Clinical News: Page 512

AuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
March 19, 2018
PET/MRI, PET/CT can add to initial breast cancer staging
By Wayne Forrest
Both PET/MRI and PET/CT perform admirably in the initial staging of breast cancer patients, but there are subtle nuances between the hybrid modalities of which clinicians should be aware, according to a Swiss study presented earlier this month at ECR 2018 in Vienna.
March 19, 2018
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Key PET factors help assess Hodgkin's lymphoma outcome
By Wayne Forrest
Certain quantitative PET parameters can help clinicians predict how well patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma will react to their treatment, according to preliminary results from a study conducted in the Ukraine and presented at ECR 2018 in Vienna.
March 18, 2018
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Japan adopts new gadolinium use restrictions
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Japan has adopted new restrictions on the use of linear gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs), according to an editorial written by Dr. Tomonori Kanda of Kobe University and published online on March 16 in Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences.
March 15, 2018
Exact Imaging secures CE Mark for FusionVu
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Exact Imaging has received the CE Mark for its FusionVu micro-ultrasound/MRI fusion application for prostate biopsy.
March 15, 2018
SuperSonic expands installed base in France
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine said it plans to install its Aixplorer Ultimate scanner at five medical centers in Auvergne, France.
March 15, 2018
AC Immune to test potential PET tracer for Parkinson's
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swiss biopharmaceutical company AC Immune will conduct a clinical trial in the second half of 2018 to evaluate the viability of a new PET tracer for Parkinson's disease.
March 15, 2018
PET/MRI falls short in lymph node metastases analysis
By Wayne Forrest
While the combination of PET and MRI has shown promise for detecting and characterizing some forms of cancer, the hybrid modality does not match the accuracy of invasive sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma patients, according to a study presented at ECR 2018 in Vienna.
March 15, 2018
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AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
March 14, 2018
Spanish collect top ECR award for work on elbow imaging
By Philip Ward
When it comes to elbow injuries, MRI and MR arthrography are the modalities of choice, but building up the all-important expertise is no simple task, according to researchers from Spain who received a prestigious magna cum laude award at ECR 2018.
March 14, 2018
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Varian bid for Sirtex clears regulatory hurdle
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems' proposed acquisition of Sirtex Medical has been cleared by U.S. antitrust authorities and the German Federal Cartel Office.
March 14, 2018
Hybrid gamma camera enhances intraoperative imaging
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Use of a gamma camera to image sentinel lymph nodes during cancer surgery can help the surgeon assess the extent of cancer spread. Portable gamma camera systems for this application are already commercially available, but determining the spatial location of the recorded signal remains difficult.
March 14, 2018
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