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Imaging holds key in war on drug mules
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Novel means of concealment used by traffickers, plus the growing frequency of transporting liquids, pose major challenges for radiologists involved in the detection of illicit drugs, according to researchers from Turkey.
April 12, 2016
2016 04 12 11 49 31 392 2015 04 13 Drug Mule 3 D Vrt Ct 20160412184950
Leipzig prepares to host 97th German national congress
For the first time, the annual meeting of the German Radiological Society, the 97th German radiological conference, will take place in the city of Leipzig from 4 to 7 May. International lectures are due to feature prominently, and a special session will focus on gadolinium in the brain.
April 11, 2016
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Learning Olympic lessons at MSK event in London
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are approaching fast, and the British Institute of Radiology has partnered with AuntMinnieEurope.com to launch a musculoskeletal (MSK) event in London on 27 May to discuss the lessons learned from the 2012 games and other issues in sports imaging.
April 10, 2016
MRI rules out competing diagnoses in ARVC/D
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac MRI (CMR) can diagnose arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) where other modalities fail, and it can even identify conditions that mimic the disease -- good news considering that timely treatment can often prevent sudden cardiac death.
April 10, 2016
2016 04 11 09 36 25 886 2016 04 Amadu Arvcd Top 20160411163859
Karolinska to use MRI to prevent child sexual assaults
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm have launched a study that will use MRI to investigate the efficacy of medication to reduce feelings of pedophilia in men who are sexually attracted to children.
April 6, 2016
Belgian radiologists speak of shock after terrorist attacks
By Philip Ward
A group of radiologists traveling to Munich on an industry visit were caught up in last week's bombings in Brussels. Terrorist attacks like these are making people more reluctant to travel, says ESR President Dr. Paul Parizel, PhD.
March 29, 2016
2016 03 30 10 53 29 840 Belgium Triumphal Arch Lighter
fMRI uncovers benefits of video games for MS patients
By Wayne Forrest
Using functional MRI (fMRI), Italian researchers discovered that playing video games can bolster neural connections in the brains of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and improve some cognitive abilities. The study was published online in Radiology.
March 28, 2016
2016 03 08 18 11 47 151 Degiglio Ms Mri Fig1 200
MRI tops ultrasound in predicting preterm births
By Wayne Forrest
By using MRI to evaluate pregnant women with a short cervix on ultrasound, obstetricians can better predict if the expectant mother will give birth prematurely, according to a new study published online March 15 in Radiology.
March 24, 2016
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Registration opens for ultrahigh-field MRI symposium
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Plans have been finalized and registration is open for the 7th annual Scientific Symposium on Ultrahigh Field MR in Berlin on 24 June.
March 24, 2016
Brussels bombings: Neuroradiologist delivers care at airport
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dr. Rik Achten, professor and head of radiology at Ghent University Hospital, helped look after severely injured victims immediately after the two bomb attacks on Tuesday at Brussels Airport, according to a report in the Flemish newspaper De Standaard.
March 22, 2016
2016 03 23 10 10 20 510 2016 03 23 Rik Achten
Europe records 1st MRI-based metabolic study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital in the U.K. said they have completed what they believe to be Europe's first metabolic imaging study using a new, hyperpolarized, MRI-contrast technique.
March 22, 2016
2016 03 23 09 14 42 675 2016 03 23 Hyper Polarized
MRI unravels neuro complications of Zika virus
By Frances Rylands-Monk
French experts have urged all clinical staff to keep aware that meningoencephalitis is a possible complication in patients with ZIKV infection (Zika virus), according to a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine. Radiology plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis of this complication.
March 22, 2016
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