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3D aortic MRI helps detect high-risk plaque
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 29 - Three-dimensional MRI using a 3-tesla system appears to be reliable and more accurate than transesophageal echocardiography for revealing aortic high-risk plaques in acute stroke patients, German researchers report in the May issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
May 28, 2008
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Speech recognition shrinks report turnaround time
By Wayne Forrest
Speech recognition technology showed its worth in a study from Helsinki University Central Hospital in Finland, where report turnaround time was reduced by more than 80%. Study results were presented at the 2008 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting in Seattle.
May 28, 2008
GE launches IT training initiative
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has launched a global certification program based on its Centricity Enterprise.
May 22, 2008
Grundig expands product capabilities
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German dictation technology provider Grundig Business Systems digital products now support the Thin Clients from IGEL Technology and Siemens Healthcare at Linux 2.4 with Citrix infrastructures for application provision.
May 22, 2008
IBA wins $3.7 million in U.K. contracts
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
IBA Health Group of Sydney, Australia, has been awarded five contracts with 16 National Health Service (NHS) trusts worth a total of $3.7 million (U.S.) for its Integra range of financial and purchasing applications.
May 20, 2008
GE partners with Satyam for healthcare IT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked a collaborative agreement with Satyam Computer Services of Hyderabad, India, to support customers deploying healthcare IT based on GE Centricity Enterprise software.
May 20, 2008
Sectra enjoys double-digit growth
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
High order bookings propelled Swedish PACS vendor and digital mammography developer Sectra to greater revenues and profits in fiscal 2008.
May 20, 2008
Automated polyp measurement cuts variability
By Eric Barnes
A new study from the Netherlands found that manual polyp measurements in virtual colonoscopy were a bit more accurate than an automated process based on polyp protrusion measurements. The automated scheme still came out ahead, however, because it eliminated interobserver variability.
May 20, 2008
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3D/4D ultrasound prospers in Western Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Sixty-six percent of doctors who specialize in ob/gyn in Western Europe are using 3D ultrasound, according to a survey by British research firm InMedica.
May 19, 2008
Carestream nets Latvian CR mammography install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health's authorized distributor for Latvia, NMS Grupa, has received an order for Carestream's computed radiography (CR) mammography package in the city of Riga, the Rochester, NY-based company said.
May 14, 2008
NightHawk announces Dutch tender offer for common stock
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider NightHawk Radiology Services has begun its Dutch auction tender offer for up to $50 million of its common stock at a price range of $7.45 to $8.05 per share, the Coeur d'Alene, ID-based firm announced.
May 13, 2008
New low-volume bowel cleansing solution effective, more acceptable
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 9 - For bowel cleansing before colonoscopy, a new 2-L solution of polyethylene glycol (PEG) plus ascorbic acid is as effective as the standard 4-L PEG plus electrolytes solution and is more acceptable to patients, researchers report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
May 8, 2008
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