Keywords: SPECT
03/06/2010
Molecular imaging in clinical practice
Over the past decades new imaging technologies have substantially broadened the range of imaging applications in clinical medicine. For years anatomical imaging modalities, such …
11/21/2009
Imaging and computing power leading to breakthroughs for cardiac surgery
Two members of the Heart Center at the University of Leipzig teamed up during Medica for a tour de force presentation on Future Trends in Cardiac Surgery. "The aim of the game is …
10/29/2009
Radiation: Potential risk from medical procedures is small
There's no reason to forgo a needed radiation-based medical procedure because of concerns about cancer risk, according to the October issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. While the …
10/29/2009
Imaging Crucial for personalized medicine
'Personalized medicine' -- where therapy is designed for the individual patient -- is a popular concept in healthcare today, but according to a new market research report, it will …
10/27/2009
GE Healthcare launched Discovery NM/CT 670
GE Healthcare announced the European launch of Discovery NM/CT 670, a hybrid imaging platform designed to improve workflow, dose management, and overall image quality. …
10/27/2009
Role of New Software and Technology
In the last fifteen years, myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging (MPI) has been performed most commonly by dual-head conventional scintillation cameras with parallel-hole …
09/01/2009
The Carestream Cardiology PACS
From this October, a newly launched, web-based cardiology PACS will change the workload of cardiologists at Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, in The Netherlands, making the 500-bed hospital …
03/01/2009
GEs new Discovery PET/CT 600 scanners go global
GE Healthcares first Discovery PET/CT 600-series scanners are being installed in a number of leading clinics around the world. This first set of installations is a big step …
03/11/2008
Integrated healthcare IT systems support holistic approach to patient records access
The implementation of an integrated HIS/RIS into a single IT platform facilitates data sharing among the more than 1,300 physicians and support staff who work at East Tallinn …
07/12/2007
Diagnosis of Cardiac Diseases
For decades, non-invasive cardiac assessment has been at the center of interest. Non-invasive imaging modalities, such as MSCT, MRI, SPECT, PET, and echocardiography, provide …
05/01/2007
Expanding medical horizons
This was the motto of the ECR 2007 in Vienna, where a group of high-ranking experts discussed diseases of the 21st century; research competition between the US and Europe; the …
05/01/2007
Want to invest into healthcare?
Dr A Tamosiunas, Associate Professor at the Radiology Centre in the Medical Faculty at Vilnius University, Lithuania, and Director of the Radiology Centre at Vilnius University …
08/07/2006
Here and the far horizons
Dr Hanns-Joachim Weinmann, Diagnostics and Radiopharmaceuticals, Magnetic Resonance Imaging & X-Ray Research, Schering AG, examines what is feasible and what still lies only at a …
05/23/2006
The RSNA 2005
Late in November and into early December, as icy air streamed over the shores of Lake Michigan - affirming the nickname windy city for Chicago - radiologists continued to …
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