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Support builds for Ireland's preclinical imaging center
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Infrastructure Programme has pledged 3.4 million euros in funding for the new National Preclinical Imaging Center.
June 17, 2020
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MRI shows 8 neuroradiologic patterns of COVID-19
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MRI shows eight particular neurologic findings in patients with severe COVID-19, according to a study published June 16 in Radiology.
June 17, 2020
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3D software pinpoints cartilage changes on MRI
By Kate Madden Yee and Erik L. Ridley
Researchers from a leading U.K. facility have found that a 3D image-analysis software algorithm can spot small changes in the cartilage of knee joints over time on MRI scans. The discovery may lead to the development of new osteoarthritis treatments.
June 17, 2020
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Breast MRI lesion score can cut unnecessary biopsies
By Rebekah Moan
A lesion classification scheme named after breast MRI pioneer Dr. Werner Kaiser may help prevent anywhere from 45% to 72.5% of unnecessary breast biopsies in high-risk patients, Austrian researchers have found. The tool also refutes the notion of benign-appearing cancers.
June 14, 2020
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Random Walk Imaging promotes MS study with MRI software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MRI software developer Random Walk Imaging is highlighting results from a study showing that its scanning method and software improved the sensitivity of MRI to detect white-matter brain changes related to multiple sclerosis (MS).
June 11, 2020
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U.K. radiology only running at 60% capacity, says RCR
By Philip Ward
Radiology is still only running at about 60% of normal capacity in the U.K., and hospitals are struggling to cope with the pent-up demand for imaging, according to Dr. Caroline Rubin of the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).
June 10, 2020
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COVID-19: Early signs of recovery, but uncertainty ahead
By Steve Holloway
The global pandemic has created an unprecedented shock to the medical imaging and healthcare sectors. What is the future likely to hold? What are the key economic trends, bright spots, and areas of greatest risk? Market columnist Steve Holloway investigates.
June 10, 2020
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ESR gives full support to validation of biomarkers
By Philip Ward
The rapid and effective validation of quantitative imaging biomarkers is essential if they are to have any meaningful future impact on both clinical practice and research, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) has asserted in a consensus statement released on 4 June.
June 8, 2020
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New details emerge about how COVID-19 affects the brain
By Kate Madden Yee
The case of a 12-year-old Iranian boy who contracted COVID-19 and had a stroke has helped to fill the knowledge gap that exists over how exactly the virus enters the central nervous system and affects the brain.
June 8, 2020
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New MRI scoring criterion helps diagnose prion disease
By Kate Madden Yee
A new diffusion MRI scoring scale could improve diagnosis of the prion malady sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) and compares favorably to cerebrospinal fluid testing, according to a study published on 1 June in JAMA Neurology.
June 7, 2020
A: A man in his 70s with sCJD subtype VV2 with signal hyperintensity in the body of the left caudate, without evidence of signal abnormality in the putamina and neocortical ribbon. B: A woman in her 60s with sCJD subtype MM1 with signal hyperintensity in the cortical ribbon of both parietal lobes, left greater than right, and left precuneus without evidence of abnormality in the striatum, thalami, and cortical ribbon of the temporal and occipital lobes. C: A woman in her 70s with sCJD subtype MM1 with signal hyperintensity in the precuneus (right greater than left) and right parietal cortex. Images courtesy of JAMA Neurology.
UKIO keeps the show on the road and goes virtual
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Flexibility and adaptability are important virtues in a pandemic, and these attributes have enabled Dr. Nick Spencer and his team to get through a difficult period for the UK Imaging & Oncology Congress (UKIO 2020), which began earlier this week.
June 4, 2020
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New advances in ovarian cancer detection offer hope
By Philip Ward
Important hurdles such as reproducibility and lack of automation must be overcome before radiomics is integrated as a clinical adjunct in ovarian cancer detection, but artificial intelligence shows considerable promise in this area, according to a leading European specialist in women's imaging.
June 3, 2020
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