Imaging Informatics: Page 276

Blackford hires new engineering director

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical software developer Blackford Analysis has named Gordon McNeilly as director of engineering.

June 3, 2014

AuntMinnieEurope.com Advanced Visualization Insider

By Erik L. Ridley

June 1, 2014

CAD boosts polyp detection on CTC for intermediate readers too

By Eric Barnes

In one of the first studies to look at moderately experienced readers rather than experts or novices, computer-aided detection (CAD) significantly improved polyp detection sensitivity at CT colonography (CTC), according to a new study in European Radiology.

June 1, 2014

FDG-PET/MRI fusion differentiates breast masses

By Erik L. Ridley

While breast MRI is highly sensitive for breast cancer, its specificity can be a little lackluster. Fusing FDG-PET and breast MRI can help, however, Brazilian researchers reported in an article published online on 27 May in the European Journal of Radiology.

June 1, 2014

CADx helps characterize focal prostate lesions

By Erik L. Ridley

Thanks mostly to its ability to improve specificity, computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) software can bolster characterization of focal prostate lesions on multiparametric MRI scans, French researchers reported in the June issue of Radiology.

June 1, 2014

3D reconstruction of Richard III's spine confirms scoliosis

By Becky McCall

In the latest revelation relating to the discovery of the skeleton of King Richard III of England, a 3D printed reconstruction of his spine based on CT data confirms he suffered from the spinal condition scoliosis, although he wasn't quite the "hunchback" as portrayed by writers.

May 29, 2014