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AI predicts myocardial infarction, death in patients at risk of CAD
By Erik L. Ridley
By analyzing clinical and hybrid imaging data, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can predict which patients will go on to experience myocardial infarction or death during long-term follow-up, according to research from Finland presented at this week's International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT in Lisbon.
May 12, 2019
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How to train the medical physicists of the future
By Tami Freeman, PhD
At the recent European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology meeting in Milan, a debate examined the skills that medical physicists will require in 10 years' time and asked how training for medical physicists specializing in radiation oncology should develop over the next decade. Five expert speakers presented their thoughts -- and then let the audience decide.
May 9, 2019
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Extended exposure to radiation boosts hypertension risk
By Kate Madden Yee
Long-term exposure to low doses of radiation appears to increase the risk of hypertension, according to a large Russian study published on 3 May in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
May 7, 2019
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AI-based FFR-CT software offers robust performance
By Erik L. Ridley
Different CT tube voltage levels didn't hinder the performance of a prototype artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for estimating fractional flow reserve on coronary CT angiography (FFR-CT), according to a study by a multinational research group published on 30 April in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 7, 2019
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Ulrich Medical invests 2M euro in German facility
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Spinal system and contrast media injector firm Ulrich Medical plans to invest 2 million euros in its production plant in Ulm, Germany.
May 6, 2019
Canon installs CT with AI in Belgium
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Canon Medical Systems has installed its Aquilion One Genesis, a CT scanner with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, at General City Hospital in Aalst, Belgium.
May 1, 2019
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AuntMinnieEurope.com CT Insider
By Philip Ward
April 29, 2019
U.K. team uses CT method to assess pulmonary ventilation
By Philip Ward
Using a CT-based computational model to determine the ventilation heterogeneity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with increased detail can improve the stratification of these patients according to their disease severity and evaluate their suitability for regional treatment, researchers from Oxford, U.K., have found.
April 29, 2019
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U.K. physicians overlook lung cancer in nonsmokers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The detection of lung cancer in individuals who have never smoked continues to be a diagnostic challenge for many clinicians in the U.K., according to an article published online 25 April in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
April 25, 2019
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Belgian team warns about health effects of vaping
By Philip Ward
Two senior radiologists from Belgium have issued a fresh warning about the potentially harmful effects of electronic cigarettes on health, and they have called for more research into this emerging field. Their findings are to be presented soon at the European Society of Thoracic Imaging congress in Paris.
April 23, 2019
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Conebeam CT mitigates cardiac motion during imaging
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Robotic C-arm conebeam CT helps guide interventional cardiac surgical procedures and can be valuable in radiotherapy, but the intrinsic motion of the beating heart causes blurring and image artifacts. A new technique can help overcome this limitation.
April 22, 2019
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3D-bioprinted model mimics real human heart properties
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from Israel have created a 3D-printed model that captures the immunological, biochemical, cellular, and anatomical properties of a real human heart, according to an article published online on 15 April in Advanced Science.
April 21, 2019
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