Imaging Informatics: Page 309

Sectra partners to enter Southeast Asian market

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PACS firm Sectra has signed a partnership with CT Frank Technology in Malaysia to distribute Sectra's visualization table.

January 20, 2013

Dublin hospital installs BridgeHead software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

South Dublin-based UPMC Beacon Hospital has installed BridgeHead Software's integrated backup software to protect the data in the hospital's MEDITECH Health Care Information System.

January 20, 2013

Software quantifies visceral adipose tissue

By Erik L. Ridley

A computer-assisted analysis technique can reliably quantify visceral adipose tissue and serve as a valuable support tool for diagnosing metabolic syndrome, researchers from Colombia and France have concluded.

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

COCIR launches e-learning tool

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) has launched an interactive e-learning tool to support its pan-European code of conduct.

January 13, 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

European survey sheds light on teleradiology usage and perception

By Cynthia E. Keen

What do members of the European Society of Radiology think about teleradiology? In the fall of 2011, several hundred were motivated to offer their opinions. They participated in an Internet survey, the full findings from which have been published online on 18 December by Insights into Imaging.

January 8, 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

CADx outperforms radiologists in characterizing liver lesions

By Erik L. Ridley

German researchers have found that a computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) system can do better than radiologists for characterizing indeterminate liver lesions, but they believe CAD systems should work more like radiologists rather than relying too heavily on image analysis.

January 1, 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

IAEA debuts radiotherapy patient safety tool

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has debuted a new tool for radiotherapy patient safety known as SAFRON, or Safety in Radiation Oncology.

December 27, 2012

European healthcare IT services market continues to grow

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The need to enhance healthcare delivery continues to expand the healthcare IT professional services market in Europe, despite budget cuts and end-user reluctance to invest in such services, according to a new report by market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

December 26, 2012

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