Clinical News: Page 962

WorldCare Clinical expands globally

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The specialist imaging contract research organization WorldCare Clinical (WCC) is expanding into Brazil, Dubai, Poland, Spain, and Singapore.

November 13, 2012

Siemens unveils Acuson X700 unit at Medica

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has released its new Acuson X700 ultrasound scanner at this week's Medica 2012 show in Düsseldorf, Germany.

November 13, 2012

Wind of change sweeps through Russia

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Russian radiology still faces huge challenges in terms of equipment availability and variable education standards, but reforms are now being implemented and are already redressing the balance, noted Dr. Igor Tyurin, chief expert in radiology for the Ministry of Health, in an exclusive interview.

November 13, 2012

New algorithm can boost CTA resolution in obese patients

By Eric Barnes

A new reconstruction algorithm increases the accuracy and diagnostic performance of dual-source CT angiography (CTA) by raising the temporal resolution of images acquired at slow gantry rotation speeds, making it suitable for obese patients, a German-U.S. research project has found.

November 12, 2012

Cephasonics unveils new ultrasound API release

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology and subsystems developer Cephasonics has introduced version 3.0 of its ultrasound application programming interface.

November 12, 2012

Experts give tips & tricks for imaging Crohn's patients

By Philip Ward

Used properly, MRI is a sensitive, specific, safe, and reliable tool for evaluating Crohn's disease activity and complications, and is useful for assessing the extent and severity of the disease, according to gastrointestinal specialists from the U.K.

November 11, 2012

GE reaches Optima, Brivo MR milestone

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has completed the 500th shipment of its Optima MR360 and Brivo MR355 MR systems worldwide.

November 11, 2012

Bayer partners with Russia's Medsintez

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bayer Healthcare and Russian drug manufacturer Medsintez have teamed up to manufacture and market diagnostic imaging products and pharmaceuticals to treat infections and neural disorders, while also collaborating in joint research, Bayer said.

November 11, 2012

Vendor-neutral archiving addresses deficiencies of PACS

By Dr. Neelam Dugar

PACS is the global leader in the world of health informatics. Underpinning the success of PACS is the global open and vendor-neutral standard of DICOM. PACS has been the most universally successful clinical IT system, and radiology has been the speciality that has led the world in the adoption of DICOM and PACS.

November 11, 2012

Olympics organizers release final imaging statistics

By Becky McCall

LONDON - A final breakdown of imaging statistics from the London Olympics shows the toll that competitive sport can have on the bodies of athletes, with radiologists chronicling more than 2,300 scans acquired during the games. The data were revealed 8 November at a U.K. Royal College of Radiologists lecture.

November 8, 2012

Siemens revenue, profit rise in Q4

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Strong earnings performance in its imaging and therapy systems businesses helped Siemens Healthcare to an increase in profit in its fiscal fourth quarter.

November 7, 2012

PET assists in predicting response to chemotherapy

By Philip Ward

Dutch researchers have used positron emission tomography (PET) to predict how much of an anticancer drug is absorbed by a tumor. In a preliminary study in lung cancer patients reported today in Dublin, they revealed that less than 1% of the drug docetaxel is absorbed by the tumors.

November 7, 2012

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