Clinical News: Page 975

Carestream updates CR/miniPACS software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has announced that a new version of its Image Suite software, a computed radiography (CR) image acquisition and optional miniPACS, is now available for purchase for delivery in October.
September 13, 2012
JAMA: SPECT/CT works well to guide node excision
By Wayne Forrest
Using SPECT/CT scans to guide the excision of sentinel lymph nodes in melanoma patients produced both a greater rate of metastasis detection and higher disease-free survival rates, according to a German study published in the 12 September issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
September 13, 2012
European panel confirms value of breast screening
By Philip Ward
After a steady flow of skeptical reports over recent months, a new review of breast cancer screening services in Europe has concluded the benefits in terms of lives saved outweigh the harms caused by overdiagnosis, with screening mammography cutting breast cancer deaths by as much as half.
September 12, 2012
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WMIC: Molecular imaging cries out for better tools
By Cormac Sheridan
Multiscale imaging of the angiogenic network is uncovering new insights into tumor biology and challenging accepted anatomical models, but better tools -- both qualitative and validated -- are vital for multiparametric high-resolution mapping of structural, functional, cellular, and molecular imaging, according to a speaker at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC).
September 12, 2012
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Young docs under fire; how patients perceive radiology; PACS & ocular health
By Philip Ward
September 11, 2012
UMG/Del adds new international sales director
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiography vendor UMG/Del Medical said it has appointed a new director of international sales.
September 11, 2012
Deadline extended for European breast MRI study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research and European Network for the Assessment of Imaging in Medicinemand the European Society of Breast Imaging have extended the application deadline for their upcoming breast MRI study.
September 11, 2012
Widespread patient uncertainty exists about radiologists' roles
By Kate Madden Yee
Many patients are unclear about the roles and responsibilities of radiologists, a new Irish study has discovered. This can cause confusion, leading to lack of compliance with medical advice, and can also have an impact on public health messages distributed by medical boards and policymakers.
September 11, 2012
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Chest pain diagnosis edges toward perfusion
By Eric Barnes
The use of cardiac CT for chest pain is evolving toward the use of perfusion CT imaging before intervention, according to a discussion on the triage of patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
September 10, 2012
GE promotes phase III flutemetamol results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said pooled results from phase III brain autopsy and biopsy studies using its F-18 flutemetamol PET imaging agent demonstrated a strong concordance between the flutemetamol images and beta amyloid brain pathology associated with Alzheimer's disease.
September 10, 2012
CAD must not replace radiologists, warn researchers
By Rebekah Moan
Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems should not replace radiologists or be used for final interpretation, despite its growing use as a second reader to reduce the number of false-negative mammograms, researchers from the Paris region have advocated in the European Journal of Radiology.
September 10, 2012
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Siemens launches Acuson ultrasound scanner in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has launched its new Acuson S3000 ultrasound scanner in the U.K.
September 10, 2012
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