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CT of mastodon helps rewrite North American prehistory

By Heather Hokenson

Danish and U.S. researchers have discovered new evidence regarding the first humans and hunters in prehistoric North America, thanks to CT scans of the remains of a mastodon. The first-known hunters on the continent can now be dated back nearly 14,000 years, according to a recent study in the journal Science.

November 8, 2011

German researchers developing 3D x-ray system

By Cynthia E. Keen

A 3D x-ray imaging system that moves around an operating table is being developed to provide vital images for complicated surgeries without interruptions. A proof of concept will be displayed for the first time at the Medica trade fair being held next week from 16 to 19 November in Düsseldorf, Germany.

November 8, 2011

3D animation of CT images of mastodon rib

The video is made from CT scans that reveal a dense object made from bone embedded in the mastodon rib. The object is shaped to a point, which is penetrated 2.15 cm into the rib, after which it broke after entering the rib and separated from the main shaft. The combined length of the point fragment (tip length plus the length of the embedded and external shaft piece) is 3.5 cm.

November 8, 2011

3D video from CT images of mastodon rib

CT images spliced together to form a video. The video is made from CT scans that reveal a dense object made from bone embedded in the mastodon rib. The object is shaped to a point, which is penetrated 2.15 cm into the rib, after which it broke after entering the rib and separated from the main shaft. The combined length of the point fragment (tip length plus the length of the embedded and external shaft piece) is 3.5 cm.

November 8, 2011

Fast heart rates, abnormal rhythms boost CT dose, scan time

By Eric Barnes

Different heart rates and rhythms have a big impact on radiation dose levels in 64-detector-row coronary CT angiography, German researchers have found in a new study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

November 7, 2011

Brain analysis can help predict psychosis: study

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - Computer analysis of MRI brain scans could help predict how serious or long-term a psychotic patient's illness may become and help doctors make more accurate decisions about how best to treat them, researchers said on Monday.

November 7, 2011

EANM: Options widen in myocardial perfusion scans

By Alexander Ward

Birmingham, which reputedly has more canals than Venice, was the venue for the European Association of Nuclear Medicine's (EANM) 2011 congress, where a leading U.K. cardiac imaging specialist presented information about a new-generation pharmacological stress agent.

November 7, 2011

Google pays tribute to Marie Curie

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Google honored Marie Curie's 144th birthday on its home page today.

November 6, 2011

Acuitas Medical financing reaches the million mark

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

MRI software company Acuitas Medical of Swansea, U.K., successfully obtained another round of investment funding, reaching seven figures, which exceeded its financial objectives.

November 6, 2011

JFR: Un groupe de travail de la SFR aux prises avec la sécurité sanitaire des agents de contraste en IRM

By John Brosky

7 novembre 2011 -- PARIS - Les radiologues accueilleraient volontiers un consensus sur les risques liés à l'utilisation des agents de contraste à base de gadolinium pour la santé des patients. Or les recommandations publiées par l'Agence européenne du médicament de 2010 en font s'interroger plus d'un sur la manière d'imager les patients tout en réduisant le risque de fibrose systémique néphrogénique, ont constaté des experts lors des JFR 2011.

November 6, 2011

EUSOBI produces mammography training fact sheet

By Cynthia E. Keen

Having a mammogram annually for 15 years and biannually thereafter equates to a radiation-induced risk of breast cancer occurring in one out of every 1,000 women, or one-half of 1%, but having a screening mammogram reduces a woman's risk of dying from breast cancer by 50%, according to the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI).

November 6, 2011

Should Kate Winslet play Florence Stoney?

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Dr. Florence Stoney's life story would make a great Hollywood blockbuster, particularly if Kate Winslet took the leading role, suggests our history columnist, Dr. Adrian Thomas, who describes the life and career of this remarkable woman.

November 6, 2011

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