Imaging Informatics: Page 375

Varian, Mirada sign supply pact

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has signed a deal with medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical of Oxford, U.K., for the supply of multimodality image registration technologies.

November 16, 2009

Wireless capsule endoscopy feasible in young children

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 11 - Wireless capsule endoscopy is feasible for detecting small intestinal pathology in children younger than 8 years old, according to a report in the November Gut. However, most children in this age group are unable to swallow the small device, so it needs to be introduced endoscopically.

November 10, 2009

Automated segmentation could improve fetal heart echo

By Eric Barnes

A new method of segmenting the fetal heart with echocardiography could improve the evaluation of congenital heart defects compared to the time-consuming manual segmentation in use today, according to researchers from the U.K.

November 5, 2009

Meta-analysis reveals paucity of advanced neoplasia in small polyps

By Eric Barnes

The prevalence of advanced neoplasia in subcentimeter polyps is extremely rare, according to a new meta-analysis of virtual colonoscopy data from more than 20,000 patients. As a result, the study authors believe that it's unnecessary to incur the costs and risks associated with resecting diminutive colorectal lesions detected at VC.

November 1, 2009

Sectra installs mammo units in Norway

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has installed three Sectra MicroDose Mammography full-field digital mammography units at a Norwegian imaging services provider.

November 1, 2009

OR Technology adds Netherlands vet install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German image processing and PACS firm OR Technology has announced the purchase of a Medici 1717 DR upgrade kit from the veterinary practice Dierenklinik Kerkelande in Hilversum, Netherlands.

October 29, 2009

Merge and Medrad extend European reach

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare and contrast injector technology firm Medrad have announced an expansion in the distribution of CADstream, Merge's dedicated MRI CAD software, into the European market.

October 29, 2009

Rogan-Delft validates Matrox boards

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Display provider Matrox Graphics announced that Netherlands-based Rogan-Delft has validated Matrox Xenia series display controller boards for its Zillion radiology workstations.

October 29, 2009

Ignoring breast CAD detections cuts sensitivity

By Eric Barnes

Computer-aided detection (CAD) is effective at finding breast cancers -- including lesions that would have otherwise been missed by experienced radiologists. Unfortunately, CAD's overall benefit is diluted by the downside of radiologists ignoring true-positive CAD marks.

October 22, 2009

Infinitt establishes European subsidiary

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

RIS/PACS vendor Infinitt North America and Infinitt Healthcare have established a subsidiary in Europe.

October 22, 2009

Carestream nets U.K. contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health has been awarded a contract to supply its Carestream PACS software with diagnostic mammography workstations and integrated RIS to Dorset Breast Screening Unit.

October 18, 2009

Agfa wraps up U.K. PACS, CR deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has installed its Impax PACS software and computed radiography (CR) units at the Spire Healthcare Group in the U.K.

October 14, 2009

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