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Spanish researchers tie midlife heart disease to Alzheimer's

Researchers from Spain have used PET to discover that individuals in their 50s with signs of cardiovascular disease also have reduced brain metabolism in areas connected with Alzheimer's disease. The findings provide a link between brain and heart health.

February 16, 2021

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Siemens launches wide-bore midfield MRI scanner

A new midfield MRI scanner with a wide 80-cm bore, Magnetom Free.Max, was among the products unveiled by Siemens Healthineers at a virtual event held on 17 November. The vendor also took the wraps off the Syngo Carbon image and data management platform.

November 17, 2020

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New analysis underlines value of lung cancer screening

In a study of eight randomized controlled trials involving over 90,000 people, CT lung cancer screening produced a relative risk reduction of 0.81 for death from lung cancer and an absolute risk reduction of 0.4%. Screening did not reduce all-cause mortality, however.

November 15, 2020

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German group refines PET technique for prostate cancer

Researchers from Essen have used a PET-based optical imaging method known as Cerenkov luminescence imaging to highlight the presence of cancer cells after prostate cancer surgery. They published their results in the October edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

October 12, 2020

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Week in Review: New surge in teleradiology | CT for COVID-19 | AI market growth

September 10, 2020

Siemens to acquire Varian in deal worth 14B euros

Siemens Healthineers announced on 2 August that it has agreed to buy Varian Medical Systems in a deal valued at $16.4 billion (13.8 billion euros). The purchase represents an important strategic move for Siemens into cancer treatment, and it is being called the biggest healthcare acquisition of the year.

August 2, 2020

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Week in Review: COVID-19's global impact | AI software website | Germans nab image honors

July 23, 2020

Molecular Imaging

Molecular imaging mourns death of Stanford's Gambhir

The molecular imaging and radiology communities are mourning the death of Dr. Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, PhD, the chair of radiology at Stanford University, who died of cancer on 18 July. He was 57.

July 22, 2020

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July 19, 2020

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ECR 2020: The show goes on at ECR opening ceremony

It may not be Vienna in March, but the European Society of Radiology did its best to host a virtual approximation of its traditional opening ceremony on 15 July. As with past in-person events, the online ceremony featured the pomp and circumstance for which ECR is renowned.

July 15, 2020

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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.

Baseline and 1-year follow-up CT and MRI scans of thoracic and lumbar spine with color-coded vertebral segmentation

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

FREE webinar: find your imaging capacity

AI on par with radiologists for finding prostate cancer on MRI

By Amerigo Allegretto

The AI system achieved high diagnostic performance and agreement with radiologists.

October 13, 2026

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JFR: Radiologists, urologists, and patients collaborate for kidney tumor treatment

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Minimally-invasive thermoablation techniques and software are evolving rapidly with a view to improving reproducibility and tolerability of procedures.

October 12, 2026

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Bayer’s Joana Reis: Breast screening moves beyond one-size-fits-all

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Dr. Joana Reis, Medical Affairs Breast Imaging Solutions Lead for Radiology at Bayer, discusses the shift toward more personalized breast imaging.

October 12, 2026

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Behind the scan: From warehouse to patient in Maastricht

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

From warehouse to hospital, Bayer showed all stations of the medical lifecycle behind a radiology examination in Maastricht.

October 12, 2026

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Sopris Capital buys Blackford Analysis from Bayer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Sopris will fold Blackford into Azra AI, one of its portfolio companies.

October 9, 2026

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neuroRAD video: Joe Lennerz on continuous evidence tracking in medical AI

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

At neuroRAD 2026 in Mainz, Dr. Joe Lennerz discusses integrated diagnostics, shadow deployment, and the future of medical AI.

October 9, 2026

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JFR: How to integrate AI in emergency imaging

By Frances Rylands-Monk

JFR opens with focus on AI in emergency imaging, from proof of concept to implementation in daily practice.

October 8, 2026

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neuroRAD 2026 Photo Gallery

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

We present our collection of images from neuroRAD 2026. This gallery is updated daily during the congress.

October 8, 2026

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At neuroRAD 2026, the young take over

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

With more than 1,100 attendees, the German congress is introducing new formats for networking, alongside an initiative to strengthen women's voices in neuroradiology.

October 8, 2026

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AI leads to lower turnaround times for high-volume imaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

Along with lower turnaround times, a study revealed that most latency issues from AI use are due to data routing.

October 8, 2026

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Video from neuroRAD: Jennifer Linn on hospital reform and the future of neuroradiology

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Prof. Dr. Jennifer Linn discusses how hospital reform, centralization, staffing, and 24/7 specialist care could affect neuroradiology in everyday practice.

October 7, 2026

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Katharina Wenger-Alakmeh on moving advanced imaging into clinical routine

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

In this video interview, neuroRAD 2026 congress president Dr. Katharina Wenger-Alakmeh discusses which advanced imaging developments are moving closer to clinical routine and what still stands in the way of translation.

October 6, 2026

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