AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writersMedical, Legal, and PracticeSapheneia records legal victory over ContextVisionA district court in Linköping, Sweden, has ruled in favor of Sapheneia in ongoing litigation between the firm and image enhancement developer ContextVision, ContextVision said.June 12, 2012Clinical NewsESGAR: Awards for Europe's top articlesAt Tuesday's opening ceremony for the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) annual meeting in Edinburgh, U.K., special prizes were given to the authors of European Radiology's three most pupular recent articles in the subspecialty. Dr. Adrian Dixon, editor in chief of European Radiology, gave prizes for the following articles:June 12, 2012Residents/FellowsEuropean Board of Radiology reports success in SpainThe European Board of Radiology said that 83% of 30 candidates passed the European Diploma of Radiology examination that was held at the Spanish Society of Medical Radiology annual meeting in late May in Granada, Spain.June 12, 2012Imaging InformaticsSmartphones useful for neurological patient educationNeurologists can make use of their smartphone or tablet PC as a tool for patient education, according to a presentation at the recent European Neurological Society meeting in Prague.June 12, 2012Industry NewsBCS, Dept. of Health awards patient guidance tenderBCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, and the U.K. Department of Health have awarded consulting firm Mynors Suppiah with the tender to develop patient guidance for patients and the public on electronic health and social care records.June 11, 2012Industry NewsEDAP promotes ultrasound endorsementsTherapeutic ultrasound developer EDAP TMS announced that the U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published guidance regarding focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound to treat localized prostate cancer.June 11, 2012Clinical NewsSNM: PET/CT predicts colorectal cancer outcomesCareful monitoring of colorectal cancer patients with PET/CT during initial treatment can predict outcomes, potentially improving success rates while reducing treatment costs, Italian researchers reported at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting in Miami Beach, FL.June 11, 2012Clinical NewsEcho screening detects more rheumatic heart diseaseRouting screening with echocardiography can find three times as many cases of rheumatic heart disease compared to clinical evaluation, according to a study published in Circulation.June 11, 2012Industry NewsITG, NTP cooperate on global radioisotope productionITG Isotope Technologies Garching and NTP Radioisotopes, a subsidiary of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, announced that they will collaborate to guarantee that Brazil and African countries will have a reliable supply of high quality radioisotopes.June 11, 2012Clinical NewsEOS adds distributors in Singapore, U.S.Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging announced that it has signed an exclusive contract with Singapore-based medical equipment distributor QST Group.June 11, 2012Previous PagePage 733 of 935Next PageTop StoriesWomens ImagingDBT plus synthesized mammo leads to fewer false-positive recallsA German study has found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus synthesized mammography leads to lower false-positive recall rates than digital mammography.CTImaging linked to blood cancers in younger patientsWomens ImagingDutch authors cast light on uterine fibroidsCTDL algorithm estimates lung nodule cancer risk, reduces false positivesMolecular ImagingNeuroinflammation persists for 2 years in long COVID
