Advanced Visualization: Page 89

Virtual heart project holds great promise in atrial fibrillation

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A joint U.K. and New Zealand initiative to study cardiac defects through the use of a virtual 3D heart model offers the potential of better diagnosis and interventional treatment of cases of atrial fibrillation.

January 29, 2013

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January 20, 2013

Options abound for mobile applications in radiology

By Erik L. Ridley

As long as they have an iPhone or iPad, imaging practitioners have plenty of quality radiology-oriented apps to choose from. Users of smartphones and tablets based on other operating systems currently face a more limited selection, however, according to an article published online in the European Journal of Radiology.

January 20, 2013

Screening is best reserved for those expected to live longer

By Eric Barnes

Patients signing up for breast or colon cancer screening should have a minimum remaining life expectancy of at least 10 years to boost the chances of benefiting from the exams and overcoming their inherent risks, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco in an article in BMJ.

January 9, 2013

3D breast technique shows promise for cancer risk assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

Functional 3D infrared imaging displays promise as a breast cancer risk assessment tool, reportedly offering high sensitivity and reasonable specificity, according to a proof-of-concept study published online in European Radiology.

January 3, 2013

iPad turns in mixed results for chest radiographs

By Erik L. Ridley

The iPad appears capable of supporting the diagnosis of pneumothorax on chest radiographs, according to an initial evaluation of an iOS-based image viewing app developed by a team from Massachusetts General Hospital. The group also found that its app, at least for now, didn't fare as well in cases with nonpneumothorax findings.

December 30, 2012

Philips announces progress in dose reduction

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare and St. Antonius Hosptial Utrecht/Nieuwegein have revealed they have reduced radiation dose in image-guided guided endovascular procedures using ClarityIQ technology.

December 17, 2012

CAD helps detect smaller lesions on CT colonography

By Erik L. Ridley

At a cost of just a minute or two of extra interpretation time, computer-aided detection (CAD) software can significantly improve the performance of experienced readers in finding polyps 6 to 9 mm in size on CT colonography studies, according to a study by Italian researchers published online in Radiology.

December 13, 2012

Dutch unveil substantial new data on colorectal screening

By Philip Ward

As the cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening comes under growing scrutiny across Europe, detailed, up-to-date analysis and statistics involving more than 1,100 patients recruited into the Dutch population-based screening trial look certain to attract widespread attention.

November 28, 2012

Studies confirm value of Riverain's bone suppression, CAD software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Riverain Technologies is highlighting three studies presented at the 2012 RSNA meeting in Chicago that showed that its digital bone suppression and CAD software improve the detection of lung nodules.

November 27, 2012

Eykona's 3D camera finds applications in Afghanistan

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A portable 3D imaging camera from Eykona is being used in the field by U.K. troops at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan to assess the nature of wounds received by soldiers. The device is also being used at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, U.K., where military casualties are treated.

November 27, 2012

Riverain gets CE Mark for ClearRead +Confirm

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection software developer Riverain Technologies has received the European CE Mark for its ClearRead +Confirm software and is introducing it at the 2012 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 25, 2012

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