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ESGAR: Awards for Europe's top articles
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
At Tuesday's opening ceremony for the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) annual meeting in Edinburgh, U.K., special prizes were given to the authors of European Radiology's three most pupular recent articles in the subspecialty. Dr. Adrian Dixon, editor in chief of European Radiology, gave prizes for the following articles:
June 12, 2012
European Board of Radiology reports success in Spain
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Board of Radiology said that 83% of 30 candidates passed the European Diploma of Radiology examination that was held at the Spanish Society of Medical Radiology annual meeting in late May in Granada, Spain.
June 12, 2012
Smartphones useful for neurological patient education
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Neurologists can make use of their smartphone or tablet PC as a tool for patient education, according to a presentation at the recent European Neurological Society meeting in Prague.
June 12, 2012
ESGAR: Take care not to overlook paraduodenal pancreatitis
By Philip Ward
Insufficient attention is given to paraduodenal pancreatitis, a distinct form of chronic pancreatitis, occurring predominantly in and around the duodenum along the minor papilla, according to award-winning research from the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) annual meeting in Edinburgh, U.K.
June 12, 2012
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EDAP promotes ultrasound endorsements
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Therapeutic ultrasound developer EDAP TMS announced that the U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published guidance regarding focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound to treat localized prostate cancer.
June 11, 2012
SNM: PET/CT predicts colorectal cancer outcomes
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Careful monitoring of colorectal cancer patients with PET/CT during initial treatment can predict outcomes, potentially improving success rates while reducing treatment costs, Italian researchers reported at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting in Miami Beach, FL.
June 11, 2012
320-detector CT angiography covers aorta, coronaries
By Eric Barnes
Using ECG-gated 320-detector-row CT, cardiac imaging researchers have developed a CT angiography scan protocol that includes the heart and the entire aorta in four or five heartbeats -- all using prospective gating that reduces the radiation dose to reasonable levels considering the scan length.
June 11, 2012
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Echo screening detects more rheumatic heart disease
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Routing screening with echocardiography can find three times as many cases of rheumatic heart disease compared to clinical evaluation, according to a study published in Circulation.
June 11, 2012
EOS adds distributors in Singapore, U.S.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging announced that it has signed an exclusive contract with Singapore-based medical equipment distributor QST Group.
June 11, 2012
SNM: New therapy extends life for prostate cancer patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Survival is bleak for prostate cancer patients with advanced tumors that have spread to the bone, but a radioisotope procedure being evaluated in a clinical trial is extending lives by several months, according to a study presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting, being held in Miami Beach, FL, this week.
June 10, 2012
Fibroglandular tissue hampers mammo CAD specificity
By Erik L. Ridley
While breast density and volume does not affect false-positive rates for computer-aided detection (CAD) software, CAD specificity is affected by breast fibroglandular tissue volume, according to research published online in the European Journal of Radiology.
June 10, 2012
Schedule changes for annual German national congress
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The German Radiological Society (DRG) has changed the schedule for its annual meeting, the DRK.
June 10, 2012
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