Clinical News: Page 998

ESC study reveals how and why research gets published
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A study published online on 6 June in the European Heart Journal suggests that the main factors determining acceptance of an abstract at the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) annual congress were the number of enrolled patients (more than 100) and prospective study design.
June 5, 2012
Digital breast tomo boosts accuracy for soft-tissue abnormalities
By Rebekah Moan
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to mammography increases the accuracy for detecting soft-tissue mammographic abnormalities, whether DBT is compared with film-screen mammography alone or film-screen mammography plus full-field digital mammography, U.K. researchers have reported.
June 5, 2012
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Lancet: Pediatric CT may triple risk of leukemia, brain cancer
By Philip Ward
Radiation exposure from two or three head CT scans in childhood can triple the risk of developing brain cancer, while five to 10 such scans may triple the risk of developing leukemia, according to a major study published online on 7 June by Lancet.
June 5, 2012
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Echocardiography finds heart disease in arthritis patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Speckle-tracking echocardiography can spot early abnormalities in heart function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European League Against Rheumatism in Berlin.
June 5, 2012
SuperSonic promotes Kelln to senior post
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine has named Kurt Kelln as executive vice president of sales and marketing and chief business officer.
June 5, 2012
ESR announces clampdown on plagiarism and misconduct
By Philip Ward
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has issued a strongly worded statement that it will not tolerate copycats and cheats. The warning forms part of a broad-ranging document about good scientific practice and publishing that has been posted online by Insights into Imaging on 23 May.
June 5, 2012
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IBA secures new radiopharmacy contracts
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received two new contracts valued at a minimum of 5 million euros ($6.2 million U.S.) for its IntegraLab - Cyclone 18, an integrated radiopharmacy package.
June 4, 2012
EDAP reports prostate ultrasound advances in Bordeaux
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Therapeutic ultrasound developer EDAP TMS has announced that the St-Augustin Urology Clinic in Bordeaux, France, has successfully treated patients with its Ablatherm high-intensity focused ultrasound technology.
June 4, 2012
Elekta shuffles management team
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has made a number of changes to its executive management team.
June 4, 2012
Planmeca debuts orthodontic analysis tool
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Finnish dental imaging technology developer Planmeca has introduced a new cephalometric analysis module for its Romexis 2D and 3D image acquisition, viewing, and processing software.
June 4, 2012
ECR renews Invest in the Youth program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) has begun accepting applications for its latest Invest in the Youth program.
June 4, 2012
GE, Affibody to develop PET imaging agent
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Swedish biopharmaceutical company Affibody are collaborating on the development of a HER2-targeted PET imaging agent for patients with breast or gastric cancer.
June 4, 2012
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