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2014 21 Oct

Spanish scientists have developed a new type of laser technology based on photoacoustics that can be used for detecting breast cancer. The new technique is safe as no ionising radiation is used, and could become an alternative to commonly used diagnostic methods such as mammography and ultrasound, according to researchers from the Universidad Carlos...Read more

2014 22 Sep

Agfa HealthCare has announced its Fast Forward DR Upgrade Program, to support and improve hospitals’ and medical imaging departments’ digital imaging evolution. The flexible program allows healthcare organizations to take their imaging investments to the next level, for higher quality images, increased productivity and a smoother, more efficient...Read more

2014 27 May

Materials scientists, led by Bert Müller (Biomaterials Science Center at University of Basel) have developed a new way to visualise constricted and calcified blood vessels with micrometer precision.  The “NO-stress” project combined hard x-ray tomography and established histology methods to visualise the vessels constricted by atherosclerosis....Read more

2014 26 May

A year on from the Boston Marathon bombing, Kelly Bergeron, Manager of MRI Services at Boston Medical Centre has written about the lessons learned, in Radiology Management's March/April 2014 issue.  Those who work in the ancillary departments of large hospitals are well aware of the roles they play in the patient care experience, although the...Read more

2014 26 May

Researchers in the UK have developed a ‘multispectral’ light sensor that detects the full spectrum of light, from ultra-violet (UV), to visible and near infrared light. Their research, just published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, identifies a new kind of light sensor that could allow medical and security imaging using low cost cameras.  Near...Read more

2014 11 Feb

A customer in Scandinavia has signed a four-year agreement with the IT and medical technology company Sectra. The order value amounts to SEK 32 million (approx. EUR 3.4 M). The agreement includes development, maintenance and support for the customer’s regional IT solution for managing medical images and patient information, the Sectra RIS and PACS....Read more