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CAD must not replace radiologists, warn researchers
By Rebekah Moan
Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems should not replace radiologists or be used for final interpretation, despite its growing use as a second reader to reduce the number of false-negative mammograms, researchers from the Paris region have advocated in the European Journal of Radiology.
September 10, 2012
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ESUR produces new guidelines on contrast media
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has updated its guidelines on contrast media.
September 9, 2012
WMIC: Landscape changes for coronary artery disease cases
By Cormac Sheridan
DUBLIN - The management of patients with chronic coronary artery disease is moving rapidly from simple diagnosis to guidance of therapy and the prevention of future cardiac events, a Finnish researcher told delegates at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC).
September 6, 2012
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WMIC: MRI-HIFU prepares to enter clinical arena
By Cormac Sheridan
DUBLIN - The combination of MRI with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) results in a noninvasive technique that precisely targets finely controlled amounts of energy to defined locations and is gaining acceptance, delegates learned today at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC).
September 4, 2012
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Radiologists can help implement molecular imaging for diagnosis
By Philip Ward
Dr. Fabian Kiessling is one of the few European radiologists who have truly embraced the brave new world of molecular medicine. To coincide with the start of the World Molecular Imaging Congress in Dublin, we interviewed him about the current status and future development of molecular imaging.
September 4, 2012
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ESUR updates guidelines to prevent NSF
By Rebekah Moan
The Contrast Media Safety Committee of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has updated its guidelines on nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), which includes the point of caution that patients with a glomerular filtration rate below 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 have an increased risk of developing the disease.
September 2, 2012
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MRI tops x-ray for knee osteoarthritis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MRI detected a high prevalence of abnormalities associated with knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly patients who had no evidence of the condition on x-ray, according to a study published online on Wednesday in the British Medical Journal.
August 30, 2012
Germans develop new SiPM for PET/MRI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German researchers at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT and Ketek said they have developed a more efficient silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) for use in PET/MRI systems.
August 30, 2012
Biotronik begins ICD MRI study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German biomedical device company Biotronik has initiated its Prospective Assessment of Risk Factors for Appropriate ICD Intervention in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (PARCADIA) multicenter study.
August 30, 2012
Study queries effects of 7T MRI on the brain
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Standard head movements made while exposed to electromagnetic fields produced by a 7-tesla MRI scanner seem to temporarily lower concentration and visuospatial awareness, according to a study published online on Monday in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
August 29, 2012
Debate: Can cardiac MRI replace nuclear imaging?
By Dr. Sven Plein and Dr. Erick Alexanderson Rosas
A debate was held during the European Society of Cardiology's annual congress as to whether cardiac MRI can replace nuclear imaging. Dr. Sven Plein, PhD, from the U.K. and Dr. Erick Alexanderson Rosas from Mexico weigh in.
August 29, 2012
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Boston Scientific nets CE Mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Boston Scientific has received the CE Mark for use of its Precision Plus spinal cord stimulator system in patients who are being treated with the system and need head MRI exams.
August 28, 2012
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