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BioSphere nets CE Mark OK

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional device developer BioSphere Medical has received the European CE Mark for transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using its HepaSphere microspheres.

December 17, 2007

Medtronic begins Endurant trial

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional technology firm Medtronic has begun the first human study of its Endurant stent graft system for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

December 16, 2007

Fecal occult blood screening reduces mortality rates

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 3 - The five-year results of the U.K. Bowel Cancer Screening Pilot study show that biennial use of the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) decreases emergency presentations for colorectal cancer (CRC) and dramatically reduces 30-day postoperative mortality, trial authors report the journal Gut, released online November 29.

December 2, 2007

Five-modality Munich trial finds high sensitivity for OC, VC

By Eric Barnes

A virtual colonoscopy screening trial performed entirely on 64-detector-row CT found clinically significant polyps nearly as accurately as optical colonoscopy, researchers report. The Munich Colorectal Cancer Prevention Trial incorporated five separate colorectal cancer screening modalities in the same screening cohort. The researchers presented their results at the recent 2007 International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Boston.

November 11, 2007

VC in elderly patients yields extracolonic advantage

By Eric Barnes

Virtual colonoscopy is a valuable screening tool in symptomatic individuals age 70 and older, yielding diagnostic benefits far beyond the scope of barium enema exams, which remain common in the U.K. due to staffing and equipment issues, researchers report in this month's American Journal of Roentgenology.

November 6, 2007

Italian multicenter VC trial screens higher-risk cohort

By Eric Barnes

BOSTON - One of the largest virtual colonoscopy trials ever aimed at a higher-risk screening population has yielded good results across 12 sites in Italy. Researchers presented the first results of the study on Tuesday at the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.

October 16, 2007

Advanced liver imaging shapes surgical strategies

By Eric Barnes

The days of planning liver interventions on the strength of a few CT or MR reconstructions may be numbered. Researchers from Germany and beyond are honing a set of advanced planning tools that not only provide high-resolution color-coded 3D visualization of the liver parenchyma and vasculature, but offer quantitative views of the intrahepatic vessel branching system and the risks of cutting at a given point in the organ.

September 17, 2007

Study: CT market expands in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The growing potential of cardiac imaging applications, the scope for innovation in various new clinical applications, and the constant improvement in the speed of scans are three drivers of the European CT market.

September 3, 2007

Medicsight, Barco sign global pact

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medicsight of London has signed a global distribution contract with image display and advanced visualization software developer Barco of Kortrijk, Belgium.

July 22, 2007

Fecal test, sigmoidoscopy effective for colorectal cancer screening

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 12 - Both fecal occult blood testing and flexible sigmoidoscopy represent feasible and acceptable approaches to colorectal cancer screening in normal-risk men and women, Italian researchers conclude. The six-center study included more than 18,000 randomly selected patients between 55 and 64 years old who hadn't been screened for colorectal cancer in the past two years.

July 11, 2007

Median gets 510(k) for lung and liver apps

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Median Technologies has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its LMS-Lung/Track and LMS-Liver applications.

June 17, 2007

Viatronix, Medicsight net CE Mark

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm Viatronix and computer-aided detection (CAD) partner Medicsight of London have jointly released their integrated virtual colonoscopy CAD offering in Europe.

June 12, 2007

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