Clinical News: Page 309

MGH scientists identify PET tracer for Alzheimer's
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) scientists have developed a molecular imaging radiotracer that identifies Alzheimer's disease-related gamma-secretase in rodents and macaques that has translational potential for humans.
September 22, 2020
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600+ km trek across the Himalayas for cancer therapy
By Tirthraj Adhikari
It takes on average 18 hours by bus for patients to reach the cancer hospital in Nepal, and many of them travel over 600 km. Now the pandemic has made it even more difficult to get treatment, writes Tirthraj Adhikari, a medical physicist trained in Italy. He gives a personal account of the challenges faced by patients and staff.
September 22, 2020
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SERAM supports Peruvian hospital's plea for help in pandemic
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) is urging the imaging community to help a hospital in Cuzco, Peru, to purchase x-ray equipment to assist with imaging needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 21, 2020
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Sam Hare secures key U.K. job as national adviser
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dr. Sam Hare, the U.K. thoracic radiologist who came to prominence during the pandemic when he called radiographers "the real heroes" and used a plastic cup in a BBC interview to demonstrate how COVID-19 can leave lung damage, was named the new National Specialty Advisor for Imaging for National Health Service England on 21 September.
September 21, 2020
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German team pioneers silicon ultrasound detectors
By Theresa Pablos
Researchers from Munich have developed a new type of silicon-based ultrasound detector using a computer chip that can confine light in dimensions not seen by the human eye. As a result, it can visualize features much smaller than modern ultrasound systems can.
September 21, 2020
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50 years of CT scanning approaches
By Dr. Adrian Thomas
A widely held view is that the profits from the Beatles funded early research into the CT scanner, but this is an urban legend and there is no evidence for it, writes radiology's history buff Dr. Adrian Thomas. As CT's 50th anniversary looms large, he tells the story of the modality's origins.
September 21, 2020
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RapidAI secures large funding boost from Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer RapidAI has secured $25 million (21 million euros) in funding, which it plans to use to support further development of its AI software for cerebrovascular imaging around the world.
September 20, 2020
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iCAD promotes Karolinska decision-support study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer iCAD is highlighting research published on 8 September in Radiology that attests to the ability of its ProFound AI Risk clinical decision-support software to provide accurate two-year breast cancer risk estimates.
September 20, 2020
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Cerveau forms science advisory board
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Cerveau Technologies has formed a scientific advisory board made up of chemistry, biology, and medicine experts in Alzheimer's disease.
September 20, 2020
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MRI flags asymptomatic brain metastasis in breast cancer
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A new German study looking at breast cancer brain metastasis detection by MRI has revealed that patients survive longer and may undergo less aggressive treatment if metastases are discovered before the onset of symptoms. The findings are to be presented at the virtual European Breast Cancer Conference on 2-3 October.
September 20, 2020
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Week in Review: Global modality use in COVID-19 cases | Are private radiologists undervalued? | Unchecked scan results Down Under
By Philip Ward
September 17, 2020
Experience matters in detection of COVID-19 pneumonia
By Erik L. Ridley
Italian investigators have revealed that the capability of radiologists to detect COVID-19 pneumonia on chest x-rays grew over time, as they gained experience. This also applied to readers with less x-ray experience, they noted in an online article posted on 10 September in the European Journal of Radiology.
September 17, 2020
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