Clinical News: Page 452

RCR supports 5-year plan to improve lung health in U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the British Society of Thoracic Imaging have embraced a five-year plan put forward by the British Lung Foundation's Taskforce for Lung Health to improve lung health in England

December 9, 2018

No-deal Brexit: EFPIA puts forward plan of action

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has outlined a contingency plan to protect the transfer of medical supplies -- including contrast agents and radiopharmaceuticals -- between the U.K. and the rest of Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

December 9, 2018

NHS Wales open to embracing medical 3D printing

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The National Health Service (NHS) Wales has welcomed a report from the Royal College of Surgeons urging the health service to expand its support for medical 3D printing, according to an article by BBC News.

December 9, 2018

Sectra posts slight dip in Q2 revenue

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PACS provider Sectra posted a decrease in revenue and profit in the second quarter of its 2018-2019 fiscal year, mainly due to currency headwinds and ventures in new markets and product areas.

December 9, 2018

New method provides boost in PET thoracic imaging

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers from the U.S. and U.K. have developed an automated retrospective image reconstruction technique that helps to overcome poor image results from patient motion in cardiac PET scans. Their study was published online in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

December 9, 2018

AI can have major impact on imaging cyberattacks

By Erik L. Ridley

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can be used to thwart cyberattacks on medical imaging equipment, but they may also be used to alter images, making attacks very difficult for radiologists to detect, according to new analysis presented at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.

December 6, 2018

Strasbourg team gazes into future of image-guided surgery

By Abraham Kim

Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies can help overcome many of the current challenges facing liver surgery and, ultimately, may optimize decision-making and treatment planning, according to new research from a leading French facility.

December 5, 2018

US/MRI fusion software enhances prostate biopsies

By Erik L. Ridley

Software that fuses ultrasound and MRI images for guidance of prostate biopsies can help surgeons find clinically significant prostate cancers that would have otherwise been missed, according to research published on 6 December in European Urology.

December 5, 2018

Brainomix collaborates with Oxford on U.K. project

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. medical imaging software company Brainomix is partnering with the University of Oxford on a government-funded project valued at 17.5 million pounds.

December 4, 2018

Hitachi brings new software to EuroEcho-Imaging 2018

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hitachi Medical Systems Europe is unveiling the third generation of its intelligent Vector Flow Mapping (iVFM) technology at this week's EuroEcho-Imaging 2018 conference in Milan, Italy.

December 4, 2018

What makes for a happy radiology team? | GP scan requests grow threefold | Gadolinium accumulation in the brain

By Philip Ward

December 4, 2018

Use ultrasound to evaluate masses found on DBT

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultrasound is 98% effective for further assessing masses found on screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), according to a study published online on 29 November in the British Journal of Radiology. The findings suggest that a diagnostic mammogram after screening DBT is unnecessary, thus sparing women additional radiation exposure.

December 4, 2018

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