Clinical News: Page 508

London's latest imaging facility gets set to open

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new 5 million pound (5.74 million euro) sports imaging facility is preparing to open its doors in North London on 23 April.

April 9, 2018

Breast cancer therapies: Risk to the heart?

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The risk of death from heart disease in breast cancer patients following radiotherapy or chemotherapy is no higher than it is among the average population, according to a large study by German scientists. Good risk management in hospitals and control screenings at short intervals seem to make up for elevated risks, they added.

April 9, 2018

CT dose comes under close scrutiny in Saudi Arabia

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A comprehensive study of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) in Saudi Arabia has shown that the current levels are comparable with European DRLs, thanks to cutting-edge imaging technology, but patient dose varies between departments depending on scanning mode and protocols used.

April 9, 2018

Hot chili pepper can produce thunderclap headaches

By Erik L. Ridley

CT angiography has shown that eating a Carolina Reaper -- the world's hottest chili pepper -- may cause debilitating medical symptoms, according to a case report published online in BMJ Case Reports on 10 April.

April 9, 2018

Study discusses CT, MRI for incidentalomas

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Both CT and MRI can help in the detection of unknown adrenal incidentalomas, according to a study published online by the eBoutique of the French Society of Radiology (SFR).

April 8, 2018

BIR selects Pickhardt for UKRCO 2018 memorial lecture

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) said Dr. Perry Pickhardt of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will deliver the BIR/Canon Mayneord Memorial Lecture at the U.K. Radiological and Radiation Oncology Congress (UKRCO) on 2 July in Liverpool.

April 8, 2018

How radiology served the Third Reich

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Exploring radiology during the Nazi regime is more than just about remembering its victims -- it's about keeping ethics at the forefront of practice, according to German researchers. Only by studying the past, can one safeguard the future, they insist.

April 8, 2018

A medical physicist's perspective on radiation dose

By Rebekah Moan

Radiation dose directives, dose management software, etc., etc. -- how can a busy radiologist keep up with it all? Medical physicist Virginia Tsapaki, PhD, shared practical and timely information about these issues at ECR 2018 in Vienna.

April 5, 2018

CurveBeam scores CE Mark for CT scanners

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Orthopedic and podiatric imaging technology developer CurveBeam has received CE Mark certification for two of its compact extremity CT scanners.

April 4, 2018

MRI contrast: Unnecessary for follow-up in meningioma?

By Wayne Forrest

In the routine follow-up of patients with intracranial meningioma, unenhanced MRI scans are as effective in evaluating the disease as imaging with gadolinium contrast, according to a study from Turkey presented at ECR 2018 in Vienna.

April 4, 2018

Does organ-specific CT dose reduction really reduce dose?

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from Belgium are questioning whether organ-based tube-current modulation in CT chest studies of women really reduces radiation dose. They found that while radiation dose to the breast fell, it increased in other areas, according to a study published on March 27 in Radiology.

April 4, 2018

How augmented reality can optimize dose | Coping with image artifacts | U.K. survey of mobile MRI

By Philip Ward

April 3, 2018

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