Eric Barnes[email protected]Clinical NewsCCTA values can avoid need for further function testsCan calculating contrast enhancement at coronary CT angiography (CCTA) replace the need for additional tests to determine the functional significance of coronary stenosis? Corrected contrast opacification looks promising for potentially replacing perfusion imaging using MRI or SPECT to assess cardiac function after CCTA.April 29, 2014Clinical NewsAmbulance with mobile CT cuts stroke treatment timesAn ambulance equipped with a mobile CT scanner and thrombolysis equipment reduced treatment times for stroke patients without a corresponding increase in adverse events, according to a study published by German researchers in the Journal of the American Medical Association.April 22, 2014Clinical NewsIntegrated circuit detector cuts noise, dose in CTCMore efficient detector circuitry can reduce image noise in CT colonography (CTC) images by about 10% -- or, alternatively, reduce radiation dose by about 20% if noise levels were to remain unchanged -- according to a study of nearly 400 individuals.April 22, 2014Clinical NewsCommentary: Coronary CT angiography doses must be publicIt's high time to start down the path to radiation dose transparency for coronary CT angiography -- as a mark of service quality, according to a hard-hitting guest editorial by a top U.K. cardiac imaging specialist writing in the British Journal of Radiology.April 20, 2014Clinical News3T MRI gauges functional significance of coronary stenosisThanks to 3-tesla MRI, radiologists can now measure coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR), noninvasively showing the significance of CT-detected stenosis in all three major arteries, researchers from Japan reported at last month's ECR 2014 in Vienna.April 7, 2014Clinical NewsBreast cancer radiotherapy boosts lung cancer riskWomen treated for breast cancer have a small but significantly higher risk of developing lung cancer, according to a large study presented at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology meeting in Vienna.April 4, 2014Clinical NewsNHS trial: One-third of women need frequent mammogramsA large study from the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) has found that breast cancer screening every three years is fine for about 70% of women -- but that the other 30% should undergo more frequent mammograms, according to a presentation at the recent European Breast Cancer Conference.March 27, 2014Clinical NewsSIR: Prostate artery embolization proves usefulAn emerging treatment known as prostate artery embolization for benign prostatic hyperplasia is effective and long-lasting, without causing sexual dysfunction, according to a Portuguese study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting.March 27, 2014Cardiac ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging InsiderMarch 25, 2014Clinical NewsTwins can inherit coronary plaque characteristicsTwins can share more than blue eyes, left-handedness, and a sunny disposition, it seems. They also share body mass index traits and atherosclerotic plaque characteristics, according to a new Hungarian study of twins that sought to eliminate environmental variations and hone in on genetics and heritability.March 25, 2014Previous PagePage 23 of 59Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingUnfilled vacancies and disparities persist in nuclear medicineNuclear 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).Molecular ImagingPET develops key clinical role in neuroendocrine tumorsMolecular ImagingPET/CT visualizes complications in patients on hemodialysisCTAll roads lead to outsourcingMRIZonal segmentation with AI shows promise in prostate cancer
