Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging

05/10/2013

Life is precious. Take CARE.

Protecting patients and staff from unnecessary radiation is of major concern. Today, thanks to advanced technologies and applications, outcomes for diagnosis and intervention can …

03/05/2013

Hybrid imaging: PET/MR climbs the diagnostic ladder

Experts across Europe believe the combination is beginning to demonstrate its broad potential as a hybrid imaging tool …

02/25/2013

Mindray is quick, flexible, highly international and open to all

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12/12/2012

Agreement to introduce high standard of care to Bulgarian patients

Royal Philips Electronics today announced the signing of an agreement with City Hospitals & Clinics, a Bulgarian healthcare group, to equip their new hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria. …

12/10/2012

Esaote brings full ultrasound power to portable system

Rapid and accurate diagnosis using ultrasound has won increasing use by physicians and radiologists. The new MyLab Alpha delivers high-end performance in an easy-to-use, highly …

12/06/2012

European Parliament committee for continuing patient access to MRI

The Alliance for MRI welcomed action by a European Parliament committee on Thursday that guarantees continued patient access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), a critical tool …

11/28/2012

GE invests in technology to tackle challenges in healthcare

Times may be tough, but GE Healthcare takes a longer term view, believing innovative technologies can transform healthcare delivery and help improve patient care. …

11/28/2012

Sectra DoseTrack offers proven solution to reduce patient radiation exposure

The number of radiology examinations is not only increasing, they are becoming more complex driving up the exposure of patients to radiation. At RSNA 2012 Sectra introduced a …

11/28/2012

MRI powerhouse breaks new ground in medical research

At RSNA 2012, Siemens is launching its new MRI addressing academic research centres and university hospitals. According to Bernd Ohnesorge, the Magnetom Prisma 3.0 T enforces the …

11/28/2012

Samsung launches 'SmartTechnology' in medical imaging

The newest player in radiology, Samsung revealed at RSNA 2012 its vision for leveraging formidable strengths in IT to enhance radiology platforms with a new level of intelligent …

11/27/2012

Small patients, big challenges

Children are not small adults. General radiologists are increasingly aware of the very special needs of young patients since frequently they rather than specialized paediatric …

11/20/2012

Mobile devices are making their way into diagnostic imaging

Smartphones and tablets are a part of everyday life, and have rapidly proliferated among physicians. Today, nearly 80 percent of physicians are using mobile devices in their daily …

11/19/2012

Global FPD mobile C-arm X-ray to grow by 54 percent by 2016

With increasing awareness of X-ray dose and image quality, the market for mobile C-arm X-ray equipment has potential to transition to flat panel detector (FPD) technology. …

11/13/2012

Samsung brings 'Smart Connection' to healthcare

The full power of Samsung is on display at Medica with an impressive portfolio from the newest player in medical equipment. …

11/13/2012

Mobile devices in diagnostic imaging

Physicians are increasingly adopting smartphones and tablets because screen quality has improved for mobile viewing of patient images, with the promise of ‘any image, anywhere …

11/02/2012

In their infancy but new PET tracers have a rich future

Dr Peter Choyke, Chief of the Molecular Imaging Programme at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, USA, believes that new tracers will have an evolving role to play and …

11/02/2012

UK researchers are working on a new MRI technique

UK researchers are working on a new MRI technique called hyperpolarised MRI – or Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation (DNP) – that can utilise more of the available nuclei than …

09/04/2012

Entering the Champion's League

Accuvix A30 produces impressive results in the prenatal diagnostics arena and Samsung could become a serious contender in the ultrasound champions’ league. …

08/07/2012

Carestream’s X-Factor

Carestream Health brought fresh innovations to ECR 2012, among them the DRX-Revolution that shares the same DRX-1/DRX-1C wireless detectors as others in the firm’s DRX family. …

07/30/2012

CT angiography best for low-risk patients

Incorporating coronary CT angiography (CCTA) into the initial evaluation of low-risk patients coming to hospital emergency departments (EDs) with chest pain appears to reduce the …