Philip Ward[email protected]Clinical NewsFrom beer to scanners: What's brewing in Moldova?A private imaging clinic that opened three years ago in Moldova on the site of a former beer restaurant is serving as a case study in how a modern diagnostic facility can be built successfully from scratch.November 20, 2012MRIAuntMinnieEurope.com MRI InsiderNovember 14, 2012Clinical NewsKnee MRI at 3T requires both 3D and 2D sequencesEmerging 3D turbo spin-echo (TSE) sequences with isotropic resolution are increasingly valuable for assessing the knee joint at 3 tesla, but they cannot be used as a single sequence, and MR protocols at 3 tesla must include both 2D and 3D TSE sequences, Belgian researchers have found.November 14, 2012CTRussia's radical reforms; vendor-neutral archiving; RSNA looms largeNovember 13, 2012Clinical NewsExperts give tips & tricks for imaging Crohn's patientsUsed properly, MRI is a sensitive, specific, safe, and reliable tool for evaluating Crohn's disease activity and complications, and is useful for assessing the extent and severity of the disease, according to gastrointestinal specialists from the U.K.November 11, 2012Clinical NewsPET assists in predicting response to chemotherapyDutch researchers have used positron emission tomography (PET) to predict how much of an anticancer drug is absorbed by a tumor. In a preliminary study in lung cancer patients reported today in Dublin, they revealed that less than 1% of the drug docetaxel is absorbed by the tumors.November 7, 2012Breast ImagingTurf battles loom in Germany; radiology jokes; IDoR goes ahead on 8 Nov.November 6, 2012Clinical NewsPortuguese-U.K. project illuminates MR elastographyA joint Portuguese-U.K. research initiative has evaluated the most effective equipment for use in MR elastography, a promising noninvasive technique that can spatially map and quantitatively describe displacement patterns corresponding to strain waves, in tissue-like materials.November 6, 2012Clinical NewsMRI can provide clarity in ovarian cancer casesAs treatment options for adnexal masses get more sophisticated and patient-specific, determining the location, size, and likelihood of malignancy of a lesion are becoming increasingly important, Portuguese researchers have underlined.November 5, 2012CTLancet's screening report; digital tomo news; cost-effectiveness of CT colonographyOctober 30, 2012Previous PagePage 160 of 189Next PageTop StoriesMRI15 years of top stories: Which are the standouts?To mark the 15th anniversary of AuntMinnieEurope and the retirement of Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward, we present a list of the 15 all-time favorite articles.Molecular ImagingUnfilled vacancies and disparities persist in nuclear medicineMolecular ImagingPET develops key clinical role in neuroendocrine tumorsMolecular ImagingPET/CT visualizes complications in patients on hemodialysisCTAll roads lead to outsourcing
