Clinical News: Page 384

MRI can shed light on cognitive decline after stroke

By Catherine Steffel

U.K. researchers have used a single MRI brain scan and an automated tissue segmentation tool to predict cognitive problems in patients with stroke-related small-vessel disease in the brain. Their work may establish useful image-based biomarkers for small-vessel disease severity.

October 31, 2019

Merantix Healthcare wins breast AI clearance

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Merantix Healthcare of Berlin has received the CE Mark for its artificial intelligence (AI) software for breast cancer screening.

October 30, 2019

German team casts doubt on PET's value in Alzheimer's

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers from a leading German facility have investigated whether a person's progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease can be reliably predicted without PET imaging. Their study published online on 18 October in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine lists several nonimaging methods that can offer a better prognosis than the modality.

October 30, 2019

Police investigate Swedish MRI accident | How to excel at MDT meetings | Exclusive report on French breast screening

By Philip Ward

October 29, 2019

Tomoelastography characterizes liver lesions

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Tomoelastography -- an MRI technique that enables visualization of the mechanical properties of tumors -- can accurately distinguish between benign and malignant liver lesions, according to research from Germany published online on 24 September in Cancer Research.

October 29, 2019

Police investigate serious MRI accident in Sweden

By Philip Ward

The police investigation into last Wednesday's accident at a mobile MRI unit in Swedish Lapland is underway and likely to take several weeks. Chilling details are emerging about the incident that led to a specialist nurse being seriously injured, and members of the country's imaging community have started to respond.

October 29, 2019

Social media hikes breast screening rates

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The rate of breast cancer screening in the North Midlands, Lancashire, and other regions of the U.K. is on the rise thanks to social media.

October 29, 2019

ICSCNM updates molecular radiotherapy guidance

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Intercollegiate Standing Committee on Nuclear Medicine (ICSCNM) has released the second edition of its guidance for clinicians on molecular radiotherapy.

October 29, 2019

RCR finds radioisotope import plan 'reassuring'

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) said the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that as of 21 October, all imported radioisotopes destined for U.K. hospitals should be entering the U.K. by air.

October 29, 2019

6 tips on how to excel at MDT meetings

By Dr. Giles Maskell

There's a relentless increase in time taken up with multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, but what can you do to get your voice heard, collaborate more effectively, and ensure a positive outcome? Dr. Giles Maskell, a former president of the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists, shares his experiences.

October 29, 2019

ESR celebrates IDoR with free book on sports imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has published a new book on sports imaging in light of the theme of this year's International Day of Radiology (IDoR). It's available for download free-of-charge from 29 October.

October 29, 2019

Breast cancer screening hits 10-year low in Scotland

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast cancer screening participation rates in the Edinburgh and Lothian regions of Scotland fell to 69.2% between 2015 and 2018 -- the lowest rate since 2008, according to a 25 October article from Edinburgh Live.

October 28, 2019

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