AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writersConferenceTop 5 trends from ECR 2016 in ViennaAs the European radiological community draws a collective breath from ECR 2016, it's a perfect time to reflect on the meeting and identify the major trends affecting medical imaging. Here are five central themes that circulated the halls of the Austria Center Vienna at this year's congress.March 8, 2016Clinical NewsEBCC: Diabetes drugs can impact breast densityDiabetes treatment with medicine such as metformin or with diet may reduce breast density, while taking insulin seems to increase it, according to data presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC), underway in Amsterdam and sponsored by the European Cancer Organization.March 8, 2016Clinical NewsEBCC: Physical activity does not influence breast densityThe protective effect of physical activity on breast cancer appears to be through other mechanisms besides reducing breast density, according to data presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC), underway in Amsterdam and sponsored by the European Cancer Organization.March 8, 2016Clinical NewsEBCC: Genetic mutation tied to breast cancer in Chinese womenHong Kong researchers have linked a new genetic mutation to higher risk of breast cancer in Chinese women, according to data presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC), underway in Amsterdam and sponsored by the European Cancer Organization.March 8, 2016ConferenceCOCIR calls for imaging equipment replacementThe installed base of medical imaging equipment in Europe is aging and needs to be replaced, according to the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR), in a poster presentation at last week's ECR 2016 in Vienna.March 7, 2016Industry NewsSiemens signs Royal Brompton Hospital for angio unitSiemens Healthcare has deployed its Artis Q zeego angiography system with Pure technology at Brompton Hospital of the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K.March 7, 2016Organized Radiology IssuesRCR seeks negotiation in junior doctor disputeThe U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is urging the U.K. Department of Health and junior doctors in England to keep patients in mind and step back from the brink in their ongoing dispute.March 7, 2016Product NewsToshiba releases new cardiac MRI systemToshiba Medical Systems has launched global sales of its new Vantage Titan/cS Edition 1.5-tesla MRI scanner for cardiac imaging.March 7, 2016Clinical NewsGerman radiopharma firm receives equity influxGerman radiopharmaceutical firm ITM Isotopen Technologies Munich has received an investment of 20 million euros from Medtech Focused Family Office.March 7, 2016Industry NewsSectra posts sales, profit increases in Q3Swedish PACS firm Sectra posted a gain in revenues and a substantial improvement in profitability in the third quarter of its 2015-2016 fiscal year.March 7, 2016Previous PagePage 506 of 935Next PageTop StoriesWomens ImagingDutch authors cast light on uterine fibroidsResearchers have shared their clinical experiences of how ultrasound and MRI can assess blood flow and vasculature in uterine fibroids.CTDL algorithm estimates lung nodule cancer risk, reduces false positivesMolecular ImagingNeuroinflammation persists for 2 years in long COVIDMRIChatGPT gathers momentum in MR imagingCTLow-dose CT ties emphysema to mortality in previous smokers
