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Imaging can unlock secrets of archeological wet wood
By Philip Ward
Austrian researchers are convinced that MRI has much to offer when it comes to dendrochronology, the scientific method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree rings. In archeology, the technique is used extensively to date old buildings and objects.
October 9, 2012
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DWI-MRI monitors response to colorectal cancer treatment
By Wayne Forrest
The ability of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to create good reproducibility, correlate with histopathology, and enhance sensitivity to assess treatment results may make MRI an "excellent tool" to monitor response in metastatic colorectal cancer patients, according to a new Dutch study.
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ImaginAb teams with Danish pharma firm
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Imaging agent developer ImaginAb has inked a collaboration and commercialization agreement with Danish pharmaceutical firm H. Lundbeck.
October 8, 2012
Carestream reaches tabletop CR milestone
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it has delivered its 20,000th tabletop CR system.
October 8, 2012
AuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Philip Ward
October 8, 2012
Planmed digital mammo device passes EUREF type test
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical imaging vendor Planmed announced that its Nuance Excel full-field digital mammography system has passed European Reference Organization for Quality Assured Breast Screening and Diagnostic Services (EUREF) type testing.
October 8, 2012
Elekta makes sales to Danish hospitals
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has sold Elekta treatment systems to two Danish hospitals, the first in Denmark to be sold with an integrated Agility 160-leaf multileaf collimator.
October 8, 2012
Volcano gets FDA, CE Mark OK for IVUS catheter
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Intravascular ultrasound developer Volcano announced that it has received both the CE Mark and 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its new Visions PV.035 digital intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS) catheter.
October 8, 2012
EANM interview: PET offers immense clinical potential
By Philip Ward
Positron emission tomography (PET) has great potential for the future and promises to transform the practice of medical imaging, according to Dr. Stefano Fanti, Italy's national delegate for the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM).
October 8, 2012
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Philips promotes study of MR-HIFU for breast cancer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The University Medical Center Utrecht of the Netherlands and Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, have announced they have started a pilot clinical study to evaluate the use of MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) as a treatment for breast cancer.
October 7, 2012
Austerity has far-reaching impact on EU hospitals
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
European hospitals will undergo far-reaching changes over the next five years owing to several factors beginning with austerity, according to a presentation at European Health Forum Gastein held last week in Austria.
October 7, 2012
Brand calls for broader EU health mandate
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Speaking at last week's European Health Forum Gastein in Austria, the organization's president Dr. Helmut Brand, PhD, said the EU health mandate, for all the good it has accomplished so far, must be "redefined" in response to critical issues facing the union in 2012.
October 7, 2012
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