Clinical News: Page 983

Keep vigilant when it comes to hepatic adenoma

By Philip Ward

MRI can classify hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) into precise subgroups, and has become a robust diagnostic tool that is of great importance because HCA management is related -- aside from gender and tumoral size -- to the subtype, according to a top research group from France.

August 6, 2012

Siemens completes CT installation in northern England

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has delivered a Somatom Definition AS+ CT system with syngo.via, an advanced visualization software platform, to Wansbeck General Hospital in Ashington, Northumberland, U.K.

August 5, 2012

Germans deploy iPads to drive breast MR viewing

By Erik L. Ridley

Apple's iPad has generated much excitement for on-the-go viewing of images. However, a team from Fraunhofer MEVIS in Germany has found the popular tablet can also be utilized to provide more efficient interaction with breast MR images on diagnostic displays.

August 5, 2012

Radiographers have key role to play in guarding against NSF

By Philip Ward

Radiographers must be aware that patients with severe renal dysfunction are at higher risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), and they must check a patient's estimated glomerular filtration rate prior to administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents, a researcher from Glasgow, U.K., has underlined.

August 5, 2012

Like sports cars, high-field MR units can't cope with adversity

By Philip Ward

A small hospital that can afford only one MR machine should not consider purchasing a 3-tesla system because it cannot cover all clinical demands. That's the clear and unequivocal advice of two senior Dutch neuroradiologists who liken the performance of an MR unit with that of a sports car.

August 2, 2012

Komen mammography campaign criticized

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Professors from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice have criticized Susan G. Komen for the Cure's advertising campaign promoting mammography exams, claiming that the ads are inaccurate and generate false hope about mammography's benefits, in a commentary published online today in BMJ.

August 1, 2012

Elekta appoints executive vice president

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has named Ian Alexander as the company's executive vice president for its European, Africa, Middle East, and Latin American regions.

August 1, 2012

CT makes world of difference in battlefield imaging

By Rebekah Moan

Imaging in battle zones is developing fast, both in terms of quality and quantity. More military conflicts call for more onsite radiology and better quality care. CT and focused abdominal sonography in trauma allow physicians to better triage and treat these battlefield patients, according to a new article in the British Journal of Radiology.

August 1, 2012

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July 31, 2012

Changes loom at ISR; modern art & radiology; PET imaging advances

By Philip Ward

July 31, 2012

Qfix installs 1st SDX module with Varian system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiotherapy patient positioning technology developer Qfix said it has completed the first installation of its SDX automatic gating module with Varian Medical Systems' Clinac iX linear accelerator in Avignon, France.

July 31, 2012

Combined PET/CT-perfusion brings results in head, neck cancer

By Philip Ward

CT perfusion performed in combined PET/CT scans can provide valuable extra information about tumor behavior, and may help to differentiate between head and neck tumors and inflammatory lesions, Swiss researchers have found.

July 31, 2012

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