Clinical News: Page 970

Study: CAD can add value to lung cancer screening
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software can add additional benefits -- without too many false positives -- over double reading of low-dose chest CT examinations in a lung cancer screening environment, researchers from the Netherlands have found in research published in the October issue of European Radiology.
October 7, 2012
Experience really does matter when imaging the placenta
By Rebekah Moan
MRI can be a reliable and reproducible tool in providing clinical information on placental invasion -- placenta accreta, increta, or percreta -- but its diagnostic value still depends crucially on observers' experience, Swiss researchers have found.
October 7, 2012
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Istanbul will host 2013 IHE-Europe Connectathon
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The 2013 Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Europe (IHE-Europe) Connectathon will be held in Istanbul from April 15-19 at the Haliç Congress Center.
October 4, 2012
ESMRMB: MRI provides answers in MSK infections
By Philip Ward
MRI is the best modality to evaluate musculoskeletal (MSK) infections because it confirms the clinical diagnosis, delineates disease extent, and reveals complications, particularly in the foot, Portuguese researchers said at the recent European Society of MR in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) congress in Lisbon.
October 4, 2012
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Telecardiology network assists emergencies in Italy
By Cynthia E. Keen
A telecardiology service for a region in southwestern Italy is directing patients needing cardiovascular emergency care faster to hospitals. It's also keeping individuals who are experiencing "false alarms" out of hospitals and contributing to better resource utilization of emergency healthcare.
October 3, 2012
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FFDM better for DCIS -- and it doesn't cause 'overdiagnosis'
By Kate Madden Yee
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) performs better than film-screen mammography in detecting ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive cancer -- without increasing "overdiagnosis," a concern long highlighted by breast cancer screening critics, according to a new Dutch study in Radiology.
October 3, 2012
Avoid MRI quench; pearls in PET/CT; training & breast screening
By Philip Ward
October 2, 2012
Are radiologists who work longer hours more efficient?
By Philip Ward
Practice makes perfect when it comes to reporting, it seems. New research among experienced radiologists at a district general hospital in northwest England suggests those who do more reporting sessions are significantly more cost-effective than those who work fewer sessions.
October 2, 2012
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COCIR sets ecodesign targets for MRI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) has published its Self-Regulatory Initiative (SRI) Status Report for 2011, which brings special focus on supporting green technology for MRI, the committee said.
October 2, 2012
EHFG focuses on future of personalized medicine
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The potential of personalized medicine remains underutilized, and healthcare systems do not need further specialized professionals but a "reconfiguration" of health professions, according to presentations given this week at the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) in Gastein, Austria.
October 2, 2012
MRI vendors get creative to cope with helium shortages
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Helium shortages are continuing to challenge MRI manufacturers and raise questions about guaranteed supply for medical purposes. Used widely in party balloons, helium is needed to cool MRI magnets that work at high temperatures due to their superconductivity and high energy current.
October 2, 2012
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Cardiac MRI sheds new light on silent necrosis
By Philip Ward
The prevalence of silent necrosis is around 12.3% and in most cases necrosis is of reduced extension, though systolic function tends to be worse in patients with necrosis, a major new Spanish study has found.
October 1, 2012
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