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iCAD to launch CTC CAD software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD plans to debut a new version of its VeraLook CAD software for CT colonography (CTC) at the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology annual meeting.
May 26, 2010
Costs impact Sectra profit in 2009-2010
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Negative effects from exchange-rate fluctuations eroded gains in operating profit for PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra in its 2009-2010 fiscal year.
May 24, 2010
New software facilitates mining of image data
By Erik L. Ridley
Images stored on PACS networks contain a veritable treasure trove of information that could be invaluable in research and clinical practice. To gain easier access to those nuggets, researchers from Luxembourg have developed a software framework that facilitates data mining from DICOM image headers.
May 23, 2010
GE's German IT unit chooses Matrox boards
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare's IT division in Germany is recommending Xenia Series display controller boards from Matrox Graphics for GE Centricity RIS/PACS workstations.
May 11, 2010
Lung CAD performs best as second reader
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software yields a higher level of sensitivity for identifying lung nodules as a second reader than when used concurrently during image interpretation, according to research from the University of Verona in Italy.
May 6, 2010
VC shows high diagnostic yield after failed colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy finds significant pathology in patients referred after failed colonoscopy, according to a study presented at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in New Orleans. The results show the need for a complete colon exam and highlight VC's strengths in detecting extracolonic abnormalities.
May 5, 2010
FDG-PET/CT detects recurrence of colorectal cancer
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT has a "significant role" in characterizing suspected colorectal cancer recurrence at an early stage, according to a study presented by U.K. researchers at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting this week in San Diego.
May 4, 2010
Flexible sigmoidoscopy of dubious value after VC
By Eric Barnes
The yield of additional pathological findings was quite low in a group of symptomatic patients who underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy after virtual colonoscopy screening, according to a poster presentation at this week's Digestive Disease Week meeting in New Orleans.
May 3, 2010
eMix adds European distributor
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
DR Systems venture eMix has signed its first European distributor agreement.
May 2, 2010
Carestream nets French accreditation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received approval from the Ministry of Health and Sports in France to host personal health data.
April 29, 2010
CAD, PACS pairing boosts lung nodule detection, saves time
By Erik L. Ridley
The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) technology as a concurrent reader on PACS workstations can improve the performance of inexperienced readers in detecting lung nodules, according to a study from Catholic University in Rome.
April 29, 2010
One-time sigmoidoscopy screening prevents colorectal cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 28 - Flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, British researchers reported online April 28 in the Lancet. Offered once to people ages 55 to 64, the procedure lowered the incidence of colorectal cancers by as much as one-third and cancer-specific mortality by up to 43%.
April 27, 2010
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