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Power Doppler ultrasound accurately tracks rheumatoid arthritis treatment response

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 1 - Power Doppler ultrasonography accurately monitors the response of rheumatoid arthritis to treatment with antitumor necrosis factor agents, according to a report in the August issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.

September 30, 2008

Allergic reactions to lymphatic dyes can be delayed and severe

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 26 - French anesthesiologists warn that the dyes used for sentinel lymph node mapping can cause anaphylactic reactions that may not develop until an hour after exposure, can be life-threatening, and can last for several hours, requiring continuous infusions of epinephrine to control.

September 25, 2008

Atrial fibrillation tied to cognitive impairment in patients without stroke

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 26 - Even in the absence of clinical stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with impaired cognitive function and reduced hippocampal volume, according to findings from a new study.

September 25, 2008

Chemoradiation toxicity rates differ between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews

STOCKHOLM (Reuters Health), Sep 18 - Among patients receiving postoperative chemoradiation for locally advanced gastric cancer, Ashkenazi Jews experience more treatment toxicity than Sephardic Jews, according to a report at the 33rd Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology.

September 17, 2008

Marathoners show higher-than-expected heart risks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 17 - Some older marathon runners may have a greater chance of suffering a heart attack than their risk factors belie, study results suggest. Researchers calculated marathoners' Framingham Risk Score and also used CT scans to calculate each runner's coronary calcium score.

September 16, 2008

Lack of residual vein thrombosis indicates low risk for recurrent DVT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 17 - The absence of residual vein thrombosis following a first episode of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a reliable indicator of which patients can safely stop oral anticoagulation therapy, according to a study by Italian researchers in the August 1 issue of Blood.

September 16, 2008

Voice outcome similar with endoscopic surgery or radiotherapy for glottic cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 16 - As treatments for T1a midcord glottic carcinoma, endoscopic laser surgery and radiotherapy provide similar voice outcomes, according to a report in the Archives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery for September.

September 15, 2008

Warfarin safely continued during coronary angiography

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 9 - The results of a new study suggest that patients receiving long-term warfarin therapy do not need to stop the drug prior to coronary angiography.

September 8, 2008

Screening rules may miss cancer in people with IBD

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 5 - The diagnosis of colorectal cancer will be delayed or missed in a substantial number of people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) if surveillance colonoscopy is conducted strictly according to official guidelines, investigators from the Netherlands warn.

September 4, 2008

MRI points to ankylosing spondylitis anti-TNF response

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 4 - In patients with ankylosing spondylitis, widespread inflammation of the spine detected by MRI is predictive of a major response to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy with infliximab or etanercept, German researchers report.

September 3, 2008

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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 south-west 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

GPT-4V flops on RSNA ‘Case of the Day’ questions

National Institutes of Health (NIH) investigators have found that GPT-4 Vision in its current form is not able to reliably interpret radiologic images.

October 4, 2024

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Philips reveals greenhouse gas emissions success

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips is highlighting greenhouse gas emissions reduction results following collaboration with customers to mitigate their carbon footprints.

October 4, 2024

Siemens co-launches €27 million stroke care program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has joined with more than 20 industry and public partners, including seven leading stroke hospitals, in launching a €26.9 million, five-year project to improve stroke management for patients all over Europe.

October 3, 2024

Breast screening moves to a more personalized approach

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The future of breast screening will be about a more personalized approach, predicts Prof. Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara, of AP-HP Sorbonne University, Paris. She looks ahead to breast imaging sessions at JFR 2024.

October 3, 2024

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Embolization method proves value in knee osteoarthritis

Genicular artery embolization is showing clinical promise as a cost-effective treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, a new study has found.

October 2, 2024

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How can radiology benefit from Generation Z at work?

By Frances Rylands-Monk

When working with Generation Z colleagues, it's vital to avoid stereotypes and understand why intergenerational differences exist, says an expert who's organizing a plenary session on the topic at the French national radiology congress, JFR 2024.

September 30, 2024

Swedish team unveils novel findings on prostate MRI

By Kate Madden Yee

Skipping systematic biopsy in men with elevated prostate-specific antigen levels but negative MRI results reduces overdiagnosis by more than 50%, researchers from Göthenburg have reported.

September 30, 2024

Prostate Visual

Marie-Pierre Revel gives update on CT lung screening

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Ahead of the French national radiology congress, JFR 2024, we caught up with Prof. Marie-Pierre Revel to get her latest thoughts on CT lung cancer screening. She also speaks about her recent 2.5 km sea swim in Spain.

September 27, 2024

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Swiss overcome logistical issues in clinical audits

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Clinical audits in radiation protection are proving valuable in Switzerland, but serious challenges have arisen due to the country's four official languages and diverse regional cultures.

September 26, 2024

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Tribunal suspends doctor who worked during misconduct ban

A U.K. tribunal has banned a doctor for 12 months because he worked while he was already suspended for misconduct due to his criticism of patients for their English skills and his insistence that a woman remove her face veil.

September 24, 2024

DWI-MRI technique improves breast lesion characterization

By Kate Madden Yee

A breast-specific diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)-MRI technique is effective for distinguishing between breast lesion types, a new study has found.

September 23, 2024

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Microplastics reach the olfactory bulb in the human brain

Researchers have detected microplastics in olfactory bulb brain tissues of eight deceased individuals, and they suggest MRI could be the next step for studying the effects of the pollutants on human health.

September 23, 2024

Olfactory Bulb Brain

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