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ECG could replace SPECT MPI for some cardiac patients
By Wayne Forrest
Electrocardiogram (ECG) stress testing alone could be used in place of SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in patients who can exercise at a high capacity, said researchers of a study presented 5 May at the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT in Berlin.
May 5, 2013
Europe's IHE Connectathon draws crowd
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The 2013 European Connectathon for Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) successfully conducted more than 2,300 tests for interoperability, according to a statement from IHE-Europe.
May 5, 2013
SonaCare promotes HIFU development
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) firm SonaCare Medical is partnering with University College London to create a HIFU center of excellence, SonaCare and UCL said.
May 5, 2013
How to merge the best in hybrid imaging
By Philip Ward
Datasets in optical and nuclear imaging are being fused with those from other modalities to provide better anatomical information. And in addition to merging PET or SPECT with MRI or CT, the combination of fluorescence molecular tomography with CT or MRI is showing particular promise, a leading German expert said.
May 5, 2013
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Hannover group targets inflammation in cardiac disease
By Cynthia E. Keen
An established treatment for cancer patients can offer a novel therapeutic approach to decrease the levels of inflammation in the atherosclerotic plaques of patients with cardiovascular disease, German researchers have found.
May 5, 2013
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Eckert & Ziegler posts Q1 downturn
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A drop in radiation therapy sales led to disappointing Q1 results for Eckert & Ziegler, the company reported today.
May 3, 2013
Eckert & Ziegler posts Q1 downturn
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A drop in radiation therapy sales led to disappointing Q1 results for Eckert & Ziegler, the company reported today.
May 2, 2013
Planmed supplies equipment to world ice hockey event
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical imaging vendor Planmed will be providing its Verity extremity CT scanner and Planmeca Compact i dental care unit for use at this month's Ice Hockey World Championship in Helsinki and Stockholm.
May 2, 2013
High-risk breast cancer patients more susceptible to DNA damage
By Rebekah Moan
High-risk breast cancer patients have an increased sensitivity to radiation -- and thus radiation-induced cancer -- so their mammography exams should be limited to a single oblique view, in addition to MRI to detect infiltrative breast cancer and carcinoma in situ, according to French researchers.
May 2, 2013
Siemens Healthcare revenues slip, earnings rise in Q2
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cost reductions made up for lower revenues in most businesses to bring Siemens Healthcare an increase in profit in its 2013 fiscal second quarter.
May 1, 2013
Postmortem MRI shows sudden cardiac death invisible at autopsy
By Eric Barnes
In results that add substantial forensic power to identifying the cause of death, postmortem cardiac 3-tesla MRI has been found to identify sudden cardiac death in cases that are invisible at conventional autopsy, according to new research published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 1, 2013
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Second cancer risks warrant rigorous investigation
By Tami Freeman, PhD
How can we estimate the risk of inducing second cancers in patients receiving radiotherapy? Ionizing radiation is known to cause cancer, and the risk of inducing second cancers in patients undergoing radiotherapy cannot be ignored.
May 1, 2013
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