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Swiss docs fire back at report against breast screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Two Swiss doctors are criticizing a report released in February and published in JAMA Internal Medicine that suggested Switzerland should abolish its organized mammography screening programs.

August 27, 2014

Brainlab planning software used in Tel Aviv

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Brainlab said its new Automatic Brain Metastases Planning software is now being used at Assuta Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel.

August 26, 2014

Sonivate points finger toward future of ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

Ultrasound needs a little more of a human touch. That's the concept behind SonicEye, a fingertip-worn ultrasound probe developed by Oregon-based start-up Sonivate Medical. The company is moving SonicEye to market with significant backing from the U.S. Department of Defense.

August 26, 2014

DTI-MRI shows how Wii can improve balance in MS patients

By Wayne Forrest

Using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI), Italian researchers detected brain changes related to improved balance and movement in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who regularly trained on a Nintendo Wii balance board for 12 weeks. Results were published online in Radiology.

August 26, 2014

PET shows how brain benefits from weight loss

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET images show how weight-loss surgery can curb alterations in brain activity associated with obesity and improve cognitive function involved in planning, strategizing, and organizing.

August 25, 2014

Agfa signs Summa Health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has received a large digital radiography order from Summa Health System in Ohio.

August 25, 2014