Clinical News: Page 256

RSNA prepares to welcome international travelers

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

An expected easing of travel restrictions by the U.S. government has the RSNA looking forward to welcoming international attendees to its upcoming RSNA 2021 annual meeting in Chicago.

September 27, 2021

SCOT-HEART team presents latest findings on cardiac CT

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Coronary artery calcification is a marker of cardiovascular risk, but what is its association with qualitatively and quantitatively assessed plaque subtypes? In its most recent analysis, the award-winning Scottish CT of the Heart (SCOT-HEART) trial research team has given some answers.

September 27, 2021

Tribunal finds radiologist guilty of misconduct over prescribing

By Philip Ward

An interventional radiologist who prescribed anabolic steroids, testosterone, and growth hormones has been suspended for 20 months, according to Australian media reports.

September 27, 2021

Philips installs 1st spectral CT scanners at Dutch center

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has installed a suite of its spectral CT scanners at the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) in the Netherlands.

September 26, 2021

Theragnostics enters licensing deal with AAA for Ga-68 PET

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Theragnostics has signed a global licensing agreement with Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) to develop and commercialize gallium-68 (Ga-68) one-step PET radiopharmaceuticals.

September 26, 2021

Swedish MRI study offers new clues to causes of atrial fibrillation

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers from Gothenburg in Sweden have found that atrial fibrillation was associated with a history of symptomatic stroke and brain pathologic markers, such as large infarcts, lacunes, and silent brain infarcts.

September 26, 2021

French team develops cardiac MRI technique for COVID-19 detection

By Will Morton

Investigators from Bordeaux, France, have used a high-resolution cardiac MRI technique to diagnose myocardial injuries in patients with COVID-19. They published their results on 18 September in the European Journal of Radiology.

September 26, 2021

IQ-AI secures European patent for 'dual-echo' MRI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.S.-based IQ-AI has been awarded a European patent for an MRI processing protocol designed to reduce the volume of gadolinium contrast in perfusion exams.

September 23, 2021

European guidelines on ultrasound for gallbladder polyps 'too conservative'

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

European ultrasound guidelines on gallbladder polyps are "likely too conservative," according to a study published on 22 September in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 23, 2021

Dose reduction in breast imaging | 10 cases of trainee errors | Predatory journals run rife

By Philip Ward

September 23, 2021

GE to acquire ultrasound firm BK Medical for 1.3B euros

By Brian Casey

GE Healthcare has signed a deal to acquire specialty ultrasound and surgical visualization developer BK Medical for $1.45 billion U.S. (1.23 billion euros). GE said the acquisition will help its $3 billion (2.6 billions euros) ultrasound business expand into surgical and therapeutic interventions.

September 22, 2021

Novel x-ray method promises dramatic cut in radiation dose

By Amerigo Allegretto

Contrast-enhanced digital mammography with monochromatic x-rays provides a simpler and more effective imaging technique at substantially lower radiation dose, two global researchers wrote in the European Journal of Radiology on 18 September.

September 22, 2021

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