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Smashing the magnetic field strength dogma in MRI
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
The field-strength question has divided the MR community since the early 1980s. Where do we stand now and what might the future hold? The Maverinck investigates in a new column.
February 15, 2021
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French groups issue new guidelines to promote safe contrast use
By Frances Rylands-Monk
French nephrology societies and the national radiology society have published guidelines on the safe use of contrast media in the wake of guidance from the European Society of Urogenital Radiology.
February 14, 2021
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U.K. team backs shorter MRI exam for prostate cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
A research team from Imperial College London has reported that a short, biparametric MRI protocol without contrast detected twice as many clinically significant prostate cancers compared with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. The authors published their results on 11 February in JAMA Oncology.
February 14, 2021
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Nano-MRI outduels PSMA-PET/CT for prostate cancer
By Wayne Forrest
Clinicians looking to accurately classify suspicious lymph nodes in prostate cancer patients could have another effective noninvasive option with a unique contrast-enhanced MR imaging technique, according to a study published online on 30 January in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 11, 2021
One set of images (A) shows a 7-mm diameter lymph node that is positive on both nano-MRI and PSMA-PET/CT in a patient's left pararectal region. For comparison, the other set of images (B) shows a 4-mm diameter lymph node diagnosed as positive on nano-MRI (left) but negative on PSMA-PET/CT (right) with no Ga-68 PSMA tracer uptake in the region (green circle). Images courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Dutch parliament supports MRI screening for dense breasts
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The second chamber of the Dutch parliament has voted unanimously in favor of women with dense breast tissue undergoing MRI exams as part of the national screening program, following lively debate between radiologists and politicians over recent weeks.
February 10, 2021
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SyntheticMR signs licensing deal with United Imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer SyntheticMR has added United Imaging to its list of distributors. United will market and sell SyntheticMR's SyMRI Neuro software for generating quantitative data from a short MRI scan.
February 8, 2021
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U.K. issues best practice statement on brain tumor imaging
By Philip Ward
A U.K. position statement published on 9 February has highlighted evidence gaps for routine follow-up brain tumor imaging. The authors hope it will pave the way for progress in evidence-based imaging.
February 8, 2021
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Dutch experts lock horns over MRI's screening role in dense breasts
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The heated debate over the pros and cons of contrast-enhanced mammography and MRI for screening women with dense breast tissue has resurfaced in the Netherlands, with parliament scheduled to vote on the use of MRI as a screening tool.
February 8, 2021
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Cochlear implant vendor makes MRI safety pledge
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MED-EL, based in Innsbruck, Austria, issued a statement on 2 February saying that it accepts liability for any damage that may occur to its bone and conduction implants and the current generation of middle ear implants during MRI exams.
February 3, 2021
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Germany approves changes for medical technologists
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Bundestag, the German federal parliament, has passed the Medical Technical Assistant (MTA) Reform Act, replacing the previous MTA Law and enacting a new job title for a medical technologist for radiology, according to the German Röntgen Society.
February 1, 2021
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Siemens partners with Manchester University NHS Trust
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has signed a 15-year, 125 million-pound (141.3 million-euro) technology partnership with Manchester University National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust in the U.K.
January 28, 2021
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Meet the finalists for EuroMinnies 2021
By Philip Ward, Brian Casey, Erik L. Ridley, Theresa Pablos
Suspense is building in the third edition of the EuroMinnies annual awards scheme from AuntMinnieEurope.com. The expert panel comprising members of our editorial advisory board, past winners, and columnists has now agreed on 16 finalists from a total of 72 semifinal candidates in eight categories. The final list is available now.
January 27, 2021
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