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Model finds polyp surveillance effective for cancer prevention

The risk of developing colorectal cancer from polyps found at virtual colonoscopy but left unresected is not precisely known, and the practice of polyp surveillance is still controversial. But a new study concludes that the low likelihood of advanced neoplasia combined with the high cost of colonoscopy argue against the immediate removal of small lesions.

January 20, 2008

Coronary CTA study aims for lowest dose

A study from Switzerland concludes that low-dose prospectively gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) is both feasible and promising, but not without wrinkles. Relying on prospectively triggered gating and some of the lowest radiation doses yet achieved for prospectively gated coronary CTA, the team reported that 95% of all coronary segments achieved diagnostic image quality, but image quality was very dependent on heart rate.

January 10, 2008

Sublingual nitroglycerin improves coronary CTA

Nitroglycerin significantly improves the results of coronary CT angiography (CTA) by dilating the coronary arteries before scanning, researchers in Belgium have reported. Their study found that vessel lumen diameters and average volumes were larger when nitroglycerin spray was administered sublingually before scanning. Their study appears in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

December 30, 2007

VC program takes off in nonacademic setting

Radiologists in Belgium have built a popular virtual colonoscopy practice they credit with increasing awareness of colorectal cancer screening in their community and reducing unnecessary optical colonoscopies. The screening model offers a glimpse of what U.S.-based community screening practice might look like with a bit of reimbursement.

December 20, 2007

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Five-modality Munich trial finds high sensitivity for OC, VC

A virtual colonoscopy screening trial performed entirely on 64-detector-row CT found clinically significant polyps nearly as accurately as optical colonoscopy, researchers report. The Munich Colorectal Cancer Prevention Trial incorporated five separate colorectal cancer screening modalities in the same screening cohort. The researchers presented their results at the recent 2007 International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Boston.

November 11, 2007

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VC in elderly patients yields extracolonic advantage

Virtual colonoscopy is a valuable screening tool in symptomatic individuals age 70 and older, yielding diagnostic benefits far beyond the scope of barium enema exams, which remain common in the U.K. due to staffing and equipment issues, researchers report in this month's American Journal of Roentgenology.

November 6, 2007

Italian multicenter VC trial screens higher-risk cohort

BOSTON - One of the largest virtual colonoscopy trials ever aimed at a higher-risk screening population has yielded good results across 12 sites in Italy. Researchers presented the first results of the study on Tuesday at the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.

October 16, 2007

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Advanced liver imaging shapes surgical strategies

The days of planning liver interventions on the strength of a few CT or MR reconstructions may be numbered. Researchers from Germany and beyond are honing a set of advanced planning tools that not only provide high-resolution color-coded 3D visualization of the liver parenchyma and vasculature, but offer quantitative views of the intrahepatic vessel branching system and the risks of cutting at a given point in the organ.

September 17, 2007

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Giant virtual reality chamber boosts 3D echo accuracy

Have you ever diagnosed a three-foot-tall 3D heart? Talk about cardiomegaly. Researchers from the Netherlands who survived the experience found they could diagnose valve defects that went unnoticed in a standard 2D exam. At the 2007 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting in Berlin, Anton Koning, Ph.D., from Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam discussed how 3D visualizes complex pathology of the heart and how image display can be improved with different kinds of VR (virtual reality) systems.

August 1, 2007

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Two-segment CTA reconstruction aids images, not accuracy

For patients with faster heart rates, the use of two-segment reconstruction improves image quality at 64-slice coronary CT angiography (CTA), according to a study from Germany. Among all patients, however, accuracy was not improved using two-segment when compared to single-segment reconstruction.

May 20, 2007

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Prof. Marion Smits speaks about her new U.K. post at Cambridge University with Prof. Ferdia Gallagher’s group and looks ahead to ECR 2026.

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Serac updates endometriosis maraciclatide radiotracer study results

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Serac Healthcare is highlighting interim results from a study regarding its endometriosis-targeted technetium-99m (Tc-99m) maraciclatide radiotracer.

June 10, 2024

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Radiology's visualization tools can transform surgical practice

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

The clinical integration of 3D printing and extended reality technologies is having a growing impact on patient care by improving surgical planning and aiding simulations to guide procedures in real-time.

June 7, 2024

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ITM secures €188M in funding

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Isotope Technologies Munich (ITM) has secured an equity investment of €188 million that it plans to use to prepare for the launch of ITM-11.

June 7, 2024

EANM reveals plan to establish AI committee

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is creating a dedicated Artificial Intelligence Committee that will be launched in 2025.

June 7, 2024

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Sectra launches IT module for enterprise imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Sectra has launched a new diagnostic IT module for genomics within molecular pathology.

June 5, 2024

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United unveils total-body PET/CT unit in Bologna

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

United Imaging has installed its uExplorer total-body PET/CT scanner at IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna in Italy.

June 5, 2024

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Medtronic completes €30B public offering

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medtronic has completed a $33 billion (€30.3 billion) public offering of senior notes.

June 3, 2024

U.K. issues guidance on reirradiation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists has issued guidance for the principles of reirradiation, a highly individualized treatment that is being increasingly used. The document is free to download.

May 31, 2024

NHS England selects Annalise.ai to provide AI software

Annalise.ai has been chosen as a preferred provider by six imaging networks in England as part of the NHS AI Diagnostic Fund.

May 31, 2024

SERAM congress puts emphasis on training and quality

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The 37th national congress of the Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) took place in Barcelona from 22 to 25 May. We look at the highlights of the meeting.

May 24, 2024

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German societies agree on strategic partnership

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German Roentgen Society (DRG) and the Professional Association of German Radiologists (BDR) have entered into a strategic partnership.

May 24, 2024

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Nuclidium and Guerbet form strategic partnership

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclidium and Guerbet have entered a partnership to advance Nuclidium’s diagnostic and therapeutic copper-based radiopharmaceuticals.

May 22, 2024

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