TEN4Health Workshop at Med-e-Tel 2009
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2nd April 2009, Med-e-Tel 2009, Luxembourg.TEN4Health Workshop at Med-e-Tel Conference 2009 is dedicated to all those involved in the health sector, such as hospitals, health insurance companies, associations, and health service providers or consumer organisations.
Telemedicine for the Benefit of Patients, Healthcare Systems and Society
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Telemedicine - the provision of healthcare services at a distance - can help improve the lives of European citizens, both patients and health professionals, while tackling the challenges to healthcare systems. European citizens are getting older and are increasingly living with chronic diseases. Their health condition often requires enhanced medical attention. Medical support may not be available in remote areas and for certain specialities as easily or as frequently as their health condition would require.
Med-e-Tel 2009 Conference Program - a Global Telemedicine and eHealth Update
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1-3 April 2009, Luxembourg.The Med-e-Tel 2009 conference program features presentations of successful business cases, research activities, pilot projects, practical experiences from health and social care providers, and panel discussions, offering both local and international perspectives on telemedicine and ehealth opportunities and experiences.
Siemens Sets a New Standard for Breast Ultrasound
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Siemens Healthcare recently introduced the Acuson S2000 Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS), the first multi-use ultrasound breast system that automatically
acquires volume images of the breast. Thanks to the user-independent, standardized image acquisition, the system is ideally suited for early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer with ultrasound - especially for women with dense breast tissue.
TeleHealth 2009: New Impetus for Telemedicine
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The latest eHealth solutions will be on display during CeBIT from 3 to 8 March in Hall 9. One of the focal topics will involve the use of telemedicine for the support and treatment of chronically ill patients. The demographic shift continues unabated, as the population continues to age and the incidence of chronic illness increases. But this development need not be considered dramatic, as confirmed by the TeleHealth congress and exhibition at CeBIT 2009.
Philips Announces Breakthrough in New Medical Imaging Technology
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced the first 3D imaging results obtained with a new imaging technology called Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI). The technology, which uses the magnetic properties of iron-oxide nanoparticles injected into the bloodstream, has been used in a pre-clinical study to generate unprecedented real-time images of arterial blood flow and volumetric heart motion.
Carestream Health Installs PACS Into Three Military Hospitals in Austria
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Carestream Health has installed a PACS solution into three military hospitals in Austria to aid medical examinations for soldiers, civil servants and military attaché. The solution consists of installations at Wien-Stammersdorf in Vienna, together with hospitals at Graz and Innsbruck, all of which are linked to a central PACS archive located in Vienna.
NHS Lothian Implements Intel's Personal Health System to Manage Patients with Chronic Conditions
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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) today announced that its Intel® Health Guide, a care management tool designed for healthcare professionals who manage patients with chronic conditions, is being used in the NHS Lothian telehealth programme. This 400 unit programme is one of the largest of its kind in the UK and will provide in-home care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic conditions.
Sixteen eHealth Projects Across Scotland Will Share of £1.6 Million Funding
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medavis GmbH on the Road to Success World-Wide
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medavis GmbH, the leading provider of radiology information systems, is reflecting on a successful business year in 2008. With a growth in customer turnover of 40 percent, the company from Karlsruhe, Germany continues on its course of expansion, even in the current financial crisis. medavis considers itself in an excellent position to face the current financial year.