Imaging Informatics: Page 338

IHE-Europe appoints new vendor co-chair

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)-Europe has announced the appointment of Lapo Bertini as the new vendor co-chair for the Brussels-headquartered organization.

December 19, 2011

Brainlab installs 1st Curve system in Munich

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image-guided therapy firm BrainLab announced that the university hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar in Munich is the first hospital in the world to use its Curve image-guided surgery system. The 1,100-bed facility is the university hospital of the Technische Universität München.

December 19, 2011

Size matters: iPad tops iPhone for evaluating acute stroke

By Erik L. Ridley

Both the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 can be employed by on-call neuroradiologists for evaluating acute stroke, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago. The iPad 2 was judged to be the better option, however.

December 19, 2011

2012 market predictions: Imaging and healthcare IT

By Theo Ahadome, Stephen Holloway, Carly Reed

What lies ahead for the imaging market in 2012? Three industry analysts look into their crystal balls and make some predictions for PACS, ultrasound, digital x-ray, and the overall imaging market.

December 14, 2011

French health ministry collaborates with Orange-GE

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare announced that the French Ministry of Health has contracted with the Orange-GE Healthcare consortium to deliver cloud-based PACS and archive services to the île de France region.

December 13, 2011

Agfa sells Orbis to German, Swiss hospitals

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa Healthcare has sold its Orbis hospital and clinical information systems software to the Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe in Germany and plans to install it in January 2012.

December 13, 2011

Matrox display boards used in Israeli hospitals

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Display controller board provider Matrox Graphics of Montreal announced that its TheatreVue display projection controller boards are being used in Carestream Health's PACS at two Israeli hospitals.

December 13, 2011

iPad offers value in mobile emergency CT reading

By Erik L. Ridley

Although the experience provided by an iPad for reviewing medical images still has room for improvement, the popular tablet can be employed for remote reading of emergency CT studies by radiologists on the move, according to research presented at the RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago.

December 11, 2011

Radiologists must communicate their findings better

By Rebekah Moan

Radiologists have a duty to do more than issue a timely and accurate report -- there needs to be some genuine follow-up. Often their reports are not read, so an effective communication system needs to be in place to ensure they are, according to a presentation at the recent RSNA congress.

December 8, 2011

McKesson wins Irish contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Healthcare information systems firm McKesson has been awarded a contract by the Irish Health Service Executive. McKesson's PACS and RIS packages will be installed at the first four of 35 hospitals in the network.

December 7, 2011

Automated calcium scoring fits well with lung cancer screening

By Erik L. Ridley

Coronary calcium scoring with an automated technique fits well in a lung cancer screening setting, enabling cardiovascular risk assessment in a population potentially at high risk of cardiac events, according to a Dutch study presented at the RSNA 2011 meeting.

December 7, 2011

IHE-Europe launches new service

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)-Europe, an association promoting interoperability in health information and communication technology, has announced the creation of IHE-Services to offer vendor-neutral interoperability testing services for health systems and projects.

December 6, 2011

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