Shimadzu has introduced a new flat-panel detector (FPD). The ‘Safire’ offers the first detector with directconversion technology, and advantages in image quality and dose efficiency in comparison with indirect FPD technology. The new technology enables clearer high–resolution images with less signal deterioration and reduced noise. The top layer of...
READ MOREPhilips will acquire Witt Biomedical Corporation, an independent supplier of haemodynamic monitoring and clinical reporting systems used in cardiology catheterisation laboratories (cath labs). Subject to receipt of regulatory approval, Philips will acquire Witt Biomedical for approximately USD165 million. The transaction is expected to close in the...
READ MOREMatrox Graphics Inc., a manufacturer of graphics solutions, has announced that NECDS-J will offer the Matrox AuroraVX Series™ display controller board with its medical MD21GS-3MP, MD21GS-2MP displays in Japan. The AuroraVX Series of display controller boards maximise display output options, powering up to three displays from a single low-profile PCI...
READ MORESectra, a manufacturer of equipment for radiology exams, plans to integrate new technology into future products, based on a doctoral thesis entitled “Computer-aided Detection and Novel Mammography Imaging Techniques" by Hans Bornefalk, named "Best Student Contributor" at a major conference for radiology technology in the US. To grow, a...
READ MOREChoosing the Right Setting and Equipment Authors D r N icolah . S trickland C onsultant Radiologist P rofessor P hilip G ishen D irector of I maging H ammersmit H ospital NHS T rust L ondon , U nited Kingdom D r N...
READ MOREGPWL Vital to Maximise Buyer Choice Author D r D avid H arvey M edical C onnections S wansea , U nited K ingdom DAVE @ MEDICALCONNECTIONS . CO . UK Why Requirements Differ for Repor ting Workstations To understand why this barrier exists for reporting...
READ MOREAccuracy Key for Improved Heart Failure Management Author D r . I van S algo H eart F ailure I nvestigations Programme D irector P hilips U ltrasound Heart failure, the inability of the heart to pump sufficient blood to meet the metabolic demand...
READ MOREReview of Technological Advances Author A nthony S tevens , P H D D irector M edical O ptions L ondon , U nited K ingdom ASTEVENS @ MEDICALOPTIONS . CO . UK In recent years the development of new technologies across the range of imaging...
READ MOREInterviewee P rof . D avide C aramella R adiologia D iagnostica E I nterventistica U niversita Di P isa , I taly Tell Us About Your Professional Background. I am an Academic Radiologist at the University of Pisa. My main clinical role is in the area of imaging and...
READ MOREWith a record number of 16,000 participants, the number of attendees at ECR 2006 exceeded al l previous year’s levels. This year’s congress also saw the highest ever number of attendance in lecture rooms, thirteen percent higher than 2005. Due t o high demand, the Foundation Course on Musculoskeletal Radiology had to be repeated. “One of the foundations...
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