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Nuclear medicine conference comes to Jordan

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The latest diagnostic and therapeutic applications of nuclear medicine in cancer took center stage recently at the three-day International Conference for Nuclear Medicine in Amman, Jordan.

September 3, 2018

RSNA launches AI challenge to detect pneumonia on x-rays

By Rebekah Moan

The RSNA has launched its second annual machine-learning challenge: The RSNA Pneumonia Detection Challenge invites teams to develop artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify and localize pneumonia in chest x-rays, with top submissions to be recognized at the RSNA 2018 meeting.

September 3, 2018

3D-printed models enable blind parents to track baby's growth

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Clinicians from Argentina have created 3D-printed models of a fetus' face based on ultrasound scans -- allowing blind parents to track the growth of their unborn child.

September 3, 2018

U.K. group's fast cardiac MRI protocol passes test in Peru

By Wayne Forrest

A fast-scanning cardiac MRI protocol first developed and tested in the U.K. has been successfully used in Peru, according to research published on 29 August. Researchers believe the study proves the technique is well-suited for providing cardiac MRI in developing countries.

September 2, 2018

Supine breast MRI more accurately sizes tumors

By Rebekah Moan

Performing breast MRI on patients in the supine position more accurately determines breast cancer tumor size than prone MRI, according to research from Finland. And because supine MRI demarcates and projects lesions on the skin in the same position used in surgery, it is likely to reduce the need for more operations.

August 30, 2018

AI algorithm predicts immunotherapy response

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can analyze a radiomic-based biomarker on CT scans to predict how cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy, French researchers reported in an article published online on 14 August in the Lancet Oncology.

August 29, 2018

Swiss start-up lands $14M to fund x-ray for developing world

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A Swiss company's ambitious project to bring high-quality x-ray to the developing world took a step forward with the receipt of $14.4 million (12.3 million euros) in funding. Pristem hopes to bring an affordable, rugged radiography system that can be used anywhere in the world to market in two years.

August 29, 2018

New protocol enables faster, cheaper cardiac MRI scans

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers have developed a rapid contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI protocol that can measure structure, function, and scarring in the heart in less than 20 minutes and at considerably lower cost than standard MRI protocols, according to results published on August 29 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

August 29, 2018

MRI reveals antipsychotic benefits of cannabis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

With the help of MRI, researchers from King's College London found that one dose of the cannabis extract cannabidiol may help reduce abnormal brain function in people with psychosis, according to a study published online on August 29 in JAMA Psychiatry.

August 29, 2018

Report: Hospital staff members in fatal MRI case await charges

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Two staff members at a hospital in India where a man was killed in an MRI suite still await legal charges due to confusion between police and municipal authorities over the investigation of the incident, according to a news report.

August 29, 2018

Ion-beam CT improves particle therapy planning

By Tami Freeman, PhD

A better option for particle therapy treatment planning would be to use protons or other ion beams. Instead of incorporating an error margin of around 3% as with x-ray CT images, ion CT provides a direct estimation of relative stopping power and eliminates conversion uncertainties.

August 29, 2018

Ensuring safe use of AI | News from ESC 2018 | New breast ultrasound guidelines

By Brian Casey

August 28, 2018

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