Eric Barnes

[email protected]

Back to the future: Interventional suite advances

The interventional radiology suite of tomorrow is already developed and ready to go -- notwithstanding the minor detail of clinical experience -- with robust systems capable of working with humans to perform any number of tasks more accurately than traditional methods, and often with less radiation exposure.

September 11, 2011

2011 09 09 11 05 00 328 2011 09 12 Cleary Thumb

Cardiac Imaging

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider

September 5, 2011

Iterative reconstruction shines in CT dose reduction

A new iterative reconstruction program permits the acquisition of high-quality body CT angiography images using about half the dose of filtered back projection imaging, a study in European Radiology concludes.

August 28, 2011

2011 08 26 11 18 19 744 2011 08 29 Safire Recon Thumb

Researchers cut CT dose for nodule follow-up

For surveillance of previously detected lung nodules, CT radiation dose can be cut to approximately 3% of the original exam dose, concludes a new study in the September edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 24, 2011

Echo before noncardiac surgery does not improve outcomes

Patients who undergo preoperative echocardiography before surgery die slightly more often in the months following noncardiac surgery, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. However, the researchers emphasize the association does not imply a causal link.

August 22, 2011

CT guidance tool halves dose by skipping redundancies

CT has become increasingly popular for guiding interventional procedures such as needle placements, but these scans may be packing more dose than necessary. Researchers in China have found a way to cut the radiation dose by eliminating the need to perform multiple scans of the same area.

August 8, 2011

2011 08 03 13 53 46 477 Zhang thumb 08 Comp

Avanzamenti in neuroimaging con la PET-RM a 9,4T

9 agosto 2011 -- BERLINO - Stando alla presentazione al Simposio sulla Risonanza Magnetica a Campo Ultra-Alto, il matrimonio fra PET ed RM a campo ultra-alto offre un mondo di affascinanti possibilità in neuroimaging, incluse quelle di strumenti che consentano di analizzare meccanismi neurali complessi e di migliorare la comprensione medica dei processi sottostanti a malattie neurologiche.

August 8, 2011

2011 06 24 15 59 07 371 2011 06 24 High Field Thumb

PET/IRM de 9.4T promete ganancias para imágenes neurológicas

9 agosto 2011 -- BERLíN - El matrimonio de la tomografía por emisión de positrones (PET, por las siglas en Inglés) y las imágenes por resonancia magnética (IRM) de campo ultra-alto ofrece un mundo de posibilidades intrigantes -- incluyendo herramientas para analizar mecanismos neurales complejos y mejorar el entendimiento de los procesos de enfermedades neurológicas por parte de los médicos, de acuerdo a una presentación en el Simposio de Resonancia Magnética de Campo Ultra-alto.

August 8, 2011

2011 06 24 15 59 07 371 2011 06 24 High Field Thumb

TEP/IRM à 9.4T promet des gains en neuroimagerie

9 août 2011 -- BERLIN - Le mariage d'un tomographe par émission de positons et d'appareils d'IRM à ultra-haut champ offre d'infinies possibilités dans le domaine de l'imagerie du cerveau, en apportant aussi les outils pour analyser les mécanismes neuronaux complexes pour améliorer la compréhension par les praticiens des processus des maladies neurologiques, selon une présentation lors du Symposium sur la Résonnance Magnétique Haute Définition.

August 8, 2011

2011 06 24 15 59 07 371 2011 06 24 High Field Thumb

Flat-detector CT helps diagnose congenital heart disease

They require a little more contrast and dose, but catheterization procedures performed with flat-detector CT offer high-resolution images that can improve the diagnosis of congenital heart disease in children, according to a new study in European Radiology.

August 7, 2011

2011 08 05 12 52 32 562 2011 08 08 Flat Panel Thumb

Page 39 of 59

Nuclear Medicine Worker Sm

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

2026 02 09 Pet Calcification Thumbnail

PET/CT visualizes complications in patients on hemodialysis

International Logistics Map Adobe Best

All roads lead to outsourcing

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

New analysis emerges from SCOT-HEART CT study

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The SCOT-HEART team has unveiled novel data on preventative therapy use in a large coronary CT angiography patient cohort. A second study is well underway and may lead to coronary artery disease screening.

