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CT software enables custom-made shoulder implants
By Eric Barnes
Researchers in Austria are using CT to create perfect copies of patients' shoulder joints to replace their own worn-out parts. The research project shows how 3D models and special mathematical methods can be used to improve the design and integration of implants on an individual-patient basis.
May 14, 2012
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Quture establishes European subsidiary
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Healthcare performance software measurement tool company Quture International and its operations subsidiary Quture have announced the formation of Quture Euro.
May 14, 2012
Sectra deploys XDS-based image transfer in Northern Ireland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS developer Sectra announced that it has implemented cross-enterprise sharing of images and related patient images among PACS in Northern Ireland using an XDS-I framework.
May 13, 2012
Accenture lands NHS PACS extension
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Department of Health has given Accenture a one-year extension to continue to provide its PACS offering to National Health Service (NHS) Trusts in the northeast and east of England/East Midlands that have elected to extend their current service provision with the company.
May 9, 2012
3D brachytherapy can reduce hysterectomies in cervical cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Delivering radiotherapy directly to cancer of the cervix using 3D imaging techniques is effective at controlling the return and spread of the disease. In most cases, hysterectomies may be avoided, according to research presented at the World Congress of Brachytherapy in Barcelona.
May 9, 2012
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Stroke news from WoHIT; pacemakers & MRI; Rinck on Margulis
By Philip Ward
May 8, 2012
Mirada Medical wins Oxford RTx contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Mirada Medical has won a contract for its RTx software with the Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology in Oxford, U.K., the company said.
May 8, 2012
Hitachi Aloka extends collaboration with academia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Hitachi Aloka Medical is collaborating with researchers at the Cardiff University School of Medicine in the U.K. to establish industry standards for the development and evaluation of diagnostic tools such as Hitachi's eTracking and Wave Intensity, the company has announced.
May 8, 2012
WoHIT: e-health supports acute care in stroke cases
By Finn Snyder
In the acute care chain of neurological patients, stroke is an excellent example of successful cooperation between emergency medical staff and other hospital colleagues and how technology enhances information flow, an expert said at the World of Health IT (WoHIT) and eHealth Week 2012 meeting in Copenhagen.
May 8, 2012
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Study: SPECT/CT finds 1-mm pancreatic cancers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
By using 2D/3D SPECT/CT, Swiss researchers have detected a drug bound to insulinoma cells, indicating the precise location of life-threatening pancreatic tumors as small as about 1 mm in diameter.
May 7, 2012
Spanish hospital attains top HIMSS Analytics rating
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
HIMSS Analytics Europe announced that the Marina Salud Hospital de Dénia in Spain has achieved stage 7, the highest level of the organization's Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM).
May 7, 2012
BCS and HIMSS Europe announce collaboration
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, and the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a project to introduce HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model (EMRAM) within the U.K.
May 1, 2012
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