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Novel thyroid study hits the right note

By Theresa Pablos

A research group from Tours, France, has reported the initial success of a thyroid cancer screening technique called vocal passive elastography. The method can detect abnormally stiff tissues on ultrasound when participants sing the "eeee" sound.

January 14, 2021

Imaging mourns loss of cardiac pioneer Simon Rees

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Dr. Simon Rees, the eminent cardiac radiologist and educator, has died. We pay tribute to the man who helped care for the British royal family, who was the only doctor on duty when a major air disaster occurred, and whose overwhelming passion outside of radiology was hunting.

January 13, 2021

Therapixel gets CE Mark for MammoScreen software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Therapixel has received the CE Mark for its MammoScreen software, which analyzes screening mammograms and indicates suspicious mammograms and lesions to radiologists.

January 11, 2021

CT proves indispensable in lung transplant cases

By Philip Ward

Radiologists from the hospital that carried out the first lung transplant in France on a COVID-19 patient have shared their experiences and knowledge of how imaging can help to improve outcome and minimize the risk of rejection of the transplanted organ.

January 11, 2021

Lung CT scans help predict COVID-19 mortality risk

By Erik L. Ridley

Investigators have found that volumetric analysis of lung consolidation on chest CT scans can be used to forecast the risk of COVID-19 patients dying in the hospital and aid in management decisions. They published their results online on 6 January in European Journal of Radiology Open.

January 11, 2021

Ultromics' AI software gets thumbs-up from regulators

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared EchoGo Pro, an artificial intelligence (AI) decision support software application from U.K. software developer Ultromics for identifying coronary artery disease on echocardiograms.

January 10, 2021

What does it take to do great research?

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Top researchers must be committed and intellectually able, establish a strong track record, and perform well in audits, according to oncology imaging expert Prof. Fiona Gilbert. Along with Dr. Erika Denton and Prof. Amaka Offiah, she has given practical research tips in a free podcast.

January 10, 2021

New study investigates what influences mammography

By Theresa Pablos

Breast cancer cases are growing in Turkey and other low- and middle-income countries, prompting researchers to look for factors that may influence whether a woman decides to participate in mammography or clinical breast examinations.

January 10, 2021

QT Imaging announces EMEA distribution agreement

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Transmission ultrasound breast imaging developer QT Imaging has named Dutch firm Freedom Ventures as exclusive distributor of its QTscan device for the European, Middle Eastern, and North African markets (EMEA). Freedom Ventures will do business as QT Scan.

January 7, 2021

Germans shine light on family breast cancer history

By Theresa Pablos

A large German study has found that women with a family history of breast cancer had a higher rate of cancers detected on imaging and cancers that were a smaller size at diagnosis. The results suggest the higher cancer detection rate may be tied to additional screening rather than family history.

January 7, 2021

French team backs use of CTPA for pulmonary embolism

By Kate Madden Yee

Investigators from Brest in France have found that CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) can play a key role in screening for pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented at the hospital with worsening respiratory symptoms. They published their results on 5 January in JAMA.

January 6, 2021

Ultralow-dose CT proves viable for 3D printing

By Erik L. Ridley

New research suggