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MRI reveals muscular dystrophy variant's toll on hearts

Duchenne muscular dystrophy carriers, even when asymptomatic, show severe cardiac abnormalities on MRI, according to new research from Germany. Cardiac MRI showed all asymptomatic carriers had significant cardiac pathologies, the researchers found.

April 26, 2015

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Automated analysis aids lung nodule management

The solid component of subsolid pulmonary nodules can be detected automatically -- making it easier to assess the potential malignancy of lung lesions detected on CT, according to researchers from the Netherlands.

April 23, 2015

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April 13, 2015

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Wavelet CTA uncovers missed vessel occlusions in stroke

In the setting of acute stroke, wavelet transform CT angiography of the brain detects twice as many small-vessel occlusions as conventional single-phase CTA and provides substantially greater detail about them, researchers from Munich have found.

April 13, 2015

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CT reveals ancient ammonite fossils' secrets

High-resolution CT is playing a key role in revealing the secrets of ammonites, a mollusk that lived at the bottom of the sea about 400 million years ago, according to paleontologists from Germany.

April 13, 2015

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Coregistered 3D US plus angio boosts aneurysm surgery

Combining rotational digital subtraction angiography with 3D ultrasound creates a powerful pair for guiding aneurysm surgery when images are dynamically coregistered during procedures, according to a new study by German researchers and published in PLOS One.

April 8, 2015

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March 25, 2015

Hungarian twins' study sheds light on coronary calcium

Coronary calcium is a strongly heritable trait, but noncalcified plaque burden is more a factor of lifestyle and environment, according to a new Budapest study of twins presented at the ECR 2015 meeting in Vienna.

March 25, 2015

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Radiology tests need to incorporate 3D

Medical imaging investigations, which consist almost entirely of 2D scans, are shortchanging radiology students in a 3D world where most real-life clinical imaging is displayed in volumetric images, according to researchers from the Netherlands.

March 22, 2015

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One-fifth of middle-aged athletes risk a heart attack

VIENNA - A new study presented at ECR 2015 reveals that 19% of middle-aged athletes are at risk of coronary events -- confirming the serious risks to asymptomatic individuals suggested in earlier U.S. studies looking at sudden cardiac death.

March 8, 2015

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Unfilled vacancies and disparities persist in nuclear medicine

Nuclear medicine specialists have high career satisfaction, but unfilled vacancies and career disparities persist, finds a workforce survey by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM).

Dual PET imaging in Case Two illustrates a patient with discordant disease. FDG PET (b & d) shows FDG uptake in tail of pancreas primary lesion (yellow arrow), as well as multiple hepatic metastases (yellow boxes), with enlarged liver span. DOTATATE PET on left (a) shows several hepatic metastases that do not demonstrate DOTATATE uptake above background of liver parenchyma. The liver lesions in (c) demonstrate moderate FDG uptake in liver lesions, with no corresponding DOTATATE avidity (white box) or central photopenia (white arrow). This discordance in dual PET imaging corresponds to a NETPET score of 5. This suggests de-differentiated disease and a less favorable prognosis. The patient was not suitable for Lutate treatment and received chemotherapy.

PET develops key clinical role in neuroendocrine tumors

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PET/CT visualizes complications in patients on hemodialysis

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Example of prostate zonal segmentation by the AI software in a patient. Yellow: transition zone; green: peripheral zone; red, anterior fibromuscular stroma; blue, central zone.

Zonal segmentation with AI shows promise in prostate cancer

Hybrid AI reading shows success in breast cancer screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

A Dutch team found that a hybrid reading strategy for screening mammography reduced radiologist workload by 38% without changing recall or cancer detection rates.

August 22, 2025

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Cooking robot gets rave reviews in Tübingen

By Steven Patrick Pohl

Hospital food doesn’t have to be drab and dreary. The installation of a new machine in Southwest Germany is winning praise from the medical imaging community.

August 21, 2025

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Ultrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathy

By Kate Madden Yee

The two modalities complement each other for this indication, according to a team of Turkish researchers.

August 20, 2025

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Pressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosure

By Maryam Payne

An investigation published on 17 August in the European Journal of Radiology looks set to focus attention on the payments made to medical doctors by device manufacturers.

August 19, 2025

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MRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volume

By Kate Madden Yee

Increased volume of epicardial adipose tissue may be linked to cardiovascular disorders, Swedish researchers have reported.

August 19, 2025

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ESR survey put focus on radiology subspecialization

An ESR survey has shed light on the current status of radiology subspecialization recognition across Europe.

August 18, 2025

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Algorithms from AI mammography challenge perform well

By Amerigo Allegretto

A multinational team has found that algorithms from the RSNA Breast Cancer Detection AI Challenge maintained high sensitivity while keeping recall rates low.

August 18, 2025

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Swiss expert advocates regulation for AI in radiation safety

By Maryam Payne

The use of AI in radiation protection requires regulation to ensure patient safety and better patient outcomes, according to senior radiologist and AI-transition facilitator Dr. Hugues Brat.

August 18, 2025

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New data cements AI's role in breast screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

AI continues to show significant clinical promise as a second reader for breast cancer screening, a new Dutch study shows. We have a video interview with Dr. Ritse Mann.

August 15, 2025

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PET proves clinical value in mapping movement disorders

Brain F-18 DOPA PET imaging is an increasingly valuable tool to study the dopaminergic pathway to differentiate Parkinson's disease from other parkinsonian syndromes.

August 14, 2025

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PET scans tie fast food to altered blood flow in the heart

Ultraprocessed foods may acutely affect vascular and brain function, a new study has shown.

August 13, 2025

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Why I’m still so suspicious of AI

By Dr. Chris Hammond

AI systems are remarkable achievements, but there is a way to go before I’ll lift my scepticism of their role as anything other than a tool to be deployed judiciously and alongside other, human, solutions, writes clinical radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond.

August 12, 2025

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