AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writersEquipmentEquipment services sector projected to riseGlobal demand for imaging equipment services is expected to rise sharply over the next five years, according to a new report by market research firm Global Industry Analysts (GIA).April 5, 2012Clinical NewsEckert & Ziegler Bebig opens Brazil officeRadiotherapy developer Eckert & Ziegler Bebig has opened a subsidiary in Fortaleza, Brazil.April 5, 2012Clinical NewsU.K.to develop proton radiotherapy centersThe U.K. Department of Health has unveiled plans to develop proton radiotherapy through National Health Service centers in London and Manchester.April 5, 2012Clinical NewsCritic of breast screening publishes bookDr. Peter Gøtzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen has published a book on the topic of screening mammography. Mammography Screening: Truth, Lies and Controversy posits that "the most effective way to decrease women's risk of becoming a breast cancer patient is to avoid attending screening."April 5, 2012Industry NewsComecer acquires Veenstra InstrumentsItalian shielding systems firm Comecer has acquired Veenstra Instruments.April 4, 2012Industry NewsPhilips teams with Dutch institutionsPhilips Healthcare has formed a partnership with University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands to create theInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.April 4, 2012Clinical NewsU.K. regulator issues alert for contrast devicesThe U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a medical device alert regarding Covidien disposable syringes and tubing used with contrast media injectors during imaging procedures.April 4, 2012Molecular ImagingSwedish joint venture targets molecular researchSwedish university joint venture SciLifeLab will become a national research institute for molecular biosciences and bioinformatics, according to an announcement Tuesday by Swedish Minister for Education Jan Björklund.April 3, 2012Industry NewsMaquet, Siemens team up in hybrid OROperating room (OR) technology developer Maquet and Siemens Healthcare have inked a deal to develop a combined system for diagnostics and surgical procedures.April 2, 2012Clinical NewsOptos delivers first retinal imaging unitsMedical retinal imaging firm Optos has begun shipping its first Daytona ultrawide-field retinal imaging systems.April 2, 2012Previous PagePage 747 of 935Next PageTop StoriesWomens ImagingDutch authors cast light on uterine fibroidsResearchers have shared their clinical experiences of how ultrasound and MRI can assess blood flow and vasculature in uterine fibroids.CTDL algorithm estimates lung nodule cancer risk, reduces false positivesMolecular ImagingNeuroinflammation persists for 2 years in long COVIDMRIChatGPT gathers momentum in MR imagingCTLow-dose CT ties emphysema to mortality in previous smokers
