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Triple reading boosts breast cancer detection rate
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - Sending suspicious mammograms to a third expert reader can boost the cancer detection rate of a breast screening program by a statistically significant amount, according to a presentation by German researchers at this week's European Congress of Radiology.
March 6, 2009
MRI finds hip injuries in karate fighters
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - MRI evaluation of a group of karate fighters has found a high rate of femoroacetabular impingement, according to research from the University of Bern presented Saturday at the 2009 European Congress of Radiology.
March 6, 2009
Minimal prep VC nearly as sensitive, better tolerated
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - A new study from the U.S. and Japan found that full-laxative and minimum-laxative virtual colonoscopy had equivalent sensitivities for detecting colorectal polyps 6 mm and larger, though specificity fell in the minimum-prep regimen. The patients were happy to skip the laxatives, however.
March 6, 2009
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ECR delivers new findings on digital breast tomosynthesis
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - Delegates at the 2009 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) saw a series of presentations Friday unveiling new findings and key updates on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). As the body of research builds in this relatively unexplored field, the advantages and limitations of DBT compared with conventional full-field digital mammography and other modalities are becoming better defined.
March 6, 2009
Philips debuts new service program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare introduced its new Philips Utilization Services program at this week's European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.
March 5, 2009
320-slice coronary CTA permits much lower contrast dose
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Single-beat scanning not only enables significant radiation dose reductions in coronary CT angiography (CTA), the short duration of the scan permits drastically lower contrast doses as well, at least in patients with regular heartbeats and no arrhythmias.
March 5, 2009
Medicsight unveils new ColonCAD version at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection software developer Medicsight has launched a new version of its ColonCAD software at this year's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
March 5, 2009
Confirma, Medrad ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection technology developer Confirma and contrast injector technology provider Medrad have announced a new European partnership at this week's European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.
March 5, 2009
Barco upgrades Nio display
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display and advanced visualization firm Barco has upgraded its Nio Color 3MP diagnostic display system.
March 5, 2009
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Hitachi touts elastography technology at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems is promoting its Real-time Tissue Elastography ultrasound module at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
March 5, 2009
Integrating lung CAD with PACS boosts utilization
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - Integrating computer-aided detection (CAD) technology into PACS workstations can dramatically boost its usage for detecting pulmonary nodules on MDCT studies, according to research from the University of Munich in Germany.
March 5, 2009
iCAD launches CT colon CAD package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer iCAD has launched a CT colonography package.
March 4, 2009
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