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ESR sets up Thunderclap campaign for IDoR 2017

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) said it has once again set up a Thunderclap social media campaign for this year's International Day of Radiology (IDoR) on 8 November.

October 31, 2017

PET, EEG show treatment effectiveness in comatose patient

By Wayne Forrest

Imagine being able to restore consciousness to a patient who has been comatose for 15 years. French researchers succeeded in accomplishing that goal, with the help of PET and electroencephalography (EEG) to confirm the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation, according to a study published online in Current Biology.

October 31, 2017

3D printing assists spinal surgery of French 6-year-old

By Abraham Kim

Surgeons in France used a 3D-printed model of the spine to simulate and hone a new robot-guided procedure on a 6-year-old boy with severe scoliosis. The young patient had such a severe combination of progressive scoliosis and spinal muscular atrophy that he was unable even to sit down.

October 31, 2017

EU grant supports expansion of hybrid imaging research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The award of a European Union (EU) grant from the Horizon 2020 research and innovation program has enabled the Healthcare Yearns Bright Researchers for Imaging Data (HYBRID) project to offer new positions to investigators who are keen to conduct work in hybrid, multi-parametric imaging.

October 30, 2017

Is medical imaging data ready for artificial intelligence?

By Dr. Hugh Harvey

Unless you've been shut in a darkened room, you'll have heard about the incoming tsunami of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, writes Dr. Hugh Harvey in a special column. But he fears the imaging AI landscape is like the Wild West, and it badly needs a sheriff in town.

October 30, 2017

Anxiety grows in Italy over contrast nephropathy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Italian researchers' concerns about contrast-induced nephropathy continue to increase, according to an article published on 24 October in Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management.

October 29, 2017

Exact Imaging adds European distributors

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Exact Imaging has added two new European regional distributors for its ExactVu microultrasound device.

October 29, 2017

Extending ultrasound to combat cancer

By James Tyrrell

Using a combination of microbubbles, advanced image acquisition techniques, and signal processing, researchers at Imperial College London are extending ultrasound into cancer diagnosis and treatment. The project involves collaboration among an engineer, a biologist, a chemist, and a radiologist.

October 29, 2017

Why the jury's still out on lung cancer screening

By Rebekah Moan

Caution persists when it comes to applying lung cancer screening, as the wait goes on for more conclusive mortality data, but consensus is growing that lung cancer screening is likely to become more cost-effective, according to a leading U.K. expert.

October 26, 2017

Guerbet posts revenue growth for Q3

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Contrast agent manufacturer Guerbet posted revenue increases for the third-quarter and nine-month periods of its fiscal 2017.

October 25, 2017

Reuters: Siemens Healthineers IPO moves ahead

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German industrial giant Siemens AG continues to make progress in planning for the initial public offering (IPO) of Siemens Healthineers that will mark the health division's formal separation from its parent company, according to an article published on October 24 by Reuters.

October 25, 2017

Bruker installs 15.2T preclinical MRI system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bruker has installed its Biospec 15.2-tesla preclinical ultrahigh-field MRI system at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.

October 25, 2017

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