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3 ways COVID-19 is transforming breast cancer care
By Theresa Pablos
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a negative effect on breast cancer care, according to a panel held on 3 October at the 2020 European Breast Cancer Conference. Speakers presented evidence that the pandemic is leading to less breast screening and fewer quality-of-life-enhancing procedures.
October 4, 2020
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Beirut: Radiology stands on the edge of the abyss
By Dr. Tarek Smayra
A special focus on Beirut was a highlight on the opening day of the Journées Francophones de Radiologie. The economic crash, COVID-19 pandemic, and August's huge port explosion have led to a mass exodus of radiologists and caused a crisis in the city's healthcare system. But some help is arriving, according to Dr. Tarek Smayra.
October 4, 2020
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Breast study sheds light on detection of high-risk cancers
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Breast cancers that are detected in the interval between national screening program mammograms have a worse prognosis than those detected at the time of a screening, even if they have the same biology, researchers from the Netherlands reported at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference on 3 October.
October 4, 2020
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Week in Review: Is research quality suffering due to COVID-19? | Top U.K. facility investigates errors | McCoubrie's advice on career dips
By Philip Ward
October 1, 2020
Sardanelli's group gives verdict on breast screening
By Theresa Pablos
The influential Milan-based research group headed by Prof. Francesco Sardanelli has provided new analysis that screening mammography will be vital to preventing breast cancer deaths, even in the age of precision medicine. The team published its work on 25 September in Insights into Imaging.
October 1, 2020
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What's the best technique to visualize hepatic malignancies?
By Philip Ward
Both 3D volume rendering (VR) and maximum intensity projection (MIP) are clinically useful imaging modalities for visualizing complex liver anatomy, but 3D VR provides additional features absent from MIP, according to research posted in the European Journal of Radiology.
September 30, 2020
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CurveBeam secures CE Mark for weight-bearing CT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Conebeam CT technology developer CurveBeam has secured the CE Mark for its HiRise weight-bearing CT system for lower extremity imaging.
September 30, 2020
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Radiology urges U.K. government to fund imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Royal College of Radiologists, the Society and College of Radiographers, and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine are urging the U.K. government to support radiology and cancer radiotherapy in the National Health Service in its next spending round.
September 30, 2020
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AI yields body composition analysis on routine CT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can be used to provide automated body composition analysis on routine abdominal CT exams, enabling these valuable biomarkers to be accessed as part of routine clinical imaging, according to research published online on 18 September in European Radiology.
September 30, 2020
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Muscle measurements foretell liver resection morbidity
By Erik L. Ridley
Measurements of muscle mass on preoperative CT scans can be used in liver cancer patients to help identify the presence of sarcopenia, a risk factor that's associated with worse short-term outcomes after liver resection, Italian researchers reported in a study published online on 23 September in JAMA Surgery.
September 30, 2020
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Missed mammograms may lead to 8.6K cancer cases in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
About 1 million women in the U.K. missed breast screenings due to COVID-19, which means 8,600 women may have undetected breast cancer, according to an article published on 30 September by BBC News.
September 29, 2020
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Africa secures 1st PET/MRI scanner
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A PET/MRI scanner has been installed at the Misr Radiology Center in Cairo, Egypt, making it the first facility in Africa to have a PET/MRI system, according to a report posted by the European Society for Hybrid, Molecular, and Translational Imaging (ESHIMT) .
September 29, 2020
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