Reuters Health

Multislice CT can help guide surgery for infective endocarditis

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 13 - In patients with infective endocarditis, the accuracy of multislice CT for detecting valvular abnormalities is close to that of transesophageal echocardiography, and the newer technique could help in surgical planning, according to a report in the February 3 Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

February 12, 2009

Sequential and alternating chemoradiotherapy comparable for laryngeal cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 6 - The results of a randomized trial indicate that sequential and alternating chemotherapy with radiotherapy provide similar survival and larynx preservation in patients with advanced squamous cell cancer of the larynx.

February 5, 2009

Imaging Informatics

IBM teams up with Google on health software

BANGALORE (Reuters), Feb 5 - IBM is teaming up with Google Inc. on software to move data from remote personal medical devices into Google Health and other personal health records, IBM said on Thursday.

February 4, 2009

Lymph node ratio predicts colorectal cancer survival

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 28 - Among patients with colorectal cancer, survival rates are associated with the lymph node ratio -- i.e., the number of tumor-infiltrated nodes divided by the total number of resected nodes -- German researchers report in the December 2008 Annals of Surgery.

January 27, 2009

EU health chief says cancer screenings must double

BRUSSELS (Reuters), Jan 23 - Europe needs to conduct twice as many cancer screenings to prevent death rates from the disease from climbing as the population ages, the European Union (EU) health commissioner said on Thursday.

January 22, 2009

Blood pressure not associated with many severe CT findings after acute stroke

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 22 - Higher blood pressure does not increase the incidence of hemorrhagic transformation and several other severe CT findings after acute stroke, according to researchers in Europe.

January 21, 2009

Thrombectomy a useful adjunct to primary PCI in STEMI: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 21 - Manual thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves myocardial reperfusion and reduces final infarct size in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), results of a European study indicate.

January 20, 2009

Genistein safely improves bone formation in osteopenic, postmenopausal women

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 15 - Genistein aglycone improves bone formation without adversely affecting the breast in postmenopausal women with osteopenia, according to a report in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

January 14, 2009

Flow reserve testing may improve PCI outcomes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 15 - Adding fractional flow reserve measurements to angiography may improve survival and other outcomes for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents, new research indicates.

January 14, 2009

Uterine fibroid embolization does not prevent future pregnancy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 8 - Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of myomata is not contraindicated in young women who want to preserve their fertility, according to results of a prospective study conducted in Spain.

January 7, 2009

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Is this the future of catering in healthcare?

Cooking robot gets rave reviews in Tübingen

Hospital food doesn’t have to be drab and dreary. The installation of a new machine in Southwest Germany is winning praise from the medical imaging community.

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Ultrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathy

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Pressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosure

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MRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volume

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ESR survey put focus on radiology subspecialization

EANM 2024 hits record attendance

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has reported that its annual congress in Hamburg, Germany, attracted more than 8,680 participants.

November 7, 2024

Siemens posts strong revenues for Q4, fiscal year 2024

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers posted strong revenue growth in the fourth quarter and full fiscal year of 2024 compared with last year.

November 7, 2024

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How can you improve communication of incidental findings?

When incidental findings are documented in both the main body of text and the conclusion of a radiological report, they tend to be appropriately communicated to the general practitioner, a new study has found.

November 7, 2024

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Radiology responds to devastating floods in Spain

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Members of Valencia's radiological community are reeling from the worst flooding experienced by the region for generations. Some people have expressed anger over the lack of preparedness and political leadership.

November 5, 2024

Christiane Kuhl leads tributes to CT pioneer Willi Kalender

The medical imaging community has paid tribute to Prof. Willi Kalender, PhD, the renowned medical physicist. "He is the father of contemporary CT -- and thus of clinical radiology as we know it today," said Prof. Dr. Christiane Kuhl, PhD.

November 5, 2024

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Automated breast ultrasound provides boost for screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

Automated breast ultrasound with remote reading can improve access to breast cancer screening and early detection in low-resource settings, according to researchers.

November 4, 2024

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PET/CT proves value in patients with hyperparathyroidism

A French group has reported that F-18 fluorocholine PET/CT appears to be an effective first-line imaging method in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.

November 4, 2024

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Book launch celebrates lives of global experts in radiology

By Dr. Arpan K. Banerjee

A new book containing 195 biographies of radiology's early pioneers from 38 countries was unveiled at France's national congress, JFR 2024, in Paris.

November 1, 2024

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My identity as a doctor: Why is it such a big deal?

By Dr. Chris Hammond

Medical identity is ingrained into the stories we tell ourselves as professionals, but we may be giving it too much prominence in our lives, writes interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond.

October 31, 2024

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MRI shows poor sleep translates to poor brain health

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI indicates that people in early middle age with poor sleep quality exhibit signs of poor brain health in the form of older brain age later in life.

October 30, 2024

Dutch fraud case puts spotlight on AI arena

A report in the Dutch media about an x-ray AI developer being held in police custody over alleged fraud has focused attention on malpractice in the tech sector and how end users can protect themselves.

October 29, 2024

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Locum doctor struck off for gross misconduct

A locum doctor who told a patient she needed a CT scan "to see if she had a brain" has been erased from the U.K. medical register. The same doctor urinated in a hospital sink twice and ignored COVID-19 protocols.

October 29, 2024

Justice Scales Fire

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