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Olympics organizers release final imaging statistics
By Becky McCall
LONDON - A final breakdown of imaging statistics from the London Olympics shows the toll that competitive sport can have on the bodies of athletes, with radiologists chronicling more than 2,300 scans acquired during the games. The data were revealed 8 November at a U.K. Royal College of Radiologists lecture.
November 8, 2012
2012 08 29 10 18 18 113 London Olympics Flag 70
European contrast media market looks set for growth
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Although affected by price sensitivity and reimbursement policies, the European radiopharmaceuticals and contrast media market is expected to continue to grow for the foreseeable future, according to a new report by market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
November 6, 2012
Portuguese-U.K. project illuminates MR elastography
By Philip Ward
A joint Portuguese-U.K. research initiative has evaluated the most effective equipment for use in MR elastography, a promising noninvasive technique that can spatially map and quantitatively describe displacement patterns corresponding to strain waves, in tissue-like materials.
November 6, 2012
2012 11 07 09 53 45 588 2012 11 07 Mr Elastography
New rules pave way for faster MR training for German cardiologists
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The prospect of more intense turf battles between cardiologists and radiologists in Germany is looming large following a change in the requirements for MRI certification at the local level. The new certificate takes only 12 months of training in a cardiology department and involves the reading of 300 MR images.
November 6, 2012
2012 11 06 12 50 03 763 Germany 70
Philips partners with new hospital in Jordan
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, announced that it will be providing imaging equipment, healthcare informatics and services, and a suite of 20 Ambient room environments to a new hospital of the Farah Medical Complex in Jordan.
November 5, 2012
MRI can provide clarity in ovarian cancer cases
By Philip Ward
As treatment options for adnexal masses get more sophisticated and patient-specific, determining the location, size, and likelihood of malignancy of a lesion are becoming increasingly important, Portuguese researchers have underlined.
November 5, 2012
2012 11 06 10 30 14 893 Ovarian Cancer 70
French give new advice for imaging women with breast implants
By Rebekah Moan
In the wake of the Poly Implant Prosthèse breast implant scandal, the ability to spot the main complication -- a rupture -- is vital, but first radiologists must know what is normal, and that is based on the type of implant the woman has, according to French researchers.
November 5, 2012
2012 01 04 13 38 52 972 Breast Implant 70
MR navigators can track tumor motion
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Navigators show promise for real-time organ tracking and breath-hold monitoring during MR-guided radiotherapy. They are a fast and precise method for monitoring and real-time tracking of anatomical landmarks by providing direct MRI feedback on anatomical changes for more precise radiation delivery.
October 31, 2012
2012 10 31 12 18 48 551 2012 11 01 Mri Navigates Thumb
Growth of oral contraceptives puts focus on hepatic adenomas
By Philip Ward
The strong association between hepatic adenomas and the use of oral contraceptive pills and other estrogens is focusing attention on how imaging can help detect and diagnose these rare, benign tumors that occur mostly in women of childbearing age.
October 30, 2012
2012 10 30 12 30 04 839 Liver Cancer 70
ESCR launches MR/CT Registry
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Cardiac Radiology's (ESCR) MR/CT Registry is now online at the organization's website.
October 25, 2012
Elekta, Philips expand imaging venture
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta and Philips Healthcare will expand their joint program to develop an imaging treatment platform that merges radiation therapy and MRI technology in a single cancer treatment system.
October 24, 2012
Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet installs Biograph mMR system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Righospitalet of Copenhagen University Hospital has installed a Biograph mMR MR/PET scanner from Siemens Healthcare.
October 23, 2012
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