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Good sensitivity seen in large French CTA trial

The largest multicenter study ever undertaken in France to establish the clinical value of coronary CT angiography (CTA) in stable patients delivered good sensitivity for detecting coronary artery disease.

April 3, 2011

Radiographers ease hospital's virtual colonoscopy crunch

U.K. radiographers are making life easier for both radiologists and colorectal cancer screening patients while improving disease detection at a U.K. hospital, according to a report presented at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology.

March 21, 2011

Study recommends skipping gonad shields in pediatric x-rays

VIENNA - Gonad shielding is more trouble than it's worth, concluded Dutch researchers in a study of more than 700 children undergoing x-ray exams of the abdomen and pelvis. Shield placement is rarely correct, they said, and crucial anatomy ends up being covered even when performed correctly, especially in girls.

March 6, 2011

High-pitch chest CT captures fast-moving babies

VIENNA - High-pitch chest CT is a robust technique that provides high-quality thoracic images of babies in motion -- quickly, without sedation, and at low radiation doses -- according to a study presented at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 5, 2011

Radiographer's role grows in planning, image interpretation

VIENNA - As radiographers in Europe increasingly take over tasks once reserved for radiologists, investigators continue to find that their skills are often equivalent to if not better than those of their physician partners, according to two radiography presentations Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 4, 2011

High-pitch DSCTA often repeated, but dose still lower

VIENNA - Nearly one in five coronary CT angiography scans acquired with an emerging high-pitch dual-source CT angiography (DSCTA) protocol needs to be repeated. But the low-dose acquisitions possible mean even repeated scans have lower overall doses than comparable 64-detector-row CTA scans, researchers reported at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 3, 2011

CT limited for detection of subtle aortic tears

VIENNA - Even with electrocardiographic gating, CT angiography cannot confidently visualize subtle aortic tears of the ascending aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography may be a better option in some patients, according to a presentation Thursday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 2, 2011

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VC reading is faster with 'panoramic view' software

Virtual colonoscopy studies can be read nearly twice as fast using an advanced panoramic view technique compared to conventional 3D endoscopic views, according to researchers at the Medical University of Vienna.

February 10, 2011

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320-row coronary CTA accurate in atrial fibrillation patients

CT with a 320-detector-row scanner holds several advantages for CT angiography (CTA) of patients with atrial fibrillation and suspected coronary artery disease, concludes a study published online in European Radiology.

February 7, 2011

DECT for myocardial perfusion does more for less than SPECT

A study published online February 1 in the European Journal of Radiology found that dual-energy (DE) coronary CT angiography (CTA) outperformed SPECT for assessing myocardial perfusion in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

February 1, 2011

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Music lowers anxiety, pain for women undergoing mammography

Music being played during mammography exams may ease anxiety and pain for women, improving their overall satisfaction.

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Research team casts new light on Cryptococcus infection

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The remarkable legacy of Austria's Guido Holzknecht

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Austrian pioneer Guido Holzknecht published the first book devoted to chest radiology. History expert Dr. Adrian Thomas explains why medical imaging owes him a huge debt.

September 16, 2024

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Photon-counting CT reduces radiation in lung transplant cases

Ultralow-dose photon-counting CT is a promising tool for repeat follow-up exams in lung transplant patients, Viennese researchers have reported.

September 16, 2024

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Radiotracer for kidney cancer performs well in phase III trial

A PET radiotracer that detects clear-cell renal cell carcinoma proved safe and highly effective in a clinical trial conducted at 36 research hospitals across nine countries.

September 13, 2024

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Mevion, Nelco to partner on proton therapy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Mevion Medical Systems and Nelco Worldwide are collaborating on the faster adoption of proton therapy.

September 13, 2024

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Hyperfine plans to use Swoop MR system on astronauts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hyperfine has announced plans to work with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to assess the brains of astronauts before and after spaceflight.

September 13, 2024

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Team Madrid seeks to minimize radiation dose in spine x-ray

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

A single-exposure x-ray system allows optimization of radiation dose in spinal exams and has great potential for reducing artifacts, Spanish researchers insist.

September 12, 2024

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Radiologist faces strong criticism in negligence case

By Amerigo Allegretto

A radiologist exhibited a "lackadaisical attitude" and did not show compassion when informed of a patient's burns due to a radiofrequency ablation, according to a media report in Malaysia.

September 11, 2024

AI helps out with spotting interval breast cancers

By Erik L. Ridley

A new study from Cambridge in the U.K. has assessed performance characteristics of AI software in identifying and localizing interval breast cancers.

September 11, 2024

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Hospital doctor gets struck off for fraud

A clinician who defrauded the U.K. health service of £50,000 (€59,200) by submitting false time sheets has been struck off. Another recent tribunal issued a warning to a radiologist over care quality.

September 10, 2024

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Serac highlights first patient imaged with SPECT agent

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Serac Healthcare and the University of Exeter are highlighting that the first patient has been scanned with a novel molecular SPECT imaging agent.

September 10, 2024

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Vaping no better than smoking, especially in youngsters

By Kate Madden Yee

Imaging shows younger people who vape have a lower capacity for exercise, according to research presented on 8 September at the European Respiratory Society Congress.

September 10, 2024

MRI model predicts therapy response in breast cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

Radiomics scoring derived from contrast-enhanced MRI can predict treatment response in women being treated for triple-negative breast cancer, French researchers have reported.

September 9, 2024

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