Departments
11/16/2011
ALPINION Medical Systems
The goals are ambitious: Although in the market merely four years, the start-up firm Alpinion Medical Systems states its intention to become one of the prime providers in the …
11/09/2011
Web-based education in dose reduction in radiology and nuclear medicine
Siemens Healthcare is the first medical engineering company to offer a Low Dose Information Center on the Web. This English-language platform for continuing education and …
11/07/2011
World-leading authority on MRI safety recommends ferrodetection in MRI screening
Experts would like to see new measures introduced to increase magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety. Ahead of a major *safety conference in London on November 9, leading …
10/29/2011
One in six people will have a stroke, but most strokes can be prevented
The theme of this year's World Stroke Day on 29 October is "One in Six", referring to the facts that one in six people will have a stroke at some point in their lifetime, and that …
10/28/2011
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Selects Leica Microsystems
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has one of the largest immunohistochemistry / in situ hybridization (IHC / ISH) workloads in the United Kingdom, performing almost 120,000 …
10/28/2011
New sports medicine clinic up and running
A new sports medicine clinic is up and running at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with everyone from joggers to elite athletes able to be treated. The new service is being …
10/27/2011
Radiology in Poland - a constantly developing field
In an interview with Daniela Zimmermann, Professor Jerzy Walecki explained the implications of that role and the state of radiology in Poland today. …
10/27/2011
USA: The new Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
In 2012, Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital will be in transition, with a change of name as well as location, when its top class technology, physicians, scientists, staff …
10/27/2011
Image guided radiation therapy
Following the acquisition of an Elekta Axesse system, which provides 3-D image guidance technology for conventional and stereotactic radiation therapy techniques, Helsinki …
10/27/2011
Recognising the need for mobile C-arms
Ziehm Imaging’s C-arm is a general X-ray unit. It’s what hospitals really need, says Timo Ihamäki, the firm’s business manager, because ‘It’s a mobile unit that can be …
10/26/2011
Diagnosing brain tumours - stick to the standards!
As a referral neuroradiologist for paediatric tumour studies, Professor Monika Warmuth-Metz, Consultant at the Neuroradiology Department at University Hospital Würzburg, daily …
10/26/2011
All in one: Hybrid imaging with MR/PET
Although like a conventional MR scanner the unassuming exterior is misleading. The casing houses a powerful interior. This is the new Siemens Biograph mMR, a hybrid that contains …
10/26/2011
Multimodal visible embolisation particles
Embolisation – the blocking of vessels - is a key procedure in Interventional Radiology. It plays a steadily growing role in the treatment of various tumour lesions, with …
10/26/2011
The 1.2-Tesla workhorse
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, a 537-bed teaching hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is part of Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, which leverages the resources of seven hospitals, five …
10/26/2011
The MR Diagnostics Incubator System
A solution for a large but previously unsolved problem has been solved by LMT Lammers Medical Technology GmbH, which specialises in the interface of neonatology and radiology. …
10/26/2011
Trivialising breast cancer kills women
‘As we become more successful in the early detection and treatment of breast cancer, we tend to trivialise it. Yet one in 9 women still get breast cancer. Half of them become …
10/26/2011
Radiologists need specific knowledge to assess children and adolescents
Comprehensive additional training is necessary in Germany, to specialise in paediatric radiology, and only seven among the country’s 35 university hospitals provide paediatric …
10/26/2011
A miniaturised X-ray measuring system for dosimetry
The Nomex multimeter, a miniaturised non-invasive measuring system for absolute dosimetry and quality control in X-ray diagnostic radiology, will be demonstrated in several …
10/26/2011
Breast screening in the UK
Expert warns that breast screening across the country needs to undergo a dramatic transformation over the next 15 years, Mark Nicholls reports. …
10/26/2011
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound - the benefits for children
For the paediatric radiologist an ultrasound system is as essential as a wrench for the mechanic, for three reasons, says Professor Michel Claudon, Head of the Department of …
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