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Careful use of MRI restores calm in PIP implant cases
Ultrasound remains the gold standard for monitoring Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implants, but new French data suggest that dedicated silicone sequences in MRI can help detect problems, particularly if asymptomatic patients wish to keep their implants.
April 3, 2012
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Rigorous investigation using MRI can prove crucial for endometriosis
VIENNA - Endometriosis substantially affects women's quality of life and can sometimes cause infertility. Radiologists involved in diagnostic workup for suspected endometriosis are strongly urged to make a checklist of areas needing investigation when presented with such cases.
March 4, 2012
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Egypt's national breast screening program is put firmly on the map
VIENNA - Breast cancer accounts for 33% of all female cancers in Egypt, and its incidence will continue to rise, noted Prof. Dorria Salem, director of the national women's outreach program for breast cancer screening, in Saturday's European Society of Radiology meets Egypt session.
March 3, 2012
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Atherosclerosis markers can unravel paradox of Churchill et al
VIENNA - Winston Churchill smoked heavily and was overweight, yet he lived to the age of 90. Others live healthily and die well before 60. Emerging techniques for diagnosing atherosclerosis promise to explain this apparent contradiction and make medicine more patient-specific.
March 3, 2012
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3D or not 3D? No longer a question in liver imaging
VIENNA - The gap between reality and virtuality in liver imaging appears to be narrowing. At Friday's New Horizon's session at the European Congress of Radiology, attendees took a journey through time and space with four expert speakers.
March 2, 2012
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Osteoporosis takes center stage on day 1
VIENNA - Correct diagnosis of osteoporosis is fundamental to identifying patients who require treatment and are at risk of complications. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry continues to prove itself as the heavyweight tool for both diagnosis and follow-up.
March 1, 2012
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Interactivity creates a buzz in acute abdomen session
VIENNA - Which modality do you think comes with highest radiation exposure? That was the first question posed at yesterday's interactive teaching session E3 220 on acute abdominal inflammatory disorders. Delegates paused to watch the yellow countdown bar, as speaker Dr. Christian Hohl waited for an answer.
March 1, 2012
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Pancreatic cancer management demands teamwork, multidisciplinary approach
VIENNA - Management and treatment of pancreatic cancer patients is a complex and challenging task requiring a multilateral effort across medical specialties. Speakers at today's session intend to illustrate a unified approach to pancreatic cancer that enables the goals of each specialty to be achieved for timely diagnosis and effective treatment.
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Radiologists may be sheltered from Elsevier boycott
The growing storm over pricing policies at academic publishing giant Elsevier does not appear to have reached radiology's shores, according to Dr. Hans Blickman, editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Radiology (EJR), an Elsevier title. Still, radiologists are likely to see more open-access articles as EJR adapts to the changing publishing environment.
February 9, 2012
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Philips launches Sparq at Medica for point-of-care ultrasound
Philips Healthcare is using this week's Medica 2011 show in Düsseldorf, Germany, to launch Sparq, a new mobile ultrasound scanner specifically designed with point-of-care environments in mind.
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Is it time to ditch physical exams before ultrasound?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Omitting physical examinations before ultrasound scans does not affect diagnostic outcomes, according to a Dutch study.
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Tributes flow for interventional pioneer Plinio Rossi
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
European and international societies have recognized the life and achievements of Italian radiologist Prof. Plinio Rossi, who died on 14 September.
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5 tips on how to succeed with online learning
By Dr. Chris Hammond
We attach less meaning to an online course, so we value it less, radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond writes. He gives advice on making e-learning a richer experience.
September 23, 2025
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Manslaughter trial gets underway in Rome
By Philip Ward
A preliminary hearing in the manslaughter case of three radiologists and a cardiologist has broadened the scope of liability to the clinics and insurance company involved.
September 23, 2025
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DBT plus synthesized mammo leads to fewer false-positive recalls
By Amerigo Allegretto
A German study has found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus synthesized mammography leads to lower false-positive recall rates than digital mammography.
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Imaging linked to blood cancers in younger patients
By Will Morton
Researchers suggest that medical imaging may be associated with more than 10% of hematologic cancers in children and adolescents.
September 22, 2025
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Dutch authors cast light on uterine fibroids
By Maryam Payne
Researchers have shared their clinical experiences of how ultrasound and MRI can assess blood flow and vasculature in uterine fibroids.
September 19, 2025
3D power Doppler images of the same patient. Sagittal view (A), transversal view (B), and coronal view (C). 3D power Doppler reconstruction (D) with a 3D power Doppler volume (E) and a histogram (F) as output of 3D power Doppler ultrasound with vascular indices as result.
DL algorithm estimates lung nodule cancer risk, reduces false positives
By Kate Madden Yee
The deep-learning (DL) tool reduced false-positive results by almost 40% and showed high cancer detection rates.
September 18, 2025
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Neuroinflammation persists for 2 years in long COVID
By Will Morton
A Dutch team has used PET to reveal neuroinflammation in patients with persistent severe fatigue and difficulty concentrating more than two years after COVID-19 infection.
September 17, 2025
Medical brain scans comparing post-COVID brain activity across axial, coronal, and sagittal views
ChatGPT gathers momentum in MR imaging
By Philip Ward
ChatGPT-4 can enhance clinical workflow by recommending case-specific MRI protocols, optimizing protocol selection, and leading to relevant acquisition time savings, a new German-led study has found.
September 16, 2025
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Low-dose CT ties emphysema to mortality in previous smokers
By Amerigo Allegretto
Emphysema found on baseline low-dose chest CT is tied to death related to all causes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular disease, Spanish authors have reported.
September 16, 2025
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