Clinical News: Page 996

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Rebekah Moan
April 2, 2012
Pain keeps 2% of women from getting annual mammograms
By Rebekah Moan
In population-based screening programs, approximately 2% of women do not return for their annual exam due to pain or discomfort, U.K. researchers said in a poster at last month's European Congress of Radiology.
April 2, 2012
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Optos delivers first retinal imaging units
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical retinal imaging firm Optos has begun shipping its first Daytona ultrawide-field retinal imaging systems.
April 2, 2012
Proactive QA strategy can boost performance
By Cynthia E. Keen
When a software-based, peer-review quality assurance (QA) and improvement program is implemented proactively, it can produce very impressive results, according to an award-winning electronic poster presented at the European Congress of Radiology meeting last month in Vienna.
April 2, 2012
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IBA Molecular deal finalized
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and SK Capital Partners, a New York City-based private investment firm, announced they have successfully completed their agreement to create IBA Molecular, a jointly owned company derived from IBA's worldwide radiopharmaceutical division.
April 1, 2012
Bruker acquires SkyScan
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Scientific instrument company Bruker has purchased SkyScan, a manufacturer of micro CT systems for 3D x-ray imaging.
April 1, 2012
London Clinic approved for colorectal cancer trial
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Advanced Therapies Center of the London Clinic has received approval from the U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to initiate a phase II clinical trial to treat metastatic colorectal cancer.
April 1, 2012
Elekta wins CE Mark for collimator
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has received the CE Mark for its new multileaf collimator, Agility.
April 1, 2012
Varian opens office in Hungary
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has opened an office in Budapest to serve as a sales and support services hub for customers located throughout southeast Europe.
April 1, 2012
European Union-funded HAMAM project reaches conclusion
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A coalition of scientific and industrial partners from five European countries and the U.S. announced the successful conclusion of HAMAM, the "Highly Accurate Cancer Diagnosis through Integration of Biological Knowledge, Novel Imaging Modalities, and Modeling" project that was presented as a satellite event on 1 March at the 2012 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
April 1, 2012
CT colonography delivers in laparoscopy planning
By Eric Barnes
Italian researchers are adding a new indication for CT colonography after finding that it outperformed conventional colonoscopy for planning laparoscopic surgery in patients with colorectal cancer or complicated diverticular disease. They presented their results at the recent European Congress of Radiology.
April 1, 2012
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Clinicians prefer structured radiology reports over prose
By Erik L. Ridley
Many radiologists prefer to issue their reports in prose form, but clinicians tend to find structured reports clearer and easier to read, researchers from Singapore told delegates at the recent European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.
April 1, 2012
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