Clinical News: Page 966

Mobile phone photos of x-ray tested for teleradiology
By Cynthia E. Keen
The first clinical use of teleradiology in the late 1970s and early 1980s began with video photographs transmitted by telephone. Could the same concept, updated with digital images from mobile phones, be used today when no radiologists or teleradiology systems are available?
October 22, 2012
Teleradiology Network Ruhr permanent in Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A regional teleradiology network in Germany, the Teleradiology Network Ruhr, officially became a permanent service last week, two years after its launch at the 2010 Radiologie-KongressRuhr as a pilot program.
October 22, 2012
Sirtex Medical promotes colorectal cancer study results
By Cynthia E. Keen
Australian company Sirtex Medical is promoting the outcomes of a clinical trial in which patients with inoperable metastatic colorectal cancer predominantly affecting the liver who received radioembolization with SIR-Spheres survived twice as long as patients who only received best supportive care alone.
October 22, 2012
Copenhagen hospital buys C-Rad radiotherapy equipment
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Herlev Hospital, near Copenhagen has ordered eight C-Rad Catalyst systems to be installed in its Varian linear accelerators, C-Rad said.
October 22, 2012
Tough times may still lie ahead for European devices
By Steve Holloway
The European economic outlook may be showing the first signs of positivity after three years of gloom, but the outlook for medical device markets remains bleak. In fact, 2012-2014 is predicted to be the most challenging period for device suppliers since the Eurozone spiraled into recession.
October 22, 2012
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Philip Ward
October 21, 2012
Imaging systems lead Philips' strong Q3
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Double-digit growth in Philips Healthcare's Imaging Systems division led to a profitable third quarter for the company and its global parent, Royal Philips Electronics. In both cases, sales and net income for the third quarter outperformed the same quarter in 2011.
October 21, 2012
Cases of asbestos exposure require close scrutiny
By Philip Ward
Asbestos-related disease remains an important issue due to the long latent period between environmental or occupational exposure and clinical manifestation, and radiologists must be able to distinguish between common, asymptomatic conditions and serious cases, according to U.K. research.
October 21, 2012
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Total reliance on autopilot is a risk to life
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
Computer-aided detection (CAD) has benefits, but we must remember how the concepts and the lines of thought were before it was introduced. Getting used to CAD makes us lazy. It should be only "the little helper." Not understanding how it manipulates the original data is dangerous.
October 21, 2012
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10-year prostate cancer outcomes show rad therapy's benefit
By Cynthia E. Keen
Ten-year clinical outcomes for prostate cancer patients participating in a trial comparing postoperative radiotherapy with observation only show that patients who were irradiated had significantly improved biochemical progression-free survival and local control.
October 18, 2012
EU's CHMP offers positive opinion on Amyvid
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Europe's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of Amyvid (florebetapir F-18) for injection as a PET radiotracer to detect beta-amyloid neuritic plaque in patients with cognitive impairment, according to Eli Lilly and its subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals.
October 18, 2012
JFR: French society announces progress on referral guidelines
By Philip Ward
PARIS - Plans for a new fully online edition of imaging guidelines for French-speaking referring physicians across Europe and Africa were unveiled on the opening day of the Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR) by Dr. Philippe Grenier of the French Society of Radiology.
October 18, 2012
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