Reuters Health

Capsule endoscopy readily spots obscure GI bleeding

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 16 - Capsule endoscopy is more effective than CT or standard angiography for the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Spanish researchers report in the April issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

April 15, 2007

Cardiac function impaired among smokers, even when they're young and fit

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 12 - There is little information regarding the effects of smoking on cardiac function in young adults, researchers from Poland note in a new study published in Chest. Their goal was to use echocardiography to determine multiple measures of left and right ventricular diastolic function, and to see if smoking caused functional impairment.

April 11, 2007

Age at endometriosis diagnosis is linked to breast cancer risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 12 - Women who are diagnosed with endometriosis at a young age tend to have a reduced risk for breast cancer, according to researchers, while women who are older when they receive a diagnosis of endometriosis have an increased breast cancer risk.

April 11, 2007

Health firm BUPA says in talks for U.K. hospital sale

LONDON (Reuters), Apr 10 - British private healthcare provider BUPA said on Sunday it is in preliminary discussions with potential purchasers of its U.K. hospitals. BUPA, which runs 26 hospitals in the U.K., has appointed Citigroup to handle the sale.

April 9, 2007

Violence and abuse in Britain's NHS 'unacceptably high'

LONDON (Reuters), Apr 2 - Health staff are facing "unacceptably high" levels of violence, with nearly a half of ambulance workers reporting harassment from patients and their families, a national survey said on Friday.

April 1, 2007

Low-dose multidetector CT accurately evaluates urinary stone disease

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 30 - Low-dose multidetector CT (MDCT) is as accurate as standard-dose MDCT in evaluating urinary stone disease, even in overweight patients, according to a report in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 29, 2007

Lung CT densitometry correlates with lung function, exercise in systemic sclerosis

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 30 - Lung density histogram parameters are more reproducible than visual assessment of lung changes in thin-section CT and are more closely related to lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), results of a recent study indicate.

March 29, 2007

Junior doctors walk out of job review body

LONDON (Reuters), Mar 26 - A dispute over a controversial selection system for senior medical training posts worsened on Friday after junior doctors' representatives said they had walked out of an official review aimed at solving the row. Thousands of trainee medics marched through London last weekend in protest at a computerized application process that left many well-qualified candidates without a single interview.

March 25, 2007

U.K. medics could ditch bedside notes for computers

LONDON (Reuters), Feb 23 - British doctors and nurses could bin the clipboards at the end of patients' beds and head to their rounds clutching hi-tech tablet PCs after medical experts gave their backing to the new technology. San Francisco-based makers Motion Computing and chip giant Intel promise that the units will not smash if dropped, while the highly sensitive patient data will not be accessible if they fall into the wrong hands.

February 22, 2007

ACS revascularization practices not based on patient risk characteristics

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 20 - Data in a multinational registry indicate that, contrary to published guidelines, low-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are more likely to receive percutaneous coronary interventions than those at high risk.

February 19, 2007

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AI not only holds clinical potential but also can transform a bad dancer into a magnificent mover, delegates learned at the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII) annual congress in Heraklion. We bring you some of the highlights.

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Halliday: AI is no silver bullet

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

In a new blog, the president of the Royal College of Radiologists has warned that AI is no silver bullet and will not solve the U.K.'s waiting list crisis on its own.

June 11, 2024

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Controversy rages over sudden suspensions in Antwerp

The fallout is continuing over the shock decision to suspend the full team of radiologists at ZNA Cadix. It's a complete disgrace, one Belgian expert noted on 10 June.

June 11, 2024

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Intelerad launches image exchange package at UKIO 2024

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Intelerad Medical Systems has unveiled an image exchange package for the U.K. market at the UKIO conference.

June 11, 2024

Siemens, World Stroke Organization sign 2-year stroke care deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers and the World Stroke Organization have signed a two-year partnership agrement to improve global access to stroke care.

June 10, 2024

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Serac updates endometriosis maraciclatide radiotracer study results

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Serac Healthcare is highlighting interim results from a study regarding its endometriosis-targeted technetium-99m (Tc-99m) maraciclatide radiotracer.

June 10, 2024

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Radiology's visualization tools can transform surgical practice

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

The clinical integration of 3D printing and extended reality technologies is having a growing impact on patient care by improving surgical planning and aiding simulations to guide procedures in real-time.

June 7, 2024

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ITM secures €188M in funding

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Isotope Technologies Munich (ITM) has secured an equity investment of €188 million that it plans to use to prepare for the launch of ITM-11.

June 7, 2024

EANM reveals plan to establish AI committee

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is creating a dedicated Artificial Intelligence Committee that will be launched in 2025.

June 7, 2024

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Sectra launches IT module for enterprise imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Sectra has launched a new diagnostic IT module for genomics within molecular pathology.

June 5, 2024

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United unveils total-body PET/CT unit in Bologna

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

United Imaging has installed its uExplorer total-body PET/CT scanner at IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna in Italy.

June 5, 2024

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Medtronic completes €30B public offering

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medtronic has completed a $33 billion (€30.3 billion) public offering of senior notes.

June 3, 2024

U.K. issues guidance on reirradiation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists has issued guidance for the principles of reirradiation, a highly individualized treatment that is being increasingly used. The document is free to download.

May 31, 2024

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