Womens Imaging: Page 61

MRI helps create measures for normal fetal development

By Wayne Forrest

Using MRI, Israeli researchers have established a set of benchmark measurements for fetal facial and cranial structures to help chart development over multiple gestation weeks. Their findings were published on 12 March in the European Journal of Radiology.

March 24, 2020

Breast screening suspended in Wales due to coronavirus

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Welsh government has announced a plan to suspend nonurgent outpatient appointments and surgical procedures -- including breast cancer screening services -- in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to an article from County Times posted on 20 March.

March 22, 2020

Magnetized molecules monitor breast cancers

By Belle Dumé

A new technique that uses hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI to monitor the metabolism of different types of breast cancer can identify how rapidly a tumor is growing, U.K. researchers report. The approach could help doctors prescribe the best course of treatment and follow how patients respond.

March 5, 2020

Groups criticize EU breast cancer screening study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Four European groups are taking aim at the European Union (EU) for what they allege is a "missed opportunity" to fully research the pros and cons of personalized breast cancer screening, according to a 3 March report in BMJ.

March 3, 2020

Exposed: U.K. scam involves horse scanners

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Several businesses in the U.K. fell victim to a scam claiming that a thermal imaging system designed for use in horses can also be used to detect breast cancer in humans, according to an article posted on 2 March by digital news channel StokeonTrentLive.

March 3, 2020

Abortion studies look set to arouse controversy

By Philip Ward

Two new research papers from China involving the use of ultrasound to evaluate endometrial receptivity and damage in patients who have had a so-called artificial abortion appear likely to generate debate -- not because of the findings but due to the unusual terminology employed by the authors.

March 3, 2020

ECR 2020 gets postponed until mid-July

By Philip Ward

Next week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) has been called off and rescheduled for 15-19 July in Vienna. It was impossible to guarantee a safe environment for attendees due to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to organizers of the meeting.

March 2, 2020

EBR offers 2 new self-assessment tests

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Board of Radiology (EBR) has added self-assessment tests for urogenital and gynecological imaging to its European Diploma in Radiology app.

March 1, 2020

Abbreviated breast MRI proves value for invasive cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

A 10-minute MRI scan may be superior to digital breast tomosynthesis in women with dense tissue, writes a U.S.-German team. The group published the results of a 48-center study in the 25 February issue of JAMA.

February 26, 2020

Women dominate in 2020 EuroMinnies awards

By Philip Ward

Women have dominated the 2020 EuroMinnies award scheme, collecting the prizes for Most Influential Radiology Researcher, Most Effective Radiology Educator, Radiology Rising Star, and Scientific Paper of the Year. Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Norway have provided the winners in these four categories.

February 24, 2020

Breast screening reduces cancer deaths in Mauritius

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cancer rates are declining on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, thanks in part to free breast cancer screening.

February 20, 2020

Merit gets approval for surgical guidance system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems has received the CE Mark its Cianna Scout wire-free surgical guidance system.

February 19, 2020

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