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Age-related white-matter changes predict poor poststroke survival

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 10 - Age-related white-matter changes can be significant predictors of poor poststroke survival, according to findings published in the July issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.

July 9, 2009

MRI improves diagnosis of severe endometriosis

CHICAGO (Reuters), Jul 8 - An advanced type of MRI scan may help doctors more accurately diagnose a severe form of endometriosis, researchers said on Tuesday, potentially allowing some women to avoid invasive pelvic surgery.

July 7, 2009

PET/CT improves preoperative staging of non-small cell lung cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 2 - Combined positron-emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) improves the staging of non-small cell lung cancer and also reduces the numbers of total and futile thoracotomies, Danish researchers report in the July 2 New England Journal of Medicine.

July 1, 2009

Screening men for abdominal aortic aneurysm saves lives, but is it cost-effective?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 26 - The results of a U.K. study suggest that screening older men for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) provides a durable survival benefit and becomes cost-effective over time. However, in a Danish study, screening for AAA in older men did not seem to be cost-effective.

June 25, 2009

New form of radiotherapy for prostate cancer works in mice

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 18 - The alpha particle-emitting radiopeptide 213 Bi-DOTA-PESIN is effective for treating prostate cancer in mice, according to research presented at the SNM's annual meeting in Toronto this week.

June 17, 2009

Society of Nuclear Medicine issues Medical Isotope Communiqué

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 16 - Monday, the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), together in partnership with a variety of key stake holders, issued a Medical Isotope Communiqué, with the goal of solving the medical isotope crisis.

June 15, 2009

Canada cites dangers in abandoned isotope reactors as major reactor remains down

OTTAWA (Reuters), Jun 16 - One of the reasons Canada abandoned a project last year to build new reactors to produce medical isotopes was the risk they could not be shut down if something went wrong, Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt said on Friday.

June 15, 2009

Ultrasound tops clinical exam for ankle assessment in childhood arthritis

COPENHAGEN (Reuters Health), Jun 16 - Ultrasound is much more accurate than clinical examination for identifying the affected ankle structures in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to results released at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Congress 2009.

June 15, 2009

Second cancer risk in childhood cancer survivors increased lifelong

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 9 - Survivors of childhood cancer face a lifelong increased risk of second primary cancers, according to a report in the June 2 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

June 8, 2009

Stenosis severity tied to acute coronary syndrome risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 3 - Although myocardial infarction has been generally thought to be associated with coronary stenoses with a diameter reduction of less than 50%, this may not be the case, Belgian researchers report in the May issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.

June 2, 2009

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Hybrid AI reading shows success in breast cancer screening

A Dutch team found that a hybrid reading strategy for screening mammography reduced radiologist workload by 38% without changing recall or cancer detection rates.

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Cooking robot gets rave reviews in Tübingen

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Ultrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathy

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8 steps to creating 3D printed models from CT scans

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

The emergence of 3D printed models costing as little as €20 each represents a sustainable way of enhancing surgical planning and medical communication.

December 19, 2024

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Ultrahigh-field MRI, medicolegal and safety topics dominate

The clinical potential of 11.7T MRI, along with medicolegal investigations and patient safety, feature strongly in Aunt Minnie Europe's 2024 list of 10 most popular articles.

December 18, 2024

Rome radiologists face prospect of legal action

Three senior radiologists and a cardiologist in Rome are likely to have to stand trial for the care they gave to crime journalist Andrea Purgatori, according to the Italian media.

December 17, 2024

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ChatGPT promising as support tool for researchers getting started in AI

By Amerigo Allegretto

ChatGPT could serve as an academic reference tool for early-career radiologists and researchers.

December 17, 2024

LLMs outperform medical student in solving imaging cases

By Amerigo Allegretto

Large language models (LLMs) outperformed a medical student when solving imaging cases in a quiz widely used by medical professionals.

December 16, 2024

5 radiology cartoons to make you smile and laugh

Radiology is stressful and mentally demanding, but it can also be great fun, says Dr. Paul McCoubrie. To get you in the festive spirit, he's got five cartoons for you to enjoy.

December 16, 2024

Rule 68: Be a Holistic Radiologist. It's natural to want to pass on wisdom. It's what humans do and have long done. This is particularly true with hard-earned wisdom from experiences that are etched permanently into your soul. It could be a Stone Age hunter passing on tips about avoiding the pointy bits of a mammoth or a radiologist scarred from a particularly vexatious lawsuit. As a general rule, bad decisions make for good stories.

Spanish researchers excel in RSNA 2024 poster hall

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Two research teams from Spain and one from the U.K. received prestigious magna cum laude awards for their e-poster presentations at RSNA 2024.

December 13, 2024

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AI transforms landscape in breast radiology

By Kicky van Leeuwen, PhD

What are the latest developments in AI for breast radiology? What are companies currently working on? Kicky van Leeuwen provides some answers.

December 12, 2024

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Team Ulm: Shut down angio units after 15 mins

Shutting down angiography imaging systems after 15 minutes of idle time boosts sustainability, a German research group reported at RSNA 2024.

December 11, 2024

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Controversy resurfaces over Belgian hospital

The heated debate over the hospital in Antwerp that dismissed its entire team of radiologists in June 2024 has now reemerged in the national media.

December 10, 2024

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Spanish team unveils SPECT-based coronary risk score for women

A new risk score based on SPECT imaging and other variables can accurately predict risks for women of major adverse cardiovascular events.

December 10, 2024

Irish radiologist, 37, dies of cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Tributes have been paid to a gifted young radiologist and mother-of-two from County Westmeath who has died from brain cancer, according to a report in the Irish media.

December 9, 2024

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