Clinical News: Page 424

CT's role grows in thoracic immune-related adverse events
By Philip Ward
Radiologists have an essential part to play in using CT to diagnose and monitor immune-related adverse events in the chest, according to prize-winning researchers from a top hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Optimal patient care during immunotherapy requires multidisciplinary effort by pulmonologists, medical oncologists, and radiologists, they say.
March 11, 2019
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New MRI coil vest may improve breast cancer screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from Austria are developing a vest embedded with radiofrequency coils that would allow patients to lie face up during a breast MRI exam -- potentially improving the comfort and accuracy of breast cancer screening.
March 11, 2019
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Augmented reality bolsters radiology education in Germany
By Abraham Kim
Augmented reality technology capable of displaying MRI and CT scans allowed researchers from Germany to offer a new, interactive learning method to medical students -- improving their understanding of anatomy and radiology, according to an article recently published in Anatomical Sciences Education.
March 10, 2019
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Algorithm builds model of Alzheimer's brain changes
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers used an online image analysis algorithm called volBrain with MRI scans to develop a computerized model that shows how Alzheimer's disease changes the human brain, according to a study by researchers from France and Spain published on 8 March in Scientific Reports.
March 10, 2019
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Quantitative imaging to drive uptake of AI in MRI
By Simon Harris
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging gains pace, specific use cases are emerging where AI-enabled image analysis tools are delivering clear clinical and/or commercial benefits, writes market analyst Simon Harris.
March 10, 2019
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A brief history of gadolinium
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
On the 150th anniversary of the publication of the periodic table, Swiss researchers are celebrating three elements discovered by the country's scientists -- gadolinium (Gd), holmium (Ho), and ytterbium (Yb) -- according to an article published on 6 March by SWI swissinfo.ch.
March 7, 2019
Italy and Austria occupy top spots for ECR onsite attendance
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italy and Austria accounted for the most onsite delegates at ECR 2019, closely followed by Germany, according to detailed figures released on 7 March by the congress organizer. Overall, the meeting drew delegates from 133 countries and saw an attendance increase of 6%, the European Society of Radiology has reported.
March 6, 2019
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3D printing enables gel dosimetry in complex phantoms
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Polymer gel dosimeters can measure complex 3D dose distributions for use in patient-specific radiotherapy quality assurance. German researchers have investigated the use of 3D printing to create polymer gel phantoms with arbitrary geometries.
March 6, 2019
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Faster breast MR protocol comparable to DBT for screening
By Kate Madden Yee
An accelerated breast MRI protocol, performed without contrast media, is comparable to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for breast cancer screening, according to a presentation delivered at ECR 2019 in Vienna.
March 6, 2019
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JNCI: Breast screening AI software equals radiologists
By Erik L. Ridley
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based software can detect cancer on screening mammography studies as accurately as an average breast radiologist, according to research published online on 5 March in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI). But it could not beat the best radiologists in the study.
March 6, 2019
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New OCT technology captures complete 3D eye images
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from Denmark have developed a new light source technology that allows clinicians to acquire complete 3D optical coherence tomography (OCT) images during eye exams.
March 5, 2019
7T MRI could aid glioma treatment assessment
By Wayne Forrest
Using 7-tesla MRI to image the brains of glioma patients, German researchers have correlated the protein content of those tumors with patient response to treatment and likelihood of survival, according to a study published online on 26 February in European Radiology.
March 5, 2019
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