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BSD Medical cleared to enter Russian market
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Hyperthermia and ablation system developer BSD Medical has received approval to market its hyperthermia systems in the Russian Federation.
August 27, 2012
ESC: 3T MRI characterizes cocaine cardiotoxicity in addicts
By Philip Ward
MUNICH - Cardiovascular MR at 3 tesla is proving effective for detecting heart disease among cocaine addicts, Spanish researchers reported on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting.
August 27, 2012
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ESC: Fractional flow reserve CT finds vessels causing ischemia
By Eric Barnes
Fractional flow reserve CT in patients with significant stenosis can distinguish those with coronary artery disease who need revascularization from those who don't, concluded a study presented this week at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Munich and published concurrently in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
August 26, 2012
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Philip Ward
August 26, 2012
CCTA determines which patients benefit from revascularization
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) alone can determine the need for invasive cardiac intervention, according to a multicenter study of more than 15,000 patients presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Munich. In patients with high-risk heart disease at CT, revascularization boosted survival, while revascularization had no effect on those considered low risk.
August 26, 2012
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Primed for action: Belgians intervene at lower radiation dose
By Frances Rylands-Monk
At the University Hospital of Ghent in Belgium, a new biplane cath lab is set to play a major role in pediatric and adult imaging. Because only limited contrast can be used in children, the facility's two flat-panel detectors will provide more images using only one contrast injection.
August 26, 2012
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Philips to showcase EchoNavigator at ESC
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare will highlight its new EchoNavigator product, set to be launched later this year, at the 2012 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Munich, the company said.
August 23, 2012
SonoSite completes S-ICUT order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound firm SonoSite has installed its S-ICUT point-of-care ultrasound system at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, U.K.
August 23, 2012
DWI-MRI proves useful for fibroid patients, study finds
By Rebekah Moan
MRI exams with a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) protocol can serve as an index to measure changes after uterine artery embolization, as well as predict volume reduction whereas before only contrast-enhanced MRI was used, researchers report in the British Journal of Radiology.
August 23, 2012
RT radiation dose to pancreas linked to adult diabetes risk
By Cynthia E. Keen
Childhood cancer survivors whose treatment included abdominal radiotherapy (RT) have an increased risk of developing diabetes. Now, a study published online 23 August in Lancet Oncology has narrowed the location of radiation dose vulnerability to the tail of the pancreas.
August 23, 2012
Xograph installs Planmed Verity extremity CT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiography products supplier Xograph Healthcare has installed Finnish medical imaging vendor Planmed's Verity mobile extremity CT scanner at St. Luke's Hospital in Headington, U.K.
August 22, 2012
AuntMinnieEurope.com CT Insider
By Philip Ward
August 22, 2012
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