Clinical News: Page 972

Carestream to sell preclinical imaging unit to Bruker

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health has signed an agreement to sell the preclinical in vivo imaging equipment product portfolio and related assets from its Molecular Imaging business to Bruker.

September 25, 2012

Used properly, beta-blockers boost accuracy of coronary CTA

By Philip Ward

The correct use of beta-blockers for coronary CT angiography (CTA) can reduce heart rate efficiently without increased complications, and oral beta blockade may be more effective than intravenous administration, a large German study has found.

September 25, 2012

Denmark forges ahead with telemedicine plans

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Following Denmark's announcement in August of new initiatives, the switch to telemedicine is gathering pace as a series of pilot projects prepare to go live. At the core of the scheme is home monitoring for patients with long-term conditions and the changes could have implications for PACS and teleradiology users.

September 25, 2012

Digital breast tomosynthesis moves from prototype to clinical

By Rebekah Moan

Combining digital breast tomosynthesis with mammography is just as good as standard two-view mammography, Italian researchers report in European Radiology. In fact, the combination was superior when it comes to recognizing benign lesions.

September 24, 2012

New patient dose statistics generate discussion

By Cynthia E. Keen

The radiation dose from x-ray exams and fluoroscopic imaging procedures declined on average by 10% between 2005 and 2010, according to the latest survey results of the U.K. National Patient Dose Database. Whether this statistic reflects greater patient safety awareness or increasing use of lower-dose modalities is not known.

September 24, 2012

Dutch hospital signs agreement with Philips

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, and Isala klinieken, the largest nonacademic hospital in the Netherlands, have entered a multiyear-long clinical collaboration.

September 23, 2012

Ziehm becomes distributor for Stille OR imaging tables

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Mobile C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging has assumed global distribution rights to sell surgical imaging tables from Stille, an instrument and equipment company.

September 23, 2012

Save helium for MRI, not balloons, urges U.K. chemist

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Helium is a finite resource that should be reserved for its most important uses, according to U.K.-based imaging advocate and professor of sustainable chemistry Tom Welton.

September 23, 2012

Philips makes large donation to ETH Zurich

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has donated 10 million Swiss francs (8.3 million euros) for use in imaging research to ETH Zurich via its foundation, the two entities announced.

September 23, 2012

Advanced segmentation cuts plan errors for PET-guided IMRT

By Jude Dineley

Significant dosimetric errors in PET-guided planning of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can be avoided by using advanced segmentation algorithms, according to an article published in a September issue of Physics in Medicine and Biology. Use of these algorithms helps maintain patient safety and quality in a radiation oncology department.

September 23, 2012

Teleradiology flourishes from humble beginnings

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Many imaging departments now offer a 24/7 service, with overnight scans being reported via a teleradiology link. But it hasn't always been that way. History columnist Dr. Adrian Thomas looks back on the early days of teleradiology.

September 23, 2012

AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider

By Philip Ward

September 20, 2012

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