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Canon withdraws from in-person exhibition at RSNA 2021

Canon Medical has revealed it will not attend the in-person versions of the upcoming RSNA and American Society for Radiation Oncology congresses. Instead the vendor will focus on exhibiting virtually at these meetings.

October 6, 2021

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GE to acquire ultrasound firm BK Medical for 1.3B euros

GE Healthcare has signed a deal to acquire specialty ultrasound and surgical visualization developer BK Medical for $1.45 billion U.S. (1.23 billion euros). GE said the acquisition will help its $3 billion (2.6 billions euros) ultrasound business expand into surgical and therapeutic interventions.

September 22, 2021

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Week in Review: Practical cybersecurity tips | Breast screening for older women | Prostate screening

August 19, 2021

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

July 25, 2021

Week in Review: Renal complications | EDiR adapts to COVID-19 | Pandemic stress

July 22, 2021

With Hitachi deal done, Fujifilm sets sights on healthcare growth

Fresh off its acquisition of Hitachi's medical imaging business, Japanese industrial giant Fujifilm on 1 July rebranded its healthcare subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe to reflect the newly integrated company. The deal exemplifies Fujifilm's plan to make healthcare its primary business.

July 1, 2021

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Siemens Healthineers completes Varian acquisition

It's been called the biggest acquisition in healthcare this year, and now it's a done deal. Siemens Healthineers announced on Thursday that its purchase of Varian Medical Systems is complete. The purchase instantly makes Siemens the dominant player in the global radiation therapy market.

April 14, 2021

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Fuchsjäger sings radiology's praises in ECR 2021 opening

If you closed your eyes, you could almost imagine yourself in Vienna. In Wednesday evening's opening ceremony, ESR President Prof. Dr. Michael Fuchsjäger raised the curtain on ECR 2021, extolling radiology's virtues to a virtual audience -- before singing opera in a closing duet.

March 3, 2021

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European Commission gives OK to big Siemens/Varian deal

The European Commission (EC) has given its blessing to the bid by Siemens Healthineers to acquire radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems. The EC approved the deal after Siemens gave assurances that it would keep its systems open to third parties.

February 18, 2021

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Week in Review: MR mammography | Field-strength wars flare anew | CT lung screening

February 18, 2021

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EANM: How PET is reshaping Alzheimer's treatment decisions

As disease-modifying therapies enter clinical practice, amyloid and tau PET are taking on increasingly important roles in patient selection, disease staging, and treatment monitoring.

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LDCT predicts vertebral fracture risk in heavy smokers

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Nottingham radiographer struck off over misconduct

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neuroRAD 2026: What the EU AI Act means for clinical neuroradiology

FREE webinar: find your imaging capacity

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EANM: AI studies target tumor boards, PET/CT protocoling, and PD-L1 prediction

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

A multi-agent AI system improved tumor board recommendations, while other studies explored PET/CT protocol selection and cancer biomarker prediction at EANM 2026 in Vienna.

October 20, 2026

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EANM: New PET tracer shows promise in kidney cancer

Across 492 true lesions evaluated in the study, Ga-68 DPI-4452 PET/CT detected 90.9%, compared with 56.7% using F-18 FDG PET/CT.

October 20, 2026

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Video from EANM: President Erba on radiopharmaceuticals, PET, and AI

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Advances in radiopharmaceuticals, PET imaging, and AI are driving personalized nuclear medicine, according to EANM President Prof. Paola Anna Erba.

October 19, 2026

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EANM 2026: How early is early enough in prevention?

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Experts question whether PET-based screening is ready for cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s, and what evidence would justify it.

October 19, 2026

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EANM: Thomas Hope on what’s next in FAP-targeted theranostics

The innovations and work being done to optimize FAP agents will likely "spill over" to other targets.

October 19, 2026

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EANM: Next-generation PET scanner cuts imaging time to one minute

The scanner's fastest images were rated more highly on average than those from a standard PET/CT scanner.

October 18, 2026

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VR boosts accuracy, confidence for evaluating abdominal neuroblastoma

By Amerigo Allegretto

Compared with CT, VR helps surgeons more with anatomical assessment in abdominal neuroblastoma.

October 16, 2026

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René Chapot challenges measures of success in distal thrombectomy

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

At neuroRAD 2026 in Mainz, Prof. Dr. René Chapot questioned in a video interview how success in distal thrombectomy is measured and explored the future of neurointervention.

October 16, 2026

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From theranostics to patient access: What to expect at EANM 2026

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Around 10,000 participants from 138 countries are expected in Vienna as nuclear medicine expands its role in cancer treatment and molecular imaging.

October 15, 2026

At neuroRAD, three pioneers look beyond technical success

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Germany’s neuroRAD congress brought three giants of neuroradiology on stage to discuss their groundbreaking innovations as well as the patients whose lives are affected by them.

October 15, 2026

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Breast cancer imaging: Patients must remain at the center

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Experts at a European Society of Radiology (ESR) event in Vienna emphasized that diagnostic precision alone is not enough when it comes to breast cancer.

October 14, 2026

Lu-177 PNT2002 before SBRT extends disease control in prostate cancer

A group from the University of California, Los Angeles, updated an analysis of outcomes from the LUNAR trial by 10 months.

October 13, 2026

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