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03/01/2008

Diagnostic accuracy of PET and CT in early stage lung cancer

A multi-institutional study recently compared whether positron emission tomography (PET) or computed tomography (CT) performs more efficient in the characterization of solitary …

03/01/2008

4-D imaging and Bio-System-Radiology

The Virtual Physiological Human By Hans-Ulrich Kauczor MD PhD, Director and Chairman of Radiology at Heidleburg University Clinic, and radiologists Frederik Giesel MD MBA and …

02/29/2008

Albanian cancer screening-programme for female patients

In the course of the `Interreg III´ Italian-Albanian collaborative project, which is financed by the European Union and the Italian Apulia region, an Albanian screening programme …

02/29/2008

CAD improves breast cancer diagnosis

A study recently published in the online version of the American Journal of Roentgenology evaluated the clinical value of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) software in the …

02/12/2008

GE Healthcare expands expertise in mammography

GE Healthcare recently acquired Image Diagnost International GmbH, an IT provider specialised on developing integrated software solutions for mammography workflow and image …

01/24/2008

Treatment of Bladder Cancer: Radiotherapy versus Surgery

According to a study recently published by Cancer Research UK scientists the survival rates of bladder cancer patients treated with radiotherapy are the same as those of patients …

01/21/2008

New technology enhances X-ray images

An innovative method to produce dark-field X-ray images was recently presented by researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the EPFL in Switzerland. Dark-field images …

01/15/2008

Algorithms could cut CT costs & exposure

A German-US R&D collaboration is to commercialize a CT image reconstruction system that will yield enhanced image quality but with a lower radiation dose when compared with …

01/12/2008

3D medical imaging anywhere & anytime

Medical imaging innovator Barco unveiled AVT, a new advanced visualization solution with which doctors can read volumetric studies throughout the hospital, in a remote office, or …

01/11/2008

MRI techniques to replace liver biopsy

As reported in the January issue of Hepatology, MRI imagery is emerging as a non-invasive way to determine the existence and extent of hepatic fibrosis. It could eventually help …

01/11/2008

Diagnostic accuracy varies by radiologst

For women with breast symptoms such as lumps, the ability of diagnostic mammograms to detect breast cancer accurately depends strongly on which radiologist reads them, according …

01/06/2008

Improved and faster analysis of MR images

Thanks to a new software, MR images from a five-minute scan may generate the images for a complete and comprehensive examination and therefore eliminating the need to perform …

12/31/2007

Digital X-ray unit with a wireless detector

Siemens Medical Solutions, which launched Ysio wi-D - its first digital X-ray unit equipped with a wireless detector - at Medica, said it combines all the advantages of digital …

12/31/2007

A new dimension

Stereoscopic digital mammography, a new diagnostic technique capable of producing three-dimensional (3-D) in-depth views of breast tissue, could significantly reduce the number of …

12/31/2007

Want a second opinion? Ask the computer

Radiologists frequently have limited time when examining mammography images, especially under screening conditions. In addition to their training and experience, the computer can …

12/31/2007

Austria

EH correspondent H-C Pruszinsky reports …

12/31/2007

Digital mammography and tomosynthesis

It is hoped that a new technology, digital breast tomosynthesis or 3-D mammography, will overcome three drawbacks of traditional screening mammography: discomfort with breast …

12/31/2007

Spain

Dr Eduardo de la Sota reports …

12/31/2007

MR spectroscopy

USA - MRI is playing an increasingly important role in breast cancer screening in the US, especially in the screening of high risk patients. It has proven to be more sensitive …

12/31/2007

Two mammograms on one screen

The first 15 megapixels display, which enables radiologists to monitor two mammograms on one screen, was launched at RSNA 2007 by the Japanese firm Totoku. …

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