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CIRSE launches interventional registry for liver tumors

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) has launched its Registry for SIR-Spheres Therapy to capture information on patients who have been treated with SIR-Spheres yttrium-90 resin microspheres for inoperable liver tumors.

January 20, 2015

CIRSE introduces interventional registry for liver tumors

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) has launched its Registry for SIR-Spheres Therapy (CIRT) to capture information on patients who have been treated with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres for inoperable liver tumors.

January 20, 2015

Wavelet algorithm transforms cerebral CT angiography

By Eric Barnes

Visualization of cerebral vessels at CT angiography can be vastly improved with the use of a novel technique called wavelet transform, which boosts signal-to-noise ratios as much as ninefold in 3D datasets and improves image quality overall, according to German researchers.

January 19, 2015

Large-nodule lung CAD shows high accuracy

By Eric Barnes

Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a new computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme that can pick up large pulmonary nodules at thoracic CT, plugging a disappointing gap in current CAD technology.

January 18, 2015

iPads are sufficient to diagnose spine fractures

By Erik L. Ridley

Radiologists can make use of iPads to diagnose thoracolumbar spine fractures on radiographs, performing just as well as they would on traditional PACS diagnostic workstations, Greek researchers reported at the recent RSNA meeting in Chicago.

January 14, 2015

ITG gets approval for gallium-68 generator

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German firm Isotope Technologies Garching (ITG) has received manufacturing authorization from the regional government of Upper Bavaria for its gallium-68 (Ga-68)/germanium-68 (Ge-68) generator.

January 13, 2015

AAA buys Atreus Pharmaceuticals

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) has purchased the remaining 49.9% of Canadian molecular imaging technology developer Atreus Pharmaceuticals.

January 8, 2015

MRI and PET tackle Alzheimer's diagnostics

By Jon Cartwright

A new window into the development of Alzheimer's disease may have been opened up by German researchers. They have combined two noninvasive imaging techniques to study b-amyloid plaques and found a connection between their formation in cerebral blood vessels and reduced blood flow in the brain.

January 7, 2015

Zecotek settles Philips, Saint-Gobain lawsuits

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine firm Zecotek Photonics announced that its subsidiary, Zecotek Imaging Systems, has settled its patent infringement lawsuits against Philips Healthcare and Saint-Gobain.

January 5, 2015

Echo groups release new quantification guidance

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging have jointly released a new document that updates the worldwide standard for quantifying cardiac chamber size and function on ultrasound scans.

January 5, 2015

No stab in the dark: CT provides answers in knife wounds

By Philip Ward

Dual-phase (arterial and portal venous) CT should be performed in all patients with penetrating stab wounds to the torso, and specific focus must be placed on assessing for diaphragmatic and bowel injuries, according to a new study from a top London hospital.

January 5, 2015

Eckert & Ziegler reports loss in Q4

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Isotope technology firm Eckert & Ziegler reported disappointing sales for the last quarter of 2014.

January 4, 2015

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