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Median joins forces with inVentiv
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Median Technologies and biopharmaceutical professional services firm inVentiv Health have formed a strategic alliance.
April 6, 2017
MRS can noninvasively detect a fatty liver
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish researchers have found that MR spectroscopy (MRS) could replace tissue biopsy to test for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a study published online on 3 April in Gastroenterology.
April 6, 2017
Ultrasound-induced drug uptake requires caution
By Ian Randall
Ultrasound-activated microbubbles can be used to increase the cellular uptake of drugs in vivo, and this can be tracked by fluorescent dyes, but Dutch researchers found the results can be affected by the rate of the dye's intercellular diffusion and nuclear accumulation, plus other factors.
April 6, 2017
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IBA Molecular forms Curium as new radiopharmacy player
By Erik L. Ridley
Radiopharmacy vendor IBA Molecular has combined with recent acquisition Mallinckrodt Nuclear Medicine to form Curium, a new company with a mission to be a global developer, manufacturer, and supplier of SPECT, PET, and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals.
April 5, 2017
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Whole-spine MRI provides early warning of degeneration
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Whole-spine sagittal MRI of patients with degenerative diseases often can detect significant incidental findings, according to a study with nearly 1,500 patients and published in the European Spine Journal.
April 5, 2017
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15 ways to avoid errors | Dubliners on structured reports | Results of Swiss breast survey
By Philip Ward
April 4, 2017
Norwegians find compression matters in breast screening
By Rebekah Moan
High breast compression force and low compression pressure are associated with positive performance measures such as lower recall rate and higher specificity, a Norwegian breast cancer screening study has found.
April 4, 2017
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SFR reports death of eminent uroradiologist
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The French Society of Radiology (SFR) has announced the death of Dr. Jean René Michel, an influential member and contributor at the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux in Paris. He died on 29 March at the age of 95.
April 4, 2017
COCIR praises Europe's new medical device framework
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) has given its blessing to the new regulatory framework for medical devices, the Medical Device Regulation (MDR), which was approved in a vote on 5 April during a plenary session of the European Parliament.
April 4, 2017
Berlin researcher receives grant for ultrahigh-field MRI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Research Council has awarded a research grant for ultrahigh-field MRI to the German-based researcher Thoralf Niendorf, PhD, to study the role of temperature in animal bodies.
April 4, 2017
Spanish present 15-point plan to reduce error rates
By Philip Ward
A group of experienced radiologists from Madrid has developed a comprehensive, practical approach to cut error rates by adopting methods such as standardized imaging protocols. They collected a certificate of merit at ECR 2017 in Vienna for their efforts.
April 4, 2017
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ACR disagrees with European gadolinium recommendation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Drugs and Contrast Media said it disagrees with the recent recommendation by a European regulatory committee to suspend the use of some linear gadolinium-based contrast agents due to the potential risk of gadolinium accumulation within patients.
April 3, 2017
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