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Given reports German reimbursement progress
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Video-capsule endoscopy developer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel, said that the German Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss (Joint Federal Committee) will begin to evaluate capsule endoscopy for outpatient coverage under the German national insurance program.
January 27, 2008
Model finds polyp surveillance effective for cancer prevention
By Eric Barnes
The risk of developing colorectal cancer from polyps found at virtual colonoscopy but left unresected is not precisely known, and the practice of polyp surveillance is still controversial. But a new study concludes that the low likelihood of advanced neoplasia combined with the high cost of colonoscopy argue against the immediate removal of small lesions.
January 20, 2008
VC program takes off in nonacademic setting
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists in Belgium have built a popular virtual colonoscopy practice they credit with increasing awareness of colorectal cancer screening in their community and reducing unnecessary optical colonoscopies. The screening model offers a glimpse of what U.S.-based community screening practice might look like with a bit of reimbursement.
December 20, 2007
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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