determine the cause of death in fetuses and babies nearly as well as conventional autopsies, researchers concluded in a new study published in Lancet.

May 15, 2013

Fuji launches new FDR AcSelerate application

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems has launched a new energy subtraction application for its digital radiography device, FDR AcSelerate, the company said.

May 15, 2013

Saudi Arabia makes big strides in healthcare IT

By Herman Oosterwijk

The recent Saudi Health meeting highlights the major investments the country is making in healthcare IT. But Western IT vendors must do a better job of adapting their software to local needs, according to radiology informatics expert Herman Oosterwijk of OTech.

May 15, 2013

Samsung joins COCIR as corporate member

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Samsung has joined the Coordination Industries Committee for the Radiological Industry (COCIR) as a corporate member. The organization represents the European medical imaging, electromedical, and healthcare IT industries.

May 15, 2013

DRK 2013 looms large; the Maverinck on ethics; PACS in Finland

By Philip Ward

May 14, 2013

eZono expands executive team

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Tablet ultrasound system developer eZono has appointed Dieter Schwartmann as business director of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.

May 14, 2013

European CR/DR market continues momentum

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Thanks in part to interest in improving the efficiency and quality of x-ray examinations, the European computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) markets look set to grow from $299.8 million euros in revenues in 2011 to 365.4 million euros in 2018, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

May 14, 2013

Sectra completes osteoporosis deal with Argenteuil

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Healthcare IT firm Sectra has provided its OneScreen online bone health assessment service to Argenteuil, a public hospital outside of Paris.

May 14, 2013

Mathias Langer looks ahead to DRK 2013 in Hamburg

Dr. Mathias Langer will be presiding over the German Radiological Society's annual meeting, the DRK, in Hamburg at the end of this month. In this interview, he sets out details of what visitors to the congress can expect, and explains the many special features awaiting delegates.

May 14, 2013

Why all the sudden fuss about ethics?

By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD

Everybody claims they're becoming ethical, but it's very difficult to reach a precise, common understanding of what constitutes ethics in medical imaging. Also, it's tough to reintroduce ethical values and behavior in medicine without punishment of the guilty, writes Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD.

May 14, 2013

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