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Colonoscopy seen as reducing CRC mortality in Germany

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A colonoscopy screening program is expected to have a powerful impact on colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths in Germany, despite a low rate of participation among eligible participants, according to the first published results of an eight-year study of nearly 2 million screened individuals.

March 22, 2009

ContextVision updates x-ray software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has released a new version of its x-ray tuning software.

March 17, 2009

TeraRecon updates AQi, growth at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon has released version 4.4 of its Aquarius iNtuition (AQi) software at this year's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.

March 8, 2009

Toshiba launches Viamo ultrasound scanner

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

VIENNA - Toshiba Medical Systems Europe is launching a new portable ultrasound scanner, called Viamo, at this week's European Congress of Radiology.

March 7, 2009

3D CT detection of perfusion defects mirrors SPECT

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Three-dimensional images from normal coronary CT angiography scans are highly sensitive for detecting fixed perfusion defects compared to myocardial SPECT. A special reconstruction technique performed with customized software does the job without the need for additional radiation or contrast.

March 7, 2009

Minimal prep VC nearly as sensitive, better tolerated

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - A new study from the U.S. and Japan found that full-laxative and minimum-laxative virtual colonoscopy had equivalent sensitivities for detecting colorectal polyps 6 mm and larger, though specificity fell in the minimum-prep regimen. The patients were happy to skip the laxatives, however.

March 6, 2009