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Three-year data from the largest, multi-center, prospective voluntary registry on any procedure for benign uterine fibroids showed that 90 percent of the women participating avoided a hysterectomy and of these, 85 percent had a substantial improvement in symptoms and quality of life. The registry included three-year data on 1,278 patients from 26 sites who had [...]

The Dusseldorf University Hospital has signed a multi-year agreement with the IT and medical company Sectra (STO:SECTB) for PACS products and services. The hospital is one the largest and most prominent university hospitals in Germany.
Sectra will introduce Sectra PACS (system for handling radiology images) with the most recent technology into all areas of diagnostic imaging [...]

The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) has published a number of recommendations* on the use of computed tomography (CT) X-ray scans by private clinics. This advanced X-ray technique is increasingly being used to provide examinations of people who have no symptoms of illness (asymptomatic individuals). While a CT scan undoubtedly [...]

Siemens Medical Solutions has launched its new range of Artis zee(R) systems at RSNA in November 2007. The next generation of interventional imaging systems offer breakthrough versatility, enhanced image quality and help to streamline workflow across an array of clinical environments, from body and neurointerventional radiology suites to operating rooms and hybrid rooms.
The revolutionary new [...]

Most incidentally found adrenal masses not malignant
A study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital has determined that the vast majority of incidentally found adrenal masses identified in CT scans in patients without known malignancy are benign.
The study, led by radiologist Julie Song, M.D., examined 973 patients with 1,049 adrenal masses in order to describe the [...]

Today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the largest international medical meeting, radiology professionals responded to a review article in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). “Computed Tomography - An Increasing Source of Radiation Exposure,” authored by David Brenner, Ph.D., D.Sc., and Eric J. Hall, D.Phil., D.Sc., discussed [...]

The independent Advisory Group on Ionising Radiation has published a report* reviewing the risks of exposure to tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. Tritium is used in scientific and medical research and it also has various industrial applications. Following an extensive review of scientific evidence on the risks from exposure to tritium, the Advisory Group [...]

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., a leader in diagnostic and medical imaging, today announced FDA clearance of the most advanced diagnostic imaging computed tomography (CT) equipment available - the AquilionONE™. With this clearance, Toshiba is on schedule to make the system commercially available in summer, 2008. AquilionONE, the world’s first dynamic volume CT system, revolutionizes [...]

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., a leader in diagnostic and medical imaging, introduced the world’s first dynamic volume computed tomography (CT) system - the AquilionONE™. This advanced diagnostic imaging system revolutionizes patient care because it can help reduce diagnosis time for life threatening diseases like stroke and heart disease from days and hours to mere [...]

Hitachi Medical Systems America introduced its high-efficiency small-footprint ECLOS16TM 16-slice CT system at the 2007 Scientific Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
Designed to combine excellent image quality and a broad range of 16-slice applications with efficient acquisition, siting, and service costs, the ECLOS16 is designed to satisfy the needs of imaging centers and [...]