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Moments in radiology history: X-ray's early martyrs

By Otha Linton

How do you make sure a fluoroscope is warmed up? How about putting your hand in front of the x-ray tube until your finger bones appear? That's how early physicians approached the new x-rays discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. Many of these doctors became radiology's first martyrs.

April 12, 2012

Mobile CT saves precious minutes in stroke care

By Eric Barnes

German researchers have shaved more than a half hour off the normal time it takes to respond to urgent calls for stroke care by equipping an ambulance with a CT scanner and other communication equipment, which sends patients' vital information to the hospital before the patient arrives.

April 11, 2012

Evidence gathers behind new CT reconstruction method

By Eric Barnes

An investigational raw-data-based iterative reconstruction scheme is getting high marks for image quality and dose reduction. Several research groups compared the reconstruction technique with standard filtered back-projection reconstructed images and found higher-quality images at around half the dose.

April 11, 2012

Brain drain revisited; breast CAD advances; MRI of Crohn's disease

By Philip Ward

April 10, 2012

IHE-Europe prepares for major e-health event

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The IHE European Connectathon plans to expand this year to include European nations connecting health records in the large-scale European Patient Smart Open Service project.

April 10, 2012

Brain drain continues to pose severe challenges in Hungary

By Robin Marshall

The dire circumstances driving Hungary's brain drain of experienced specialist doctors -- typified by poor recognition, long hours, and low wages -- are only deteriorating, and it's tough to be optimistic about the future, according to a top radiologist from Budapest.

April 10, 2012

MR enterography compares favorably to endoscopy, histology

By Eric Barnes

MR enterography is both sensitive and specific for the detection of Crohn's disease compared to both endoscopy and histology, and should be used in place of other methods in young patients when it's feasible to do so, according to a study in the European Journal of Radiology.

April 10, 2012

CAD helps identify high-grade prostate tumors

By Jude Dineley

A fully automated prostate cancer detection system based on multiparametric MRI analysis has shown promise in the detection of high-grade tumors, according to Dutch research. In addition to helping identify cancer locations, a computer-aided detection (CAD) system may help guide biopsy toward the most aggressive parts of tumors.

April 9, 2012

Breast cancer incidence escalates in India

By Cynthia E. Keen

India has been experiencing an increase in breast cancer that is reaching epidemic proportions, according to a news report published in theLancet. By 2020, the disease is expected to overtake cervical cancer as the most common type of cancer among all women in India.

April 8, 2012

Eckert & Ziegler Bebig opens Brazil office

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiotherapy developer Eckert & Ziegler Bebig has opened a subsidiary in Fortaleza, Brazil.

April 5, 2012

U.K.to develop proton radiotherapy centers

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Department of Health has unveiled plans to develop proton radiotherapy through National Health Service centers in London and Manchester.

April 5, 2012

Critic of breast screening publishes book

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dr. Peter Gøtzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen has published a book on the topic of screening mammography. Mammography Screening: Truth, Lies and Controversy posits that "the most effective way to decrease women's risk of becoming a breast cancer patient is to avoid attending screening."

April 5, 2012

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