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Women may need less frequent CT lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
Women may need less frequent CT lung cancer screening than men, according to a study to be presented on 6 May at the European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva. The finding could enable physicians to reduce CT screening frequency (and thus exposure to radiation) in women.
May 1, 2017
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Dutch cognitive impairment study makes steady progress
By Wayne Forrest
Dutch researchers are putting the finishing touches to a longitudinal study to gain more insight on vascular cognitive impairment and determine which prognostic factors could signal future cognitive decline and major vascular events.
May 1, 2017
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Philips highlights 3D echo analysis study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips is highlighting results from a global study indicating that automated 3D analysis of echocardiography images of the left heart chambers is an accurate alternative to conventional manual analysis.
April 30, 2017
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iCAD system treats 1st patient in Australia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD said the first early-stage breast cancer patient was treated in Australia with intraoperative radiation therapy using the company's Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system.
April 30, 2017
IBA builds Africa's first proton therapy center
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Proton therapy manufacturer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) said it has signed a contract with the Children's Cancer Hospital Foundation Egypt to install a ProteusONE compact proton therapy system at Cairo's Hospital 57357.
April 30, 2017
Photon-counting breast CT shows promise
By Eric Barnes
Tests of a prototype photon-counting detector breast CT scanner show that the system could be useful as an adjunct to low-dose breast CT by separating the energy levels of different types of materials within the breast to assess tissue composition and improve cancer diagnosis.
April 30, 2017
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Guerbet sees 7% growth in Q1 revenue
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Citing momentum from its acquisition of Mallinckrodt's contrast media business in 2015, French contrast developer Guerbet reported 7% growth in revenues for the company's first quarter (end-31 March).
April 27, 2017
Radiology mourns Dr. Helen Carty, 1944-2017
By Philip Ward
Tributes are being paid to Dr. Helen Carty, the leading pediatric radiologist from Liverpool, U.K., who died peacefully at home on 23 April at the age of 72. She was a world expert in imaging of child abuse, the president of ECR 2004, and a gold medalist at ECR 2009.
April 27, 2017
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Dutch present strategic vision for 2020
By Dr. Hildo Lamb
The Radiological Society of the Netherlands has devised a roadmap to help reach its main goals for the future. Dr. Hildo Lamb provides the background to the project and explains why information technology and multidisciplinary cooperation both will have a crucial role to play.
April 27, 2017
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Philips reports higher imaging sales in Q1
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The medical imaging business of Royal Philips Electronics reported 2% growth in revenue after currency adjustments for its fiscal first quarter of 2017, while earnings also improved.
April 26, 2017
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Lung-RADS category 4X helps diagnose lung cancer
By Eric Barnes
The addition of category 4X lesions in the Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) imaging scheme adds value and increases malignancy yields among experienced radiologists, according to a Dutch study in Radiology. The 4X nodules turn out to be malignant in half of cases.
April 26, 2017
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