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Global survey shows what patients want
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
To help relieve anxiety and improve their imaging experience, patients want more information about their upcoming CT or MRI scan and increased face-to-face interaction with their physicians, according to a survey of 1,085 patients in seven countries.
November 7, 2018
Severe shortage of cardiac CT scanners blights U.K.
By Philip Ward
U.K. hospitals lack the capacity to provide people experiencing chest pain with urgently needed coronary CT angiography, according to senior radiologist Dr. Giles Roditi. New figures show that more than 56,000 patients with angina missed out on scans in 2017 due to shortages of equipment and staff.
November 7, 2018
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PET/CT proves clinical value in prostate cancer
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Gallium-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen PET/CT is gaining ground in primary prostate cancer staging, delegates heard at the recent Conference on Hybrid Imaging Live, held in Barcelona, Spain.
October 30, 2018
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Edinburgh team shows the way in cardiac imaging
By Rebekah Moan
To develop new techniques and better diagnose and treat heart disease, more cardiac imaging specialists are required, and cardiologists and radiologists must collaborate more closely to achieve their common goals, according to U.K. experts.
October 29, 2018
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Canon, Manchester United renew clinical partnership
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Canon Medical Systems U.K. has renewed its multiyear agreement as Manchester United football club's medical imaging systems' partner.
October 23, 2018
GE promotes European Heart Journal study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said new research published online on 11 October in the European Heart Journal found coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can be an effective, noninvasive diagnostic alternative to coronary angiography for guiding treatment decisions in patients with complex coronary artery disease (CAD).
October 23, 2018
Fate of the 4: 2018 progress report for GE, Siemens, Canon, and Philips
By Steve Holloway
How have the four largest medical imaging OEMs -- GE Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, Canon Medical Systems, and Philips Healthcare -- performed so far in 2018? Stephen Holloway of U.K. market research firm Signify Research reviews the year so far and offers an update on Signify's forecast.
October 17, 2018
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AI can prescreen head CT studies for urgent findings
By Erik L. Ridley
A set of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can prescreen head CT scans for urgent findings such as intracranial hemorrhage and cranial fracture, enabling triage of these cases for priority review by radiologists, according to research published online on October 11 in Lancet.
October 15, 2018
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BIR, GE partner on radiation safety award
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) and GE Healthcare are partnering together on a radiation safety travel award worth 1,000 pounds.
October 14, 2018
PET/CT rivals CT for NSCLC recurrence
By Wayne Forrest
Swiss researchers have found that FDG-PET/CT is "not superior" to contrast-enhanced CT in the detection and evaluation of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) recurrence two years after follow-up curative treatment. Their study was published online on 4 October in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
October 10, 2018
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3D printing comes to the rescue for exotic bird
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A 22-year-old great pied hornbill called Jary (which means "a warrior with a helmet" in ancient Norse) received a 3D-printed prosthetic bill to replace the top part of its beak, which was destroyed by cancer, according to a report by BBC News.
October 7, 2018
Dutch develop novel 3D method to track central airways
By Cynthia E. Keen
A group from Amsterdam has examined conebeam CT projections of a 3D-printed thorax phantom and used prototype software for template generation, template matching, and triangulation to determine bronchus motion. They think markerless 3D monitoring can help in radiotherapy.
October 4, 2018
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