Clinical News: Page 509

Too big for the scanner: Obese patients add to MRI delays

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Since 2014, more than 200 MRI scans have had to be canceled at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in the U.K. due to obese patients not being able to fit into the MRI scanner, forcing the health board to add a mobile scanner to deal with this problem, according to a BBC News article published on 3 April.

April 3, 2018

French use augmented reality to boost dose awareness

By Philip Ward

Prizewinning French researchers are reporting success with their own system that provides real-time visual feedback about radiation exposure and the 3D propagation of scattered radiation using augmented reality. The system can increase dose awareness and reduce overexposure risks.

April 3, 2018

Novel PET agent could advance neurological imaging

By Wayne Forrest

Swiss and German researchers have obtained promising results with a novel PET imaging agent that could help guide and assess treatment for people with various neurological diseases. The preclinical study was published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 2, 2018

Brainlab, Varian team up on product integrations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image-guided therapy firm Brainlab has signed a deal with Varian Medical Systems to enable interoperability between its ExacTrac software and several Varian radiation oncology systems.

April 2, 2018

HyperMed gets CE Mark for new imaging system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

HyperMed Imaging received the CE Mark for its HyperView tissue oxygenation medical imaging system.

April 2, 2018

PaxeraHealth signs new Portuguese distributor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

RIS/PACS developer PaxeraHealth has appointed a new distributor in Portugal.

April 2, 2018

Are EMF levels acceptable in mobile MRI units?

By Wayne Forrest

An analysis of mobile MRI scanners in the U.K. shows compliance with standards for safe electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure for full-time clinical staff, but training should be implemented to further reduce exposure during the working week and when imaging patients.

April 2, 2018

How to address image artifacts from patient motion

By Thomas Beyer, PhD; Dr. Pascal Paysan; Christoph Kolbitsch, PhD; and Dr. Marc Kachelriess, PhD

At a recent refresher course at ECR 2018, experts reviewed the options for motion management for improved diagnostic accuracy. What are some strategies to employ when using CT for cardiac patients? Or when using PET/CT? The experts reveal all.

April 2, 2018

Medical societies endorse changes to stroke guidelines

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Several medical societies endorsed revised guidelines for image-guided interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

April 1, 2018

Fischer: Contrast ultrasound isn't rocket science

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound has many advantages: It's versatile, well-tolerated by patients, and cost-effective, according to Dr. Thomas Fischer, chair of the ultrasound working group of the German Radiological Society. He explains more in this interview.

April 1, 2018

ACR partners with MICCAI to make AI a clinical reality

By Brian Casey

Two influential radiology groups have signed a partnership to foster development of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to better meet the clinical needs of radiologists. The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) Society announced the deal at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, CA.

March 29, 2018

AIUM: Can deep learning classify liver fibrosis on US?

By Erik L. Ridley

NEW YORK CITY - A deep-learning algorithm that analyzes B-mode morphological ultrasound data and patient demographic information can classify the severity of liver fibrosis in cases of chronic liver disease, according to research presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) conference.

March 28, 2018

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