CORDIS Launches EU Project Service for Researchers
EU News 03 Feb 2012
The European Union has some of the world's best research facilities and most accomplished researchers. Harnessing their full potential will help turn novel ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress. To facilitate this, the European Commission finances, either wholly or partially, a wide range of individual research and technology development projects. Details about many of these can be found on the Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) - the primary information source for EU-funded projects.  A new Projects Service, launched on 16 January 2012, will...
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UK Hospital Upgrades Digital Mammography with Siemens Solution
  BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow has migrated to digital mammography for the first time, following the installation of a MAMMOMAT Inspiration™ from Siemens Healthcare. The system replaces a previously installed analogue system at the hospital, enabling clinicians to rapidly view detailed high quality images...
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

CORDIS Launches EU Project Service for Researchers
The European Union has some of the world's best research facilities and most accomplished researchers. Harnessing their full potential will help turn novel ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress. To facilitate this, the European Commission finances, either wholly or partially, a wide range of individual research and technology...
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...
National, Research

Competition Heats Up: Top Eight Finalists Selected at IT @ Networking Awards 2012
Conference News 19 Jan 2012
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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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CORDIS Launches EU Project Service for Researchers
The European Union has some of the world's best research facilities and most accomplished researchers. Harnessing their full potential will help turn novel ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress. To facilitate this, the European...

Industry News

UK Hospital Upgrades Digital Mammography with Siemens Solution
  BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow has migrated to digital mammography for the first time, following the installation of a MAMMOMAT Inspiration™ from Siemens Healthcare. The system replaces a previously installed...

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. ...

UK Hospital Installs Siemens Interventional Imaging System
  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...

Jury Returns Favourable Verdict in Hologic Patent Case
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...

Carestream Health Garners 47 New Patients in 2011
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....

New Siemens Mobile Solutions Launched
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...

Amsterdam Medical Centre Select Philips PET/MR
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...

Impact Corelab Signs New Directors
Impact Corelab has announced the appointment of two new members to its board of directors, both from affiliated company Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS), with key specialties and sub-specialties relevant to the company's focus areas....

Covidien to Spin Off Pharma Business
Covidien has announced plans to spin off its pharmaceuticals business into a standalone public company. Covidien’s pharmaceuticals business is one of the world’s largest producers of bulk acetaminophen, the largest United...

Schiller India, Neurologica, Team Up for CT
Schiller India, a Swiss joint venture company in the field of medical diagnostics has tied up with NeuroLogica Corporation, U.S. which deals in medical imaging equipment. According to Sudip Bagchi, Associate Vice President, Radiology,  “...

Siemens 1.5T System Chosen by UK Trust
The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust has installed a MAGNETOM® Aera 1.5 Tesla MRI system from Siemens Healthcare in its Sutton site. It is being used for a wide range of clinical imaging including brain, spine, abdominal, pelvic and...

Elekta Gamma Knife Scores Top KLAS Award
With a score of 94.4 out of 100, Elekta's Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ ranked at the top among six advanced radiation therapy systems, according to KLAS research firm's recently released customer survey, Radiation Therapy...

UK Children's Hospital Installs Siemens 1.5T MRI
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow, part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, has installed a MAGNETOM® Avanto 1.5 Tesla from Siemens Healthcare.  The system featuring Tim (Total imaging Matrix) will enable the hospital to...

Sectra Earnings Boosted by Capital Gain
Sectra reported a profit after tax of SEK 340.0 million for the six-month period, May – October 2011, including the operation being discontinued. The profit includes a preliminary capital gain of SEK 322.6 million generated by the divestment...

UK Hospital Upgrades Oncology Information System
 The radiation oncology department at internationally renowned Addenbrooke's Hospital (Cambridge, U.K.) is upgrading its radiotherapy capabilities with Elekta therapy systems, oncology information system (OIS) and image guided workspace....

Merge Signs New Executives
Merge Healthcare, a provider of enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions, today announced the addition of two industry executives to lead key growth areas. Peter Urbain has joined Merge Healthcare as its Senior Vice President of Partner...

Association 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? -...

RSNA Attendance Figures Up Once More
The Radiological Society of North America’s 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2011) opened and closed on high notes earlier this month, with forward-looking lectures from world-renowned luminaries in medicine, continuing...

Research

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...