January 24, 2025

Example images from a coronary CT angiogram with 3D reconstruction and curved planar reconstruction of the left anterior descending coronary artery showing severe coronary artery disease. Courtesy of Prof. Michelle Williams and SCOT-HEART.

German team supports use of endovascular thrombectomy

Researchers from Hamburg say endovascular thrombectomy is a safe and effective option in cases of acute extracranial internal carotid artery occlusions.

January 23, 2025

Images in a 74-year-old male patient who presented at the hospital with acute symptoms of a right hemispheric ischemic stroke and a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of 24. (A) Nonenhanced CT image shows no signs of early infarction, whereas (B) CT perfusion image shows a large perfusion deficit in the territory of the middle cerebral artery and anterior cerebral artery caused by an extracranial occlusion in the right internal carotid artery. (C) Digital subtraction angiography shows the occlusion in the C1 segment. The extracranial occlusion was passed, reperfused, and subsequently stented (D, E). The final contrast injection did not reveal any intracranial occlusions within the territory of the internal carotid artery (F). At the 24-hour follow-up, there was no infarction on (G) the nonenhanced CT image, and the NIHSS score had decreased to 3 points. Image courtesy of RSNA.

DEXA receives major boost for osteoporosis screening

Greater emphasis looks set to be put on the use of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) for osteoporosis screening.

January 22, 2025

Bmd 657b7b46f2eed

From Vienna to Val-d'Isère: Valérie Vilgrain on video

By Frances Rylands-Monk

ECR 2025 is only five weeks away. We spoke with Prof. Valérie Vilgrain to ask what she's looking forward to at this year's congress. She also elaborates on the Val d'Isère Vilgrain winter course and her love of skiing.

January 21, 2025

2025 01 21 Valerie Vilgrai Thumbnail

What can we do to control demand for imaging?

By Dr. Chris Hammond

Ever increasing demand is the elephant in the room of healthcare funding: ignore it and we'll all be trampled. Everyone must act to stem the tide, writes Dr. Chris Hammond.

January 20, 2025

2024 01 12 Hammond Chris Hospital Monitor

ML model using CCTA, MRI data predicts MACE in cardiac patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

A machine-learning (ML) model that includes both CCTA and stress cardiac MRI data can accurately predict major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).

January 20, 2025

Heart Valves 3 D Base Thumbnail

Top 5 predictions for imaging IT and AI sectors

By Amy Thompson

Market consolidation is coming in 2025, and radiology IT deals will be larger and more complex, predicts industry expert Amy Thompson.

January 17, 2025

2025 Trends Concept

Patient death prompts RCR to act on gastric bands

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A coroner's report has led to a pledge by the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) to consider how to improve identification of "slipped" gastric bands on imaging.

January 16, 2025

Justice Scales Fire

MRI ensures clarity and precision on vulvar pathologies

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

MRI allows precise evaluation of rare vulvar pathologies, differentiating benign from malignant lesions, and is crucial for tailored clinical approaches.

January 16, 2025

2025 01 16 Mri Insider Figure 8 Thumbnail

Genetic testing, risk assessment tied to more breast MRI uptake

By Amerigo Allegretto

Women with high-risk pathological variants for breast cancer as identified by genetic testing and risk assessment are more likely to undergo breast MRI.

January 15, 2025

Radiology responds to launch of U.K. AI action plan

The medical imaging community has started to give its verdict on the U.K. government's 26-page strategy document for AI that was unveiled on 13 January.

January 14, 2025

Mri Scanner Digital Screens

Deep-learning model based on MRI data predicts prostate cancer risk

By Kate Madden Yee

A deep-learning model based on MRI and clinical parameters appears effective for predicting the risk of prostate cancer progression, Dutch researchers have reported.

January 14, 2025

Prostate Visual

Page 39 of 71