Shimadzu Launch New Smart C-Arm System
Industry News 26 Jan 2012
  Shimadzu, worldwide manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment, has released the new multipurpose system BRANSIST alexa. It is available in two versions: the ceiling-mounted system C12 and the floor-mounted system F12. BRANSIST alexa meets all clinical requirements and also supports catheterization procedures via the radial or brachial approach. The new flat panel detector (FPD) with a field-of-view measuring 30 x 30 cm supports interventions on the entire body – no matter whether cardiological, neuroradiological or peripheral vascular examinations are...
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Shimadzu Launch New Smart C-Arm System
  Shimadzu, worldwide manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment, has released the new multipurpose system BRANSIST alexa. It is available in two versions: the ceiling-mounted system C12 and the floor-mounted system F12. BRANSIST alexa meets all clinical requirements and also supports catheterization procedures via the...
Industry News

Programme Announced for First ESOR Biomarkers Course
A full programme has been announced for the first ESOR course on imaging biomarkers, which will be held on Wednesday, February 29 and is aimed at addressing the following subjects: - What are biomarkers? Why is there so much interest on them? - Paradigm shifting from morphology to quantifying function - Advice on biomarker development –...
Association News

EC-Funded Virtual Liver Heralds Future of Image-Guided Surgery
Scientists and surgeons from France, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland have developed a "virtual liver", using EU research funding, which will help surgeons better plan and carry out tumour operations and ensure quicker patient recovery. The PASSPORT project (Patient-Specific Simulation and Pre-Operative Realistic Training) makes a...
Research

New EU Research & Innovation Programme: Introducing Horizon 2020
“Horizon 2020” is the winner of a "You Name it" online vote to name the future EU-funding programme for research and innovation. The full name of the legislative proposal for the new programme will therefore be: "Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation". The competition winners are...
EU News

RSNA Image Share Enrols First Patients
RSNA Image Share, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) network designed to help patients take control of their medical images and reports, has entered into clinical practice. The network will facilitate access to imaging exams for patients and physicians, potentially reducing unnecessary examinations, minimizing patient radiation...
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RSNA 2011: Celebrate the Image Speech Kicks off Congress
Conference News 27 Nov 2011
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"You know you're under the economic microscope when a CT scanner adorns the cover of a Congressional budget office report," Dr. Drayer said during his President's Address, "Celebrate the Image: How We Changed the Face of Health Care," on Sunday. "In addition to our image interpretation expertise, we're expected to prove comparative effectiveness and carefully oversee dose and utilisation management and work symbiotically with all," said Dr. Drayer, the Dr. Charles M. and Marilyn Newman Professor and chair of the Department of Radiology at The Mount...
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Carestream Health Garners 47 New Patients in 2011
Industry News 13 Jan 2012
Carestream and its subsidiaries were awarded 47 patents in 2011 for innovations in its radiology imaging and healthcare IT, dental imaging and molecular imaging products from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. These new patents include: improvements in image processing techniques for digital radiography and mammography exams; data processing enhancements for radiology information management systems such as RIS and PACS; advances in camera and sensor technology for dental imaging systems; and new sensor, dye and multi-modal imaging improvements for the...
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UK Hospital Installs Siemens Interventional Imaging System
Industry News 19 Jan 2012
  Royal Cornwall Hospital, part of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has taken installation of an advanced multi-axis interventional imaging system, the Artis zeego™ from Siemens Healthcare.  Located in the new state-of-the-art “Donald Gregory” theatre environment, the system is the second of its kind in the UK and is being used for interventional, vascular and CT-guided punctures. Plans for expansion of procedures using the zeego include use in endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and transjugular intrahepatic porto-...
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Competition Heats Up: Top Eight Finalists Selected at IT @ Networking Awards 2012
Conference News 19 Jan 2012
Innovative healthcare IT and medical technology solutions are one step closer to winning the coveted IT @ 2012 trophy and cash prize at the IT @ Networking Awards 2012.   Willy Heuschen, Secretary General of the European Association of Hospital Managers officially opened the event, welcoming contestants and delegates. Heuschen highlighted the increasing importance and relevance of healthcare IT and the great opportunity the IT @ Networking Awards is for decision-makers to learn about these solutions; to have access to their developers and users; and to ask questions and judge the...
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Jury Returns Favourable Verdict in Hologic Patent Case
Industry News 16 Jan 2012
Hologic, Inc. today announced that Conceptus, Inc.'s (Conceptus) request for an injunction barring future sales of Hologic's Adiana permanent contraception (Adiana) system has been denied and that no royalty will be due to Conceptus on such sales.  In October 2011, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Conceptus' finding that use of the Adiana system infringed certain claims of one patent. As a result of the jury verdict, Conceptus sought to permanently enjoin future sales of the Adiana system. On January 6, 2012, a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern...
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Programme Announced for First ESOR Biomarkers Course
Association News 10 Jan 2012
A full programme has been announced for the first ESOR course on imaging biomarkers, which will be held on Wednesday, February 29 and is aimed at addressing the following subjects: - What are biomarkers? Why is there so much interest on them? - Paradigm shifting from morphology to quantifying function - Advice on biomarker development – the actual process and at least one practical worked up example - Short overview of some imaging biomarkers from US, CT, MRI and PET - The multiparametric paradigm – combination is greater than the parts - Bias analysis and clinical...
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New Siemens Mobile Solutions Launched
Industry News 09 Jan 2012
Siemens Healthcare has launched five new mobile solutions that help provide imaging specialists and referring physicians with secure access to diagnostic images and reports, both inside and outside the hospital. These next-generation IT solutions reflect Siemens’ efforts to increase user efficiency, which is a goal of the recently launched Siemens Agenda 2013 programme. syngo®.via WebViewer enables fast viewing of images with stunning graphics and syngo.via WebReport¹ provides secure access to reports and images anywhere. Both syngo.via WebViewer and syngo.via...
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EC-Funded Virtual Liver Heralds Future of Image-Guided Surgery
Research 06 Jan 2012
Scientists and surgeons from France, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland have developed a "virtual liver", using EU research funding, which will help surgeons better plan and carry out tumour operations and ensure quicker patient recovery. The PASSPORT project (Patient-Specific Simulation and Pre-Operative Realistic Training) makes a uniquely accurate "virtual liver" available to physicians based on medical images sent by the radiologist to a PASSPORT online service, which helps surgeons decide whether they should or not operate. Surgeons can now see more precisely...
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Amsterdam Medical Centre Select Philips PET/MR
Industry News 03 Jan 2012
Philips and the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (the Netherlands) announced that they have signed an agreement to install one of Philips’ Ingenuity TF PET/MR (Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance) scanners at the centre. This advanced imaging modality will help researchers at the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam to investigate new methods of diagnosing and treating cancer and neurological disorders.   The VU University Medical Center Amsterdam will be the first hospital in the Netherlands to have a PET/MR system. The decision to install the...
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