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Teleradiology Expands Access to CT Colonography in Rural Areas

Remote CT colonography (CTC) was performed on 86 patients at two remote medical centers (343 and 337 miles from the University). Technologists at the…

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New MR Technique Reduces Unnecessary Breast Biopsies

The study included 80 patients with 85 lesions. Quantitative analysis of DWI was used to determine whether or not a lesion was benign or malignant. “Using…

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New imaging technology reveals prevalence of 'silent' heart attacks

Studies show that each year, nearly 200,000 people in the U.S suffer a heart attack but may not realize it. These “silent” heart attacks aren't noted because…

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Noninvasive Method Predicts Mutations in Brain Tumors

“The field of cancer research has evolved to the point where the identification of the mutations that cause tumors has changed how we treat patients in a…

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New Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Enhances Endometrial Diagnosis

Physicians evaluated the endometrium, a cavity that lines the inside of the uterus, in women who were in the midst of or had gone through menopause and who…

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New Needle Design Reduces Medical Complications in Patients

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people suffer medical complications from hypodermic needles that penetrate too far under their skin. A new device developed…

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New MRI Technique Visualizes Disease Metabolism In Action

Their new method, reported in the March 27 issue of the research journal Science, makes more of the body's chemistry visible by MRI, said Warren Warren, James…

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Bioabsorbable Stents: A New Era in Cardiac Innovation

Commenting on the results, interventional cardiology specialist, Professor Franz Eberli from the University Hospital Zurich (Switzerland) and official…

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X-Ray-Free Catheter Insertion: A New Medical Innovation

Doctors can verify this and administer the necessary therapy with the help of a catheter, which is inserted into the body through a small incision in the groin…

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Maximizing Efficiency in Diagnostic Reporting with Siemens PACS

The PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and RIS (Radiology Information System) solutions from Siemens Healthcare are enhanced by role-based…

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Innovations for Women’s Health with the Magnetom Espree – Pink, the new dedicated MR breast scanner

Siemens Healthcare exhibits its latest solutions in the field of Magnetic Resonance (MR) for Oncology at the European Radiology Congress ECR 2009 in Vienna. The syngo TimCT Oncology application enables not only comprehensive patient examinations within an extreme short examination time, it can also eliminate the need for multiple examinations with other modalities. The syngo Tissue 4D software supports tissue differentiation of prostate cancer. …

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Sonohysterography: A New Diagnostic Tool for Adenomyosis

The study included 26 women who underwent sonohysterography and MRI of the pelvis and in whom either modality suggested adenomyosis. Of these 26 women, 23…

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Siemens Launches Acuson S2000: Advancing Breast Ultrasound

Siemens Healthcare recently introduced the Acuson S2000 Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS), the first multi-use ultrasound breast system that automatically…

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Determining risk for pancreatic cancer

In the latest clinical trial for a technique to detect pancreatic cancer, researchers found they could differentiate cells that are cancerous from those that…

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New Mobile Health Systems to Improve Sleep Quality

Poor sleep can be attributed to many causes, including shift work, stress, snoring or even sleep apnea – a disorder in which the sleeper temporarily stops…

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Innovation for Women’s Health – the new MRI breast scanner from Siemens

Siemens Healthcare recently presented its first MRI breast scanner, Magnetom Espree-Pink. This 1.5-Tesla system is the latest innovation in magnetic resonance…

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