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Digital tomosynthesis may have role in lung cancer screening
By Rebekah Moan
Digital chest tomosynthesis may be a promising first-line tool for lung cancer screening, a preliminary study out of Italy shows. Using the modality with a digital radiography system detected noncalcified nodules in a percentage comparable with CT scans in previous studies.
December 15, 2011
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AuntMinnieEurope.com CT Insider
By Philip Ward
December 14, 2011
Munich CT study confirms value of iterative reconstruction
By Philip Ward
Implementing a hybrid iterative reconstruction technique has enabled radiologists at the Technical University of Munich to achieve an average dose reduction of about 50% in CT examinations, but they stress the level of dose reduction depends critically on the initial settings and more.
December 14, 2011
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Radiology & eating disorders; chest tomosynthesis; quality control in cardiac
By Philip Ward
December 13, 2011
Echo helps evaluate cardiotoxicity in cancer patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Echocardiography is a useful tool to identify and document early warning signs of adverse effects from the chemotherapy drug trastuzumab on the hearts of cancer patients, according to a study presented at Euroecho, held 7-10 December in Budapest.
December 13, 2011
Eating disorders: Imaging can unearth hidden epidemic
By Philip Ward
Diana, Princess of Wales, is one of many people who have suffered in silence from life-threatening eating disorders. There are now around 70 million anorexia and bulimia sufferers worldwide, but award-winning research presented at the recent RSNA congress explains how radiologists can help.
December 13, 2011
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DR chest tomosynthesis helps characterize lung lesions
By Rebekah Moan
The use of chest tomosynthesis with a digital radiography (DR) system enabled radiologists to characterize pulmonary lesions, circumventing the need for further diagnostic workup of patients with CT, according to a study by Italian researchers.
December 13, 2011
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PET can benefit aortic stenosis patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Scottish researchers are using PET imaging to analyze heart valves and discover which patients may need open heart surgery or other appropriate treatment, according to a study in the journal Circulation.
December 12, 2011
Quality control lies at heart of positive outcome
By Robin Marshall
BUDAPEST - The quality of a hospital's equipment, along with patient protocols and the skill sets and training of staff, all require constant attention if an echocardiogram is to produce an effective result, Euroecho delegates learned last week.
December 12, 2011
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Cardiologists make progress with infarct size measurement
By Cynthia E. Keen
Speckle-tracking echocardiography is increasingly regarded as a viable and cost-effective means to measure infarct size, noted presenters at the European Association of Echocardiography's annual congress, Euroecho & Other Imaging Modalities, held last week in Budapest.
December 12, 2011
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Varian promotes 1st TrueBeam sale in France
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems announced that the Cancer Research Center of Languedoc-Roussillon at the Centre Val d'Aurelle in Montpelier has used its newly commissioned TrueBeam radiotherapy treatment system on its first patient.
December 11, 2011
iPad offers value in mobile emergency CT reading
By Erik L. Ridley
Although the experience provided by an iPad for reviewing medical images still has room for improvement, the popular tablet can be employed for remote reading of emergency CT studies by radiologists on the move, according to research presented at the RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago.
December 11, 2011
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