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Arab Health: Disappearing women cause anguish after screening

By Philip Ward

DUBAI - Fresh data about the Egyptian breast cancer screening program released on the second day of Arab Health confirm that "unreachables" -- patients with suspicious cases who fail to show for follow-up -- remain a serious problem.

January 28, 2013

Error rate analysis proves vital to improve speech recognition

By Cynthia E. Keen

After three years of use, radiologists at Cork University Hospital in the Republic of Ireland thought they'd mastered the process of using a speech recognition dictation and self-editing system. But when both radiologists and oncologists were finding obvious errors in radiology reports, the department decided to investigate.

January 28, 2013

Sectra reaches German milestone

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PACS firm Sectra said German mammography provider Radiologie Hofheim is now using its OneScreen online bone health assessment service.

January 27, 2013

BSD Medical makes sale to Greek distributor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical announced it has sold a MicroThermX microwave ablation system and antennas to medical equipment distributor P.J.V. Micromedics.

January 27, 2013

Arab Health: Is PET/MRI really worth the extra cost?

By Philip Ward

DUBAI - Most PET/MR systems cost between $5 million and $7 million U.S., whereas a new generation PET/CT machine with 128 detectors costs between $1.5 million and $2 million U.S. Is PET/MR worth the extra dollars, asks a global expert on hybrid imaging at Arab Health.

January 27, 2013

AuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Philip Ward

January 27, 2013

Biomarkers require urgent standardization to succeed in oncology

By Philip Ward

To be effective in clinical practice, functional and molecular imaging biomarkers in oncology require a stable platform, broad availability, readily specifiable acquisition parameters, standardized interpretation, and a defined reproducibility that has been documented in many cancers and normal ranges.

January 27, 2013

Agfa completes Royal Cornwall's DR project

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has finished the installation of two new direct radiography (DR) rooms at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals National Health Service Trust in the U.K.

January 24, 2013

Doubts remain over mammography screening, says cancer expert

By Rebekah Moan

A leading breast surgeon remains unconvinced that the benefits of mammography screening outweigh the harms. While deaths may be avoided, any benefit will be more than outweighed by deaths due to the long-term adverse effects of treatment, he stated in an article published online on 23 January in BMJ.

January 24, 2013

Varian gets FDA clearances, Algerian order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for two of the company's products.

January 23, 2013

IAEA survey finds uneven access to radiation therapy in Europe

By Cynthia E. Keen

Europe has wide disparities in access to radiation therapy services, shortfalls in infrastructure and skilled staff, and unequal spending on resources, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) study of 33 countries published online on 24 January in Lancet Oncology.

January 23, 2013

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