Clinical News: Page 83

RCR makes changes to examination format
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has made amendments to the Part 2B (Oncology) examination as part of the college's quality assurance measures.
June 29, 2023
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Week in Review: Heart disease risk assessment | Key trends in CT and MRI | Social isolation and cognitive decline
By Philip Ward
June 29, 2023
Dutch group gives boost to heart disease risk assessment
By Kate Madden Yee
A vendor-neutral CT coronary artery calcium score calibration tool is showing considerable promise for improving heart disease risk assessment, investigators from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands have stated.
June 28, 2023
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MRI shows how social isolation can lead to cognitive decline
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI has provided firm evidence that social isolation can lead to cognitive decline, according to researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany. They think brain MRI can be a potent dementia-risk indicator.
June 27, 2023
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France pays tribute to interventional pioneer Jean-Jacques Merland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The French Society of Radiology (SFR) is honoring the legacy of Prof. Jean-Jacques Merland, a pioneer of interventional vascular neuroradiology who has died at the age of 81.
June 26, 2023
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Bayer begins Phase III assessment of MRI contrast agent
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Bayer has initiated a Phase III clinical development program called Quanti, which aims to explore the effectiveness and safety of gadoquatrane, the company's gadolinium-based contrast agent.
June 26, 2023
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Global report pinpoints key trends in CT and MRI systems
By Philip Ward
Which countries have the most up-to-date scanners when it comes to CT and MRI? Who's lagging behind? A comprehensive, broad-ranging, and free-to-download report published on 26 June has addressed these and other questions.
June 26, 2023
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Radiologist Fátima Matute Teresa named as health minister for Madrid
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Dr. Fátima Matute Teresa is to become the new minister of health for the Community of Madrid, continuing a recent trend of radiologists being appointed to senior healthcare posts in some European nations.
June 26, 2023
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Creation of AI diagnostics fund in U.K. wins plaudits
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has praised the U.K. government for establishing a 21-million-pound (24.4-million-euro) AI diagnostics fund.
June 25, 2023
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MRI safety comes under scrutiny in new questionnaire
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has released an MRI safety questionnaire through its MR Safety and Quality working group.
June 25, 2023
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Imaging predicts 'dry mouth' side effect in radiotherapy patients
By Will Morton
PET/CT scans taken midway through radiotherapy in head and neck cancer cases can help to reveal whether the patients are likely to develop xerostomia, or dry mouth, scientists from the University of Sydney have found.
June 25, 2023
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German team unveils findings on PCCT use in high-risk cardiac cases
By Kate Madden Yee
Photon-counting CT (PCCT) effectively detects heart disease in high-risk patients, offering "significant benefit for people previously ineligible for noninvasive screening," researchers from the University of Freiburg have reported.
June 25, 2023
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