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Trauma care network boosts teleradiology in Germany
An extensive nationwide trauma network that links more than 850 care providers in Germany is adding teleradiology functionality. Attendees at the recent KIS-RIS-PACS and DICOM meeting held at Schloss Waldthausen near Mainz learned more about the TKmed project.
July 9, 2012
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Autoanalysis of clinical documents accelerates patient recruitment
An ongoing research project aimed at routine implementation in late 2013 made it to the top ranks of the agenda at the DICOM KIS RIS PACS meeting, held near Mainz, Germany, last weekend. The project is financed by European Regions Funding and the Berlin Future Fund.
June 26, 2012
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Cloud computing and mobile health require interoperability
Strong political support, increased awareness, and pockets of best practice -- these are the key characteristics of interoperability in European healthcare IT today, according to Catherine Chronaki, co-chair of the International Council at Health Level Seven (HL7).
May 27, 2012
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DRK: Researchers progress with carotid plaque imaging in stroke
In Germany, a stroke occurs every three minutes. Eight out of ten strokes are ischemic, and in 30 to 40% of these cases, the cause cannot be established. Against this background, a German multicenter imaging study has analyzed the risks of instable carotid plaque.
May 21, 2012
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DRK: Is high-field MRI microscopy ready to replace biopsies?
Use of extremely strong magnets in MRI can bring about high spatial resolution thus far only seen in light microscopes. German researchers demonstrated at theGerman Radiological Society's annual meeting, the DRK, that MRI microscopy provides as much information about the shape and growth of tumors as conventional histology.
May 20, 2012
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E-health helps raise quality of care in Norway
When it comes to e-health, Norway has an enviable track record. Any exchange of information between parties in the healthcare sector must be done electronically, and an Internet portal enables patients and other users to find quality-assured information and services and gain access to their own health data.
May 17, 2012
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Clinical News
WoHIT: e-health supports acute care in stroke cases
In the acute care chain of neurological patients, stroke is an excellent example of successful cooperation between emergency medical staff and other hospital colleagues and how technology enhances information flow, an expert said at the World of Health IT (WoHIT) and eHealth Week 2012 meeting in Copenhagen.
May 8, 2012
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Conference
Emergence of intraoperative imaging brings hospital-wide changes
VIENNA - In addition to providing practical information about intraoperative imaging, this morning's refresher course will demonstrate how the adoption of digital image management by disciplines and departments outside of radiology for their own clinical purposes is gathering momentum.
March 4, 2012
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Data mining of image analysis tools expands informatics applications
VIENNA - Data mining of quantitative measurements made by radiologists when interpreting images is expected to become increasingly important, thanks to the marriage of image analysis tools and reference databases, European Congress of Radiology delegates learned at a refresher course on Thursday.
March 1, 2012
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Imaging Informatics
Health IT helps transform quality of care in Hamburg
Huge budget deficits used to be the norm at the University Medical Center Eppendorf in Germany, but the award-winning care provider is back on track. The center's IT strategy has contributed significantly to improving its financial situation and boosting the quality of care and patient safety.
January 31, 2012
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Hospital doctor gets struck off for fraud
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Embolization can mitigate enlarged prostate symptoms
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A team from Paris has found that men with enlarged prostates who undergo minimally invasive prostatic artery embolization have significant improvements in symptoms after two years.
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