CT scans more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods
A new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine indicates that CT scans are more effective than […]
MRI techniques improve pulmonary embolism detection
New research shows that the addition of two magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences to a common MR angiography technique significantly […]
UC Health enhances patient care with Ciena Intelligent Infrastructure
Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, announced it has been selected by UC Health, a leading healthcare institution in […]
St. Jude Medical launches the OCT Intravascular Imaging Technology
St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, announced the launch of the C7-XRâ„ Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Intravascular […]
Rationalising Medical Care
Only 25 percent of India’s specialist physicians reside in semi-urban areas, and a mere
Rationalising Medical Care
[This article was published in the September 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Only 25 percent of India
Royal Philips Electronics announces the euHeart Project
Royal Philips Electronics announced that it will lead a new European Union (EU) funded research project called euHeart, which is aimed at improving the diagnosis, therapy planning and treatment of cardiovascular disease – one of the biggest causes of mortality in the western world.
Carestream Health India Rolls Out Compact Dry Laser
The search for a dry laser imager, which is not cumbersome to operate and within modest budget, ends with the latest CARESTREAM DryView 5700 Laser Imaging System.
CARESTREAM PACS workstation successfully competes with dedicated 3D workstations
Carestream Health showcased productivity-enhancing embedded 3D tools on its CARESTREAM PACS workstation at the annual “Workstation Face-Off”. Hosted by the International Society of Computed Tomography (ISCT), the “Workstation Face-Off” requires radiologists to process and interpret several complex computed tomography (CT) imaging studies. According to the ISCT this event is designed “to stretch the capabilities of the workstations to their limits.” This year each vendor was asked to present four cases: musculoskeletal; Brain CTA (including skull removal); vascular; and liver (including segmentation of the eight Couinaud segments).
Michigan-based program includes more than halved dose for CT Angiography
On an average more than half of radiation dose for CT angiography was cut for around 5,000 patients with not notable effect on quality of the image.
UC Davis combines PET and MRI into one device
Scientists at the University of California, Davis have built the world
Somatom Definition Flash from Siemens for pediatrics
At the Congress of the International Society of Pediatric Radiology (IPR) in London from Siemens Healthcare will for the first time show how pediatrics can benefit from the technological advances in computed tomography (CT).
