Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging

05/05/2012

CT use increases for CAD diagnosis

Computed tomography (CT) has become central to the diagnosis and characterisation of coronary artery disease (CAD) and, in the future, could even supplant invasive coronary …

05/02/2012

Working at the heart of Arizona Heart

Among the area’s top cardiac and vascular disease specialist hospitals, Arizona Heart has invested in several technological advancements over the past year, including Ziehm …

05/02/2012

The vicissitudes of breast screening

The benfit of breast cancer screening for women over aged 50 is beyond doubt. However, what does a systematic search yield for breast cancer in women aged between 40 and 49? This …

05/02/2012

The Hitachi Aloka ProSound F75

Three radiologists, who focused on different clinical applications using different diagnostic techniques, have reached the same conclusion: the next-generation of ultrasound …

05/02/2012

Teleradiology use in Europe

A new survey brings fresh insight into radiologists’ thoughts on teleradiology in Europe. Conducted by radiologist Dr Erik Ranschaert from the Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Den Bosch, …

05/02/2012

New network could lower accidents mortality

Around 30-35,000 people a year are severely injured in accidents and need urgent, appropriate and competent care within minutes. The TeleCooperation TNW project, a new development …

05/02/2012

Multi-disciplinary efforts for rectal cancer patients

Speaking at the ESR meets Radiation Oncologists session, Dr Gina Brown (Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London) emphasised that radiologists’ input is critical in treatment …

05/02/2012

Imaging pregnant women

Figures suggest that imaging of pregnant women increased by 121% between 1997 and 2008, even though radiologists face several critical challenges when imaging these patients. …

05/02/2012

Imaging hip joint replacement

Ultrasound and radiography are helping to identify causes of failures and patient pain from hip joint replacements. …

05/02/2012

Hypofractionation

Making prostate cancer therapy more effective, more comfortable for patients and less expensive for society? Dose escalation, up to 80 Gy and above, may be necessary to …

05/02/2012

Hybrid imaging: Virtual FDG-PET/CT bronchoscopy

Virtual FDG-PET/CT bronchoscopy has been found to be a technically feasible tool for the detection of lymph node metastases in non-small cell lung cancer patients with good …

05/02/2012

Fly-Thru examination

The ability to ‘fly-thru’ organs with 3-D reconstruction is the leading edge for new ultrasound features on board Toshiba’s new Aplio 500, John Brosky reports. …

05/02/2012

Delivering sophisticated technology to primary care

Following last year’s acquisition of Aloka Co Ltd by Hitachi Medical Corporation, their powerful combination in Hitachi Aloka Medical Ltd has united next generation technologies …

05/02/2012

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. …

04/30/2012

Korea’s Alpinion Medical Systems

ILJIN, the shareholder of Alpinion Medical Systems, which began as a Korean die-casting and electrical business 44 years ago, is today an international high-tech company. …

04/30/2012

The 27th Annual EAU Congress

Around for almost 20 years, minimally invasive technologies such as laparoscopy and robot-assisted surgery are popular subjects – and aired again during the 27th EAU Congress …

04/30/2012

Agfa HealthCare’s Cardiovascular Information System

The Impax CV12A, a new version of Agfa HealthCare’s Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS), was introduced this March during the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC’s) …

04/23/2012

EIZO Presents a New Widescreen Monitor for the Operating Room

EIZO GmbH, Display Technologies introduced the RadiForce LX600W, a large widescreen LCD color monitor with an LED (light-emitting diode) backlight. This 8 megapixel monitor is …

03/31/2012

RADbook 2012 on your iPad

Quick, simple and comfortable – the RADbook 2012 on your iPad. Download the RADbook app free of charge today and have all state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging systems at your …

03/28/2012

ALPINION Medical Systems introduces new E-CUBE Series

ALPINION Medical Systems successfully debuted the E-CUBE 9 to the global healthcare market in 2011 and thus has won recognition in setting a high standard for the healthcare …