AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writersSocioeconomicvRad to support Doctors Without BordersTeleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic (vRad) will provide pro bono diagnostic radiology services to the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.September 19, 2011Industry NewsFuji promotes digital mammography trialFujfilm Medical Systems is reporting favorable results from a mobile breast screening trial of its FDR Amulet full-field digital mammography system at the breast screening unit of Portsmouth Hospitals National Health Service Trust.September 18, 2011Industry NewsMetrasens installs Ferroguard at U.K. facilityMetrasens has installed its Ferroguard ferromagnetic detection system at a new MRI facility at a U.K. hospital, the company announced.September 18, 2011Product NewsBoston Scientific releases Coyote catheterInterventional technology developer Boston Scientific has unveiled Coyote, a low-profile, 0.014-inch balloon dilatation catheter for treating patients receiving peripheral angioplasty procedures below the knee.September 18, 2011Industry NewsGE launches Russian joint ventureGE Healthcare has created an imaging equipment production joint venture with Russian Technologies, a state company involved in the development, production, and export of high-tech industrial products.September 15, 2011Industry NewsCarestream upgrades PACS in ScotlandCarestream Health has started a major PACS upgrade program at 34 hospitals in Scotland.September 15, 2011Clinical NewsToshiba donates Aquilion CT to Kenyan hospitalToshiba America Medical Systems said it has donated and installed a refurbished Aquilion 4 CT system at a Kenyan hospital.September 14, 2011Industry NewsElekta completes Nucletron purchaseOncology firm Elekta announced it has completed its acquisition of radiation therapy firm Nucletron for 365 million euros ($522.1 million U.S.) in cash.September 14, 2011Clinical NewsMirada inks deal with clinical trial firmMedical imaging software developer Mirada Medical has signed an agreement with clinical trial support firm ABX-CRO that will allow the company to use Mirada's multimodality imaging applications for clinical trials in oncology and the neurosciences.September 14, 2011Clinical NewsU.K. physicians report barriers to CT, MRIIn the U.K., 13% of general practitioners have reported in a survey that their patients referred for CT and/or MRI scans experience barriers in getting direct access to these diagnostic imaging exams.September 13, 2011Previous PagePage 779 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
