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Breast CT firm secures CE certification for new scanner
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Advanced Breast-CT (AB-CT) of Erlangen, Germany, has secured CE Mark certification for its breast CT scanner, nu:view.
September 13, 2018
Agfa-Gevaert declines buyout offer from Kanteron
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Agfa-Gevaert has responded with a "thanks, but no thanks" to an unsolicited offer from Kanteron Systems this week to purchase the Belgium-based company.
September 12, 2018
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Study rejects mammography's role in reducing mortality
By Rebekah Moan
The findings of a new Danish-Norwegian study are reviving the claim that the recent drop in breast cancer mortality is not due to mammography screening but rather the result of improved treatment. The authors assert it's time to consider alternatives to mammography screening -- such as breast palpation by physicians.
September 12, 2018
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Study rejects mammography's role in reducing mortality
By Rebekah Moan
The findings of a new Danish-Norwegian study are reviving the claim that the recent drop in breast cancer mortality is not due to mammography screening but rather the result of improved treatment. The authors assert it's time to consider alternatives to mammography screening -- such as breast palpation by physicians
September 12, 2018
Can an AI algorithm triage routine abdominal CT exams?
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can be highly sensitive and specific for identifying acute findings on abdominal CT scans enabling radiologists to prioritize reading of those urgent exams, Swiss researchers reported in an article published online on 7 September in Investigative Radiology.
September 12, 2018
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Inventor of full-body MRI system dies
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
James "Jim" Hutchison, PhD, the University of Aberdeen academic who invented the world's first full-body MRI system, has died at the age of 77.
September 11, 2018
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Is bullying a problem in radiology? | How burnout puts patients at risk | Tributes to Isherwood and Margulis
By Philip Ward
September 11, 2018
Report details failings behind U.K. breast screening debacle
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A new report examining the reasons behind this year's U.K. breast screening debacle pins the blame on an error made in 2013 that continued undetected for five years, according to an article published online on 9 September by Health Service Journal (HSJ).
September 11, 2018
Does radiology have a bullying problem?
By Philip Ward
LIVERPOOL - Bullying and harassment are serious endemic problems in some radiology departments, and urgent action is required to promote teamwork and ensure patient care does not suffer, delegates were told on 11 September at the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists annual congress.
September 11, 2018
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AuntMinnieEurope.com CT Insider
By Philip Ward
September 10, 2018
CT pioneer Ian Isherwood dies
By Philip Ward
The U.K. radiologist responsible for much of the important early clinical development of CT, Dr. Ian Isherwood, died on 3 September at the age of 87. Tributes are already flowing in for a key figure in the history of European medical imaging.
September 10, 2018
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Can Tetris inspire AI for MRI breast cancer detection?
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Borrowing concepts used in the classic computer game Tetris, Australian researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that they say can detect tumors on breast MRI exams nearly twice as fast as existing breast cancer detection methods without affecting accuracy.
September 9, 2018
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