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10 things to know about the ECR 2017 president

Dr. Paul Parizel, PhD, is the first radiologist to preside over the European Society of Radiology and ECR at the same time. What do we know about the man behind the presidential mask? What makes him tick? What are his views on the future of radiology?

February 14, 2017

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French radiology union delivers ultimatum

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

France's national union of independent radiologists (Fédération nationale de médecins radiologues, FNMR) has made an urgent plea to the general director of the national union of health insurers (Union nationale des caisses d'assurance maladie, UNCAM).

February 13, 2017

MRI pioneer Sir Peter Mansfield dies

By Kate Madden Yee

Nobel laureate Sir Peter Mansfield, PhD, who performed early research in nuclear magnetic resonance that led to the creation of MRI, died on February 8 at the age of 83, the University of Nottingham announced.

February 8, 2017

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Machine-learning analysis of heart motion predicts survival

A machine-learning survival model based on 3D cardiac motion predicts outcomes beyond conventional risk factors in patients with pulmonary hypertension, according to a new study from the U.K. and Singapore. Semiautomated analysis of the cine MR images could potentially be used to guide patient management.

February 7, 2017

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Indian technician awarded compensation after accident

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A former employee of Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India, has received compensation from GE Healthcare more than two years after being seriously injured in an MRI accident.

February 5, 2017

GE to modernize five Kuwait hospitals

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare is partnering with Advanced Technology Co. (ATC) to bring advanced diagnostic imaging and digital technology to five new Ministry of Health hospitals in Kuwait.

January 31, 2017

Parizel calls for more standardization of MRI protocols

By Inga Stevens

DUBAI - The development of effective imaging biomarkers can spark a huge improvement in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with multiple sclerosis, but much greater standardization is required, ECR 2017 President Dr. Paul Parizel, PhD, told delegates at the Arab Health congress.

January 31, 2017

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U.K. issues new advice on 24-hour interventional care

Every acute hospital has a duty to ensure it has formal arrangements to secure the provision of elective and emergency interventional radiology services, but this is not happening at present and patients are being put at risk, according to new U.K. guidelines.

January 31, 2017

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U.S. travel ban complicates radiology conference calendar

The Trump administration's new policy restricting immigration to the U.S. from seven countries in the Middle East could create complications for societies scheduled to hold meetings in the country in coming months. One group with an upcoming conference, the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, issued a statement on January 30 about the new policy.

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Brexit won't change EMF regulations, say U.K. experts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new British Journal of Radiology commentary on the European Union (EU) Physical Agents (Electromagnetic Fields, EMF) Directive concludes that years of sensible negotiations and compromise have led to the successful translation of the regulation into U.K. law and that the directive is permanent until repealed and is not subject to change when Brexit is implemented.

January 29, 2017

PET/MRI adds to recurrent breast cancer diagnoses

By Wayne Forrest

PET/MRI's efficacy in women's imaging applications continues to broaden. Dr. Johannes Grueneisen and his colleagues from Essen, Germany, have found the hybrid modality achieves "superior restaging" with breast cancer patients compared with MRI alone.

January 25, 2017

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Imaging offers hope to women with fertility problems

By Rebekah Moan

Millions of women each year have difficulty conceiving children, a condition known as subfertility. But radiology is playing a growing role in both detecting the condition and helping to solve problems with noninvasive therapies, according to research from a leading facility in London.

January 25, 2017

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