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Fecal occult blood screening reduces mortality rates

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 3 - The five-year results of the U.K. Bowel Cancer Screening Pilot study show that biennial use of the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) decreases emergency presentations for colorectal cancer (CRC) and dramatically reduces 30-day postoperative mortality, trial authors report the journal Gut, released online November 29.

December 2, 2007

Barco showcases new products, deals at RSNA

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image display and advanced visualization firm Barco of Kortrijk, Belgium, has debuted its AVT advanced visualization software, as well as a new 6-megapixel color LCD display, at this week's RSNA 2007 meeting in Chicago.

November 28, 2007

Dexela awarded development grant

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging developer Dexela of London has been awarded a grant for 360,000 pounds ($ 744,156 U.S.) by U.K.'s Technology Strategy Board as part of a collaborative research and development program to improve digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for early breast cancer detection.

November 27, 2007

US-based minimally invasive treatments prove feasible for uterine fibroids

By Shalmali Pal

When it comes to the ultrasound-based treatment of uterine fibroids, clinicians should target patients whose benign tumors are not too big or not too small, according to two new studies. Researchers from Italy found that that percutaneous sonography-guided radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA) was particularly adept at shrinking medium-sized fibroids, while a Japanese team found that MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) surgery was an optimal therapy option for fibroids with specific characteristics on preoperative imaging.

November 19, 2007

Five-modality Munich trial finds high sensitivity for OC, VC

By Eric Barnes

A virtual colonoscopy screening trial performed entirely on 64-detector-row CT found clinically significant polyps nearly as accurately as optical colonoscopy, researchers report. The Munich Colorectal Cancer Prevention Trial incorporated five separate colorectal cancer screening modalities in the same screening cohort. The researchers presented their results at the recent 2007 International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Boston.

November 11, 2007

3mensio, Pie ink integration deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization developer 3mensio Medical Imaging of Bilthoven, Netherlands, and Pie Medical Imaging have inked an agreement to integrate their products, according to 3mensio.

November 8, 2007

VC in elderly patients yields extracolonic advantage

By Eric Barnes

Virtual colonoscopy is a valuable screening tool in symptomatic individuals age 70 and older, yielding diagnostic benefits far beyond the scope of barium enema exams, which remain common in the U.K. due to staffing and equipment issues, researchers report in this month's American Journal of Roentgenology.

November 6, 2007

Pie adds to CAAS software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch imaging firm Pie Medical Imaging has added bifurcation analysis functionality to the latest release of its CAAS image analysis software.

October 17, 2007

Italian multicenter VC trial screens higher-risk cohort

By Eric Barnes

BOSTON - One of the largest virtual colonoscopy trials ever aimed at a higher-risk screening population has yielded good results across 12 sites in Italy. Researchers presented the first results of the study on Tuesday at the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.

October 16, 2007

Advanced liver imaging shapes surgical strategies

By Eric Barnes

The days of planning liver interventions on the strength of a few CT or MR reconstructions may be numbered. Researchers from Germany and beyond are honing a set of advanced planning tools that not only provide high-resolution color-coded 3D visualization of the liver parenchyma and vasculature, but offer quantitative views of the intrahepatic vessel branching system and the risks of cutting at a given point in the organ.

September 17, 2007

Study: CT market expands in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The growing potential of cardiac imaging applications, the scope for innovation in various new clinical applications, and the constant improvement in the speed of scans are three drivers of the European CT market.

September 3, 2007

TomTec launches 4D ultrasound

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound visualization developer TomTec Imaging Systems said it plans to debut a new version of its 4D RV-Function software at the 2007 European Society of Cardiology congress, to be held September 1-5 in Vienna, Austria.

August 29, 2007

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