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Agfa lands European contracts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

VIENNA - Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium, has landed contracts to provide its PACS and archiving technology to hospitals in the U.K. and Spain, the company announced at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

March 9, 2008

Sectra installs new version of PACS software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

VIENNA - Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has completed the first installation of its new IDS7/dx software at a hospital in Sweden, the company announced at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

March 9, 2008

CAD nabs the flat polyps VC readers may miss

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - In two studies presented Sunday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology, investigators tested colon computer-aided detection (CAD) schemes for their ability to find flat lesions. In both, the sensitivity was reassuringly high, though questions remain about the effect of false-positive CAD detections on reader performance and variations in flat polyp morphology.

March 8, 2008

New studies examine CR, CT radiation dose

By Rob Skelding

VIENNA - Two studies presented Sunday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) focused on radiation dose with imaging exams. The first spotlighted the importance of x-ray dose optimization for computed radiography (CR) systems, while the other offered a counterargument to recent studies criticizing the risks of radiation exposure in exams like CT angiography.

March 8, 2008

Mobile DR helps cut ED image transmission times

By Brian Casey

VIENNA - Using a mobile digital radiography (DR) system in the emergency department (ED) ward helped a radiology department at a French hospital cut the amount of time to image ED patients in half, according to a presentation on Sunday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology. But the department's efforts to make the efficiency gains permanent have been stymied by government regulations on radiation exposure in healthcare facilities.

March 8, 2008

Zonare debuts version 3.5 of z.one at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

VIENNA - Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, has released version 3.5 of its z.one scanner platform at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

March 8, 2008