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Esaote announces major personnel changes
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote appointed two senior executives at its recent shareholders' meeting in Genoa.
May 14, 2019
Indian radiologist sentenced over sex determination tests
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An Indian radiologist and sonologist has been sentenced to three years in jail for violating sections of India's Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act of 1994, according to a report published on 15 May in the Hindustan Times.
May 14, 2019
Irish Times: 7 patients dead in misread scandal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Seven patients whose scans were missed or misread and whose cancer diagnoses were delayed at University Hospital Kerry have now died, according to an Irish Times news report posted on 14 May.
May 14, 2019
DBT alone is safe for population-based screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers from Norway have found that breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus synthesized 2D mammography performs comparably to digital mammography and can safely be used alone in population-based screening programs. Their study of nearly 29,000 women was published on 8 May in Lancet Oncology.
May 14, 2019
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AI image interpretation platforms come of age
By Dr. Neelam Dugar
Image interpretation systems involving artificial intelligence (AI) have improved dramatically, and huge potential now exists for boosting patient management decisions with image preanalysis by AI algorithms, writes Dr. Neelam Dugar. Adopting common standards is vital, however.
May 14, 2019
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AI predicts myocardial infarction, death in patients at risk of CAD
By Erik L. Ridley
By analyzing clinical and hybrid imaging data, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can predict which patients will go on to experience myocardial infarction or death during long-term follow-up, according to research from Finland presented at this week's International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT in Lisbon.
May 12, 2019
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How to train the medical physicists of the future
By Tami Freeman, PhD
At the recent European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology meeting in Milan, a debate examined the skills that medical physicists will require in 10 years' time and asked how training for medical physicists specializing in radiation oncology should develop over the next decade. Five expert speakers presented their thoughts -- and then let the audience decide.
May 9, 2019
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Whole-body MRI gets cancer detection boost
By Philip Ward
Fresh evidence shows that whole-body MRI may be quicker and cheaper than standard imaging for detecting the spread of colorectal and non-small cell lung cancers, while being just as sensitive. The findings from two prospective trials involving nearly 500 patients across 16 U.K. hospitals were published on 9 May in Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
May 9, 2019
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Varian buys CyberHeart, wins Norwegian ProBeam contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has purchased the privately held cardiac radioablation firm CyberHeart and has secured a contract with two Norwegian proton therapy centers for its ProBeam system.
May 8, 2019
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AR, 3D printing advance navigation for spine surgery
By Abraham Kim
Augmented reality (AR) and 3D printing provide clinicians with new alternatives for image-guided spine surgery that involve less radiation exposure and improve the accuracy of implanting pedicle screws, according to two recent studies from separate teams of Swiss and Italian researchers.
May 8, 2019
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EANM pitches supplier audit project
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is inviting companies involved in the manufacturing of PET radiopharmaceuticals to join its Shared Audit and Supplier Assessment Initiative.
May 7, 2019
ITM expands operations in Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German radiopharmaceutical firm ITM Isotopen Technologien München is set to increase its capacity to produce the medical isotope lutetium-177 at a facility in Neufahrn, Germany.
May 7, 2019
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