Clinical News: Page 998

Philips eyes Middle East and Russia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has named new heads for its Middle East and Russia operations and begun new initiatives aimed at increasing its activities in these sectors.

March 26, 2012

European MR Forum recognizes Swedish pioneer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Magnetic Resonance Forum (EMRF) has awarded its European Magnetic Resonance Award 2012 to MR pioneer Professor Erik Odeblad of Umeå, Sweden.

March 26, 2012

Radiology IT expertise can ease RIS/PACS management

By Erik L. Ridley

Having an in-house, dedicated radiology information technology (IT) department can make it easier to support a RIS/PACS, allowing for fast and reliable troubleshooting of most problems, according to research from Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Germany.

March 26, 2012

U.S., Europe reaffirm commitment to minimize HEU for isotopes

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.S. joined leaders from Belgium, France, and the Netherlands to reaffirm their commitment to minimize the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and to ensure a reliable supply of medical isotopes for patients worldwide.

March 26, 2012

User groups play central role in PACS' growth

By Cynthia E. Keen

What has made PACS proliferate? The need to manage radiology records, to improve workflow and efficiency, to have better access to information, and to improve communications are all factors. User groups like the PACS Club of Kuwait have also made vital contributions.

March 26, 2012

What radiologists think about structured reporting

By Cynthia E. Keen

What do radiologists really think about using structured reporting templates? A candid snapshot of hopes, concerns, obstacles, and motivations is revealed in an article published online by a group of leading Belgian radiologists on 14 March in Insights into Imaging.

March 25, 2012

US-guided breast surgery should be standard

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound-guided surgery to remove breast cancer tumors is more successful than standard surgery and should become the new standard of care, Dutch researchers said at the European Breast Cancer Conference held last week in Vienna.

March 25, 2012

Diffusion-weighted MRI shows benefits for breast screening

By Wayne Forrest

Diffusion-weighted MRI appears to be a very promising tool for breast cancer screening because it offers beneficial noncontrast-enhanced imaging results in a short acquisition and postprocessing time, Italian authors have found in a study published online on 13 March in European Radiology.

March 25, 2012

Radiotherapy guards against long-term breast cancer recurrence

By Cynthia E. Keen

For early-stage breast cancer patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, radiotherapy treatments following a lumpectomy helped protect against cancer recurrence for at least 15 years, according to a presentation made yesterday at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Vienna.

March 22, 2012

Eucomed launches vetting system for conferences

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European medical technology industry association Eucomed has launched an online conference vetting system to review and approve third-party educational conferences sponsored by vendors and commercial companies.

March 22, 2012

CAD can help with initial reads in breast screening

By Rebekah Moan

Using computer-aided detection (CAD) as a preliminary reader in screening mammography may reduce radiologists' workload by nearly half. That's the key finding of a large study conducted by researchers from Jerusalem and presented at this month's European Congress of Radiology.

March 22, 2012

Elekta promotes China market milestones

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

In conjunction with the ChinaMed exhibition being held in Beijing this week, radiation oncology firm Elekta announced milestones that it has achieved in selling its products to cancer treatment centers in China.

March 21, 2012

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