Eric Barnes[email protected]Clinical NewsBreaking bad news: Some docs are more willing than othersIt's no surprise that residents and radiologists don't like breaking bad news to patients with serious medical conditions. But a survey from Pakistan suggests some types of medical specialists are more willing to tell patients the awful truth, while others pass the job along to the referring physician.November 13, 2013Cardiac ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac InsiderNovember 11, 2013Cardiac ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac InsiderNovember 11, 2013Clinical NewsItalian registry shows diverse uses of MRI in cardiac diseaseThe first thorough accounting of cardiac MR use in Italy found that systems are used in a wide variety of examinations -- most relating to inflammatory disease and cardiomyopathies -- and most yield results that have a strong impact on patient management.November 11, 2013Clinical NewsStress cardiac MR matches 320-row CCTA resultsVasodilator stress cardiac MR and 320-detector-row coronary CT angiography (CCTA) both accurately detect obstructive coronary artery disease, and the two tests are also highly concordant, according to the results of a new study in the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging.November 4, 2013Clinical NewsDual-energy CT can assess iodine concentration measurementsDual-source CT scanners provide accurate measurements of iodine concentration across a wide range of cardiac CT protocols with the use of dual-energy CT myocardial perfusion imaging protocols, a Dutch-led research team wrote in European Radiology.November 3, 2013Clinical NewsHigh pitch plus iterative reconstruction clips CCTA doseIn one of the first studies to combine a high-pitch cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) imaging protocol with iterative reconstruction, researchers from Beijing have reduced radiation doses to less than 1 mSv, with good image quality even in heavier patients.October 22, 2013Clinical NewsLancet: Angiography busts theory of venous link to MSCountering prior findings that cerebrospinal venous narrowing and multiple sclerosis (MS) go hand in hand, a study incorporating both x-ray venography and ultrasound found that venous narrowing is unrelated to MS. The new results were published online on 9 October in Lancet.October 13, 2013Clinical NewsFinnish hospital boosts CT justification with simple stepsRadiologists in Finland found they could deliver a consistently high percentage of clinically justified CT exams in young patients by taking a few simple steps, according to a new study in the British Journal of Radiology.September 11, 2013Clinical NewsEurope has own agenda for lung cancer screeningIn the U.S., lung cancer screening seems to have made great strides in the space of a few months, but Europe still has plenty of work ahead before it can implement population-wide screening -- perhaps as long as four years, according to a new article in the Lancet.September 2, 2013Previous PagePage 26 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
