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Philips teams with Dutch institutions

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has formed a partnership with University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands to create theInstitute for Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.

April 4, 2012

Decision-support algorithm helps classify breast MR lesions

By Erik L. Ridley

German researchers have developed a decision-support tool that can help radiologists differentiate lesions on breast MRI studies with a high degree of accuracy. It could ultimately be automated or used with existing tools such as computer-aided detection.

April 4, 2012

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European Union-funded HAMAM project reaches conclusion

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A coalition of scientific and industrial partners from five European countries and the U.S. announced the successful conclusion of HAMAM, the "Highly Accurate Cancer Diagnosis through Integration of Biological Knowledge, Novel Imaging Modalities, and Modeling" project that was presented as a satellite event on 1 March at the 2012 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

April 1, 2012

MRI tops FDG-PET in older dementia patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch researchers says invasive and expensive techniques, such as lumbar puncture and PET scans, are not useful to establish the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in most elderly patients, as MRI is preferable, according to a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

March 29, 2012

MRI displays rectal cancer prognosis and tumor regression

By Wayne Forrest

French researchers have found that MR volumetric measurements are reliable indicators of rectal cancer prognosis and can help predict disease-free survival and tumor regression, according to a study published online on 21 March in Radiology.

March 28, 2012

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Radiographers & CT colonography; heart transplants; structured reporting

March 27, 2012

CT complements MRI for heart transplant follow-up

MRI may be the gold standard for evaluation and follow-up of heart transplant patients, but multidetector CT can be well-suited to the conditions of the transplanted heart that evolve in the days and months following surgery.

March 27, 2012

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European MR Forum recognizes Swedish pioneer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Magnetic Resonance Forum (EMRF) has awarded its European Magnetic Resonance Award 2012 to MR pioneer Professor Erik Odeblad of Umeå, Sweden.

March 26, 2012

Diffusion-weighted MRI shows benefits for breast screening

By Wayne Forrest

Diffusion-weighted MRI appears to be a very promising tool for breast cancer screening because it offers beneficial noncontrast-enhanced imaging results in a short acquisition and postprocessing time, Italian authors have found in a study published online on 13 March in European Radiology.

March 25, 2012

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Wheelchair crashes into MR unit in narrow escape

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A wheelchair was flung across the examination room and smashed into an MRI system, causing close to 24,000 euros in damage, reports the regional U.K. newspaper the Daily Echo.

March 20, 2012

MRI with PET proves cost-effective for high-grade gliomas

By Wayne Forrest

The combined use of MRI and PET appears to be superior to and more cost-effective than the use of MRI alone in surgical therapy planning for high-grade gliomas, German researchers found in a study published online on 14 March in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

March 18, 2012

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Guerbet reports higher results for 2011

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Contrast agent manufacturer Guerbet had a banner year in 2011, with sales of 378 million euros and net income of 14.4 million euros.

March 14, 2012

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