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Imaging illuminates athleticism of Canarian wrestlers
By Robin Marshall
Canarian wrestling may be a fairly specialized and small-scale sport, but the physical prowess of its athletes has come under intense scrutiny from a group of Spanish researchers. Their findings were presented at the recent Euroecho and Other Imaging Modalities conference in Budapest.
December 20, 2011
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MRI pioneer Albert Overhauser dies at 86
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Albert Overhauser, PhD, a theoretical condensed matter physicist whose fundamental work helped develop nuclear magnetic resonance, died at the age of 86 on 10 December in West Lafayette, IN, U.S.
December 18, 2011
Eating disorders: Imaging can unearth hidden epidemic
By Philip Ward
Diana, Princess of Wales, is one of many people who have suffered in silence from life-threatening eating disorders. There are now around 70 million anorexia and bulimia sufferers worldwide, but award-winning research presented at the recent RSNA congress explains how radiologists can help.
December 13, 2011
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Erasmus MC emerges from scandal; are iPads only a toy? Virtual autopsies
By Philip Ward
December 6, 2011
Waking the dead: Virtual autopsies come under scrutiny
By Cynthia E. Keen
Just how accurate is a radiologist's diagnosis of cause of death compared with a coroner's? In 2006, the U.K. Department of Health commissioned a validation study to find out, and the findings were published online on 22 November in the journal Lancet.
December 6, 2011
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MRI of hippocampus pinpoints early signs of dementia
By Rebekah Moan
Dutch researchers have discovered that hippocampal shape can predict dementia in the general population on average four years before clinical diagnosis. The shape varies from patient to patient, but similarities exist in certain "landmark points," delegates learned at last week's RSNA meeting.
December 6, 2011
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PET/MRI surpasses PET/CT for some abdominal lesions
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - PET/MRI can outperform PET/CT for lesion conspicuity and characterization in the abdomen, particularly in the liver, according to a study presented by Swiss researchers at the RSNA 2011 meeting.
December 1, 2011
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MRI rules supreme in postoperative knee, but challenges remain
By Philip Ward
CHICAGO - Advances in procedures such as knee replacement, ligamentous reconstruction, and articular cartilage and meniscus repair have led to rapid growth in open and arthroscopic knee surgery. This has heightened demand for postoperative MRI, yet the topic is barely covered in the literature, according to Swiss researchers.
November 28, 2011
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Whole-body MRI better than spinal MRI in myeloma patients
By Rebekah Moan
CHICAGO - Whole-body MRI edged out spinal MRI in terms of prognostic value for multiple myeloma patients after stem cell transplantation, according to new German research presented on Monday at the RSNA congress.
November 28, 2011
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Dormez-vous? Hypnosis can overcome MRI claustrophobia
By Philip Ward
CHICAGO - More radiologists may soon be keen to learn about the art and science of hypnosis, following its successful use in France in patients who suffered from claustrophobia prior to undergoing MRI.
November 27, 2011
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Philips gets FDA clearance for PET/MRI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its whole-body Ingenuity PET/MRI system
November 27, 2011
3-tesla 3D MR spectroscopy works well for breast lesions
By Wayne Forrest
Three-tesla 3D MR spectroscopy provides high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing between benign and malignant breast lesions within reasonable measurement times, according to an Austrian study published in the December issue of Radiology.
November 23, 2011
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