Clinical News: Page 490

RCR lauds Cancer Research UK's cancer care report
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is lauding Cancer Research UK's new report on improving cancer care for older people.
June 21, 2018
4D CT enables quantitative analysis of wrist motion
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from the Netherlands have developed a method to quantify wrist motion using 4D CT. They shared their findings in a presentation on 21 June at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 2018 international congress in Berlin.
June 21, 2018
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3D-printed brain tumors facilitate patient consultation
By Abraham Kim
Dutch researchers have created 3D-printed brain tumors based on functional MRI (fMRI) scans. Referring to these models during consultation can improve patient understanding and shared decision-making, according to an article published online on 2 June in World Neurosurgery.
June 21, 2018
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Are amyloid PET scans ready for the clinical setting?
By Wayne Forrest
The use of PET scans to confirm the presence of dementia-inducing amyloid plaque in the brain may be ready for routine clinical use, based on a prospective study published online June 11 in JAMA Neurology. Researchers found that both positive and negative results influenced the diagnosis and treatment of patients with and without dementia.
June 20, 2018
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Hologic starts selling Viera portable breast ultrasound unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Women's imaging firm Hologic has started selling its new Viera handheld breast ultrasound scanner in the U.S. and Europe.
June 19, 2018
Neri: Radiographers can't replace radiologists | Why AI's Wild West needs a sheriff | Swiss unveil new secrets on ancient Egypt
By Philip Ward
June 19, 2018
Siemens installs 1st Biograph Vision PET/CT scanner
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has completed the first worldwide installation of its Biograph Vision PET/CT system at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) in the Netherlands.
June 19, 2018
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Varian installs ProBeam cyclotron in London
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has delivered its ProBeam Cyclotron to the proton beam therapy center at University College Hospitals London (UCLH) National Health Service Foundation Trust in London.
June 19, 2018
Turkey prepares to offer huge imaging supply contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Turkish government will soon offer a supply contract for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of medical imaging and patient monitoring equipment, according to a report in Medtech Insight.
June 19, 2018
CT reveals mysteries of ancient Egyptian jars
By Rebekah Moan
New research published on 20 June demonstrated that while x-ray remains the most practical method for imaging the canopic jars left behind by ancient Egyptians, the real imaging king is CT. CT allowed the researchers to identify the jars' contents better than MRI or x-ray.
June 19, 2018
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Opinion: Radiographers do not equal radiologists
By Dr. Emanuele Neri
Studies that compare the reading skills of radiographers against those of radiologists are flawed, says Dr. Emanuele Neri. Trying to prove that "radiographers = radiologists" is the wrong exercise because the skillsets of the two groups are so different, but "radiographers + radiologists = better care" is valid, he writes.
June 19, 2018
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Prostate Cancer UK seeks access to multiparametric MRI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
In response to new data showing large variation in the availability and quality of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) in the U.K., Prostate Cancer UK is calling on the National Health Service (NHS) to prioritize a rollout of the imaging technique for prostate cancer detection.
June 18, 2018
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