Clinical News: Page 488

AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
July 2, 2018
Germans issue new protocol recommendations for spinal MRI
The German Radiological Society's working group on musculoskeletal imaging has released new protocol recommendations for spinal MRI examinations. In a Q&A interview, Dr. Andrea Baur-Melnyk explains the rationale behind the guidelines.
July 2, 2018
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Danes find gridless mammography cuts radiation dose
By Rebekah Moan
Using gridless mammography acquisition results in a lower radiation dose for the patient, according to new research from Denmark. The study involving more than 70,000 women demonstrated that gridless mammography acquisition with software scatter correction is an alternative to grid-based acquisition in mammography.
July 2, 2018
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Patients don't care if doctors have tattoos, piercings
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Patients don't care if emergency physicians have tattoos or piercings, according to a new study published online on 2 July in the Emergency Medicine Journal.
July 2, 2018
RaySearch completes 1st Israeli installation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
RaySearch Laboratories has completed the first installation of its RayStation radiation therapy treatment planning system in Israel.
July 1, 2018
7T MRI may release mercury from amalgam dental fillings
By Wayne Forrest
MR imaging at 7-tesla magnet strength may release toxic mercury from amalgam dental fillings, according to a new study published online on 26 June in the journal Radiology. However, the effect was not found with the lower-strength 1.5-tesla magnets that are more commonly used in the clinical setting, the researchers noted.
July 1, 2018
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CT links brain calcifications to smoking, diabetes
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from the Netherlands examined the brain CT scans of patients with memory complaints and identified a strong association between the presence of calcifications in the hippocampus and various risk factors such as smoking and diabetes, according to an article published online on 12 June in Radiology.
June 28, 2018
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Start-up to develop arthritis molecular imaging agent
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. life sciences developer Serac Life Sciences has established a new company, Serac Healthcare, to develop a molecular imaging agent that will help rheumatologists manage treatment for their arthritis patients.
June 27, 2018
AuntMinnieEurope.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Philip Ward
June 27, 2018
European Radiology sees impact factor boost
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The journal of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), European Radiology, has received for 2017 an impact factor of 4.027, up from 3.967 in 2016.
June 27, 2018
EOS installs 1st system at German private practice
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
EOS Imaging's 2D/3D imaging digital radiography (DR) system has been installed at the ATOS Klinik Heidelberg in Germany, the first private practice in the country to receive the system.
June 27, 2018
Digital x-ray goes retro and mobile in Europe
By Simon Harris
After a flat period, the x-ray sector is starting to rally as demand grows for mobile systems and digital radiography retrofit kits, particularly in the east of Europe. Intelligent radiography promises to be the next big thing, according to analyst Simon Harris.
June 27, 2018
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