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Digital x-ray lowers retake rates in study from Pakistan

By Brian Casey

A university hospital in Pakistan was able to reduce its x-ray retake rate from 5.5% to 1% after converting to digital x-ray. The study highlights the efficiency gains possible through filmless x-ray imaging, even at imaging facilities in developing countries.

June 29, 2008

CARS report: Fuzzy theory yields sharper CTA images

By Eric Barnes

BARCELONA - Coronary CT angiography isn't as easy to perform as it could be, according to Chunliang Wang, who discussed the problem of hidden coronary arteries and introduced a novel segmentation method that might make them easier to examine at the 2008 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.

June 26, 2008

Siemens signs York Hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has received a digital radiography order from York Hospital in the U.K.

June 25, 2008

Siemens nets U.K. install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare's angiography system has been selected by a U.K. lung and heart center, according to the Malvern, PA-based company.

June 24, 2008

IDC receives DR system order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian digital radiography (DR) developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC) has received an order for its 1600 Plus X-Series DR system from HealthPartners Medical Group.

June 23, 2008

Swissray awarded VA, Navy contracts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digital radiography (DR) developer Swissray International has received orders from several U.S. Veterans Affairs medical centers and the U.S. Navy base at Balboa, CA, for its flat-panel DR system.

June 23, 2008