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Blood test can give boost to CT lung screening
By Abraham Kim
New evidence from the U.K. suggests a blood test and imaging-based lung screening exam offers a better lung cancer detection rate than standard clinical care. The findings were presented on 9 September at the World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.
September 10, 2019
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Europeans remain uninformed on CT lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Awareness of clinical trials for screening and treating cancer continues to be very low among Europeans with lung cancer, according to a 10 September presentation at the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.
September 10, 2019
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ESR seeks to demystify biomarkers
By Philip Ward
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has issued a detailed set of recommendations designed to promote the use of validated imaging biomarkers as clinical decision-making tools. Prof. Nandita deSouza explains the rationale behind this initiative.
September 8, 2019
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IASLC urges tobacco cessation for cancer patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) released a statement urging physicians to recommend tobacco cessation for patients after cancer diagnosis, at the ongoing World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.
September 7, 2019
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CT-based radiomics reveals prostate cancer risk
By Marric Stephens
Using machine learning, U.K. and Dutch researchers have developed prediction models to identify textural and intensity-based features imperceptible to human observers, and to associate them with commonly used measures of disease progression in prostate cancer.
September 5, 2019
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Charité to host hands-on cardiac CT course
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin is hosting a hands-on cardiac CT course from 16 to 20 September, and a limited number of spaces are still available.
September 4, 2019
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Mobile ambulances give boost to stroke therapy
By Abraham Kim
German investigators have provided new evidence that mobile stroke ambulances fitted with CT can greatly improve the accuracy and efficiency of determining which patients require surgical treatment, compared with standard clinical decision-making. They published their results online on 3 September in JAMA Neurology.
September 3, 2019
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ESC: Cancer cases rise in developed world
By Philip Ward
Fresh statistics presented at this week's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Paris confirm that cancer is now the leading cause of death in high-income countries, while heart disease burden persists in less prosperous countries.
September 2, 2019
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Swiss shed light on bullets in gunshot injuries
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from Zurich have reported that dual-energy CT can differentiate between various types of bullets in gunshot wounds based on their core material. The findings may have major implications for the future of forensic imaging.
September 1, 2019
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Augmented reality can help guide aneurysm repair
By Abraham Kim
Visualizing patient anatomy in 3D through augmented reality (AR) technology can overcome key limitations of image-guided surgery, according to researchers from Poland. They shared their initial experiences of using AR to facilitate aortic aneurysm repair in a recent article in the Journal of Endovascular Therapy.
August 28, 2019
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GE, Fujitsu lead research effort on AI for brain aneurysms
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has partnered with Fujitsu Australia, Macquarie University, and Macquarie Medical Imaging to develop artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that can help clinicians diagnose and monitor brain aneurysms on CT scans.
August 25, 2019
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Spanish find key to success in liver transplant cases
By Philip Ward
Early detection of vascular complications of liver transplantation is vital to establish effective treatment, and this can determine the outcome of transplantation, patient mortality, and morbidity, according to an experienced group of gastrointestinal and abdominal imaging specialists from Valencia, Spain.
August 25, 2019
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