Quantitative PET imaging
Visual analysis of PET scans for non-Hodgkin lymphoma may be improved by using standardised uptake value in monitoring response to treatment, according to research published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Imaging
A PACS solution for cardiology
Just in time for Medica, VISUS has expanded its products portfolio with a PACS solution for cardiology.
Digital networking of four municipal hospital sites in Munich
One of the biggest RIS/PACS healthcare networks in Germany - a Centricity system installed by GE - was recently launched at the Munich Municipal Hospital GmbH to link its 67 clinics and institutes, which are spread across four sites (Bogenhausen, Harlaching, Neuperlach and Schwabing).
MCC - Meierhofer's Healthcare IT-solution
At MEDICA 2007, the German Meierhofer AG focused their presentation on the scaleable IT-solution MCC. MCC is specially designed for the use in the healthcare sector as an all-in-one software solution.
Acuson P50: laptop-based ultrasound system for POC-use.
The Acuson P50 is a new laptop-based ultrasound system from Siemens Medical Solutions. Presented at the MEDICA 2007, the portable ultrasound system was specially designed for mobile applications in cardiology, as well as vascular applications and use in anaesthesiology departments or operating theatres.
Display & software solutions
Whether in endoscopy, surgery, clinical diagnosis or just for viewing, the quality of the display has a significant impact on the result. In addition, the quality expectations for display systems are increasingly dependent on individual requirements in different hospitals or even departments. Over the years, MeDiSol, the medical division of Rein EDV, has specialised in flexible display solutions…
High-def surgical imaging
Sony is showcasing its highly innovative high definition (HD) solutions for diagnostic imaging and display, through to HD surgery and post-operation analysis and training (featured in several issues of our flagship publication EUROPEAN HOSPITAL (www.european-hospital.com)).
Sectra increases range of integrated third-party clinical applications
Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has signed an agreement with Vital Images under which Sectra will be able to integrate Vital Images' Vitrea software as part of Sectra PACS (picture archiving and communications systems).
Determining vascular age
New to the Siemens Medical Solutions portfolio of ultrasound applications is the syngo Arterial Health Package (AHP), which calculates cardiovascular risks by measuring carotid intima media thickness and determining the relative `vascular age´ of the vessel. Using this, along with, for example, cholesterol values and blood pressure, a physician can better assess a patient's myocardial or…
A highly portable mini-ultrasound device
The Acuson P10 - barely bigger than your BlackBerry and weighing just 500 grams.
The ProSound a7
With over 200,000 ultrasound systems delivered worldwide, ALOKA, which has been a leading innovator in ultrasound for half a century, continues to enhance the ProSound family of high performance products. At MEDICA this year, the company is introducing its latest development: the ProSound a7. To deliver high definition images on a LCD monitor, ease of use and a compact form design, the ProSound…
Point-of-care ultrasound from SonoSite
At Medica, this year, SonoSite is presenting innovations - M-Turbo and the S-series - which present numerous technical improvements and deliver a breakthrough image quality, the company reports.
Premium GE ultrasound technology at 'economy class' cost
Today, ultrasound is present in most specialised medical fields, and even used in small practices. However, in terms of quality, when using ultrasonic equipment in the low price segment, users often had to compromise in terms of quality.
The advantages of ultrasound for paediatric diagnosis
A presentation for the 31st tri-national DEGUM, ÖGUM, and SGUM conference in Leipzig, Germany, by Axel Feldkamp MD (below), Chairman of the DEGUM paediatrics division, and Director of the paediatrics department at Duisburg Hospital.
Microbubbles and ultrasound to treat ischemic stroke
A new research collaboration to study the potential of microbubbles and ultrasound to treat ischemic strokes has been established between ImaRx Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutal company in Tucson, Arizona, and the Philips' Medical Systems division in Andover, Massachusetts.
World's 1st cardiac motion evaluation in minutes
Toshiba's new Artida Ultrasound system is the world's first ultrasound system that can track and display myocardial wall motion three-dimensionally.
Imagify™- first imaging agent to assess myocardial perfusion using ultrasound
Myocardial perfusion is considered a sensitive marker for the diagnosis of coronary heart disease. Currently, the most frequently used imaging procedure to gain information about the status of myocardial perfusion is a nuclear stress test. This situation is about to change as Imagify (Perflubutane Polymer Microspheres), developed by Acusphere, Inc., could become the first injectable…
Magnetic Field Imaging improves cardiac diagnostics
Magnetic Field Imaging (MFI) provides cardiologists with an additional tool to detect arrythmia and irregular cardiac blood flow and thus contributes to a more precise diagnosis. While an ECG acquires electric signals produced by the activity of the cardiac muscle, MFI measures the electrophysical function of the heart by determining the magnetic field during a heartbeat.
Life's choices - Balancing work and leisure
Radiologist Dr Myriam Hunink is a Professor in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Radiology Departments at the Erasmus MC in the university medical centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where she is also project leader for several research projects focused on radiology and epidemiology.
Clear goals - even though the priority is "family life"
A specialist in radiology and neuroradiology, Dr Birgit Ertl-Wagner is senior physician for teleradiology at the Institute for Clinical Radiology, in Grosshadern University Hospital, Munich. She studied medicine at Ludwig-Maximilians University, in Munich, and gained her doctorate for her thesis on neuroradiology at the Max-Planck-Institut Martinsried. She has worked in her profession in the USA,…
Magnetic Field Imaging improves cardiac diagnostics
Magnetic Field Imaging (MFI) provides cardiologists with an additional tool to detect arrythmia and irregular cardiac blood flow and thus contributes to a more precise diagnosis. While an ECG acquires electric signals produced by the activity of the cardiac muscle, MFI measures the electrophysical function of the heart by determining the magnetic field during a heartbeat.
RSNA 2007
About 27,000 healthcare professionals from over 100 countries attended RSNA 2006. These included over 5,000 European clinicians. In addition, over 28,000 people from non-US countries manned about 750 exhibition stands.
A radiation-free system for lung function monitoring
Although modern respirators present ever increasing features to enhance and simplify ventilation therapy, methods to quantify the efficacy of ventilator changes are limited.
Europes´role and responsibility in Radiology
In 2008, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) will include a Special Focus Session titled "Women in Radiology". During an EH interview, Professor Dr Maximilian Reiser, President of ECR 2008 (Vienna, Austria) discussed this and other aspects of the new programme.
Company acquisition
GE Healthcare has acquired Dynamic Imaging LLC, which specialises in Web-based image and information management.
