Clinical News: Page 907

ESGAR: Health IT tools can boost clinical role
By Frances Rylands-Monk
New IT tools can help radiologists who are reporting "in the dark" enhance their clinical visibility, delegates heard in Barcelona at the professional challenges seminar held at the recent European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) meeting.
July 8, 2013
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NaF-PET/CT beats scintigraphy, SPECT/CT for bone metastases
By Wayne Forrest
Sodium fluoride (NaF) PET/CT provides greater sensitivity and specificity for the detection of bone metastases than planar bone scintigraphy and SPECT/CT, according to a new pilot study from Copenhagen University Hospital.
July 7, 2013
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H7N9 bird flu pneumonia scans show common imaging findings
By Eric Barnes
A new bird flu strain known as influenza H7N9 appeared in China this year and quickly took a number of human victims. An article in Radiology published on Tuesday includes some of the first radiologic images of the effects of the virus, revealing typical patterns of progression and regression on CT scans and radiographs of the chest.
July 4, 2013
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Proton therapy shows promise in children
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Children are not just little adults, Dr. Anita Mahajan told attendees at the recent Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group meeting in Essen, Germany. Proton therapy is an ideal fit for children, but comes with unique challenges and constraints, she said.
July 3, 2013
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Hiring the best trainees; overdiagnosis of pulmonary emboli; Gustav Bucky's genius
By Philip Ward
July 2, 2013
BMJ: CT detects pulmonary emboli that should stay lost
By Eric Barnes
Clinically insignificant pulmonary emboli are overdiagnosed by CT and overtreated with anticoagulants, concludes an editorial published in BMJ. Today's CT scanners do a great job of finding the smallest clots, but patients are at risk of unnecessary treatment.
July 2, 2013
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A practical guide to radiology trainee recruitment
By Dr. Paul McCoubrie
As Oscar Wilde once so neatly didn't put it, "There are lies, damned lies, and radiology trainee applications." To shortlist effectively requires an ability to read between the lines. Columnist Dr. Paul McCoubrie provides a key to what commonly used phrases actually mean.
July 2, 2013
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Meeting customer needs in the 3D lab: Part 1
By Erik L. Ridley
In this first installment of a two-part series on implementing postprocessing requirements for radiologists and clinicians in the 3D laboratory, AuntMinnie.com provides 3D technologist Laura Pierce's suggestions on how to address the needs of radiologists.
July 1, 2013
Global mammo market expected to reach $610M by 2018
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The global mammography equipment market is expected to reach $610 million (467 million euros) by 2018, according to a new report.
July 1, 2013
HCC update: Put at-risk patients in surveillance program
By Philip Ward
Patients at risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) should be enrolled in an ultrasound surveillance program, noted Irish researchers in an award-winning e-poster presented at the 2013 European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology annual meeting in Barcelona.
July 1, 2013
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AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
June 30, 2013
IBA inks deal with Taiwanese company
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical provider Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has signed a contract with Taiwanese company Tomorrow Medical Systems (TMS).
June 30, 2013
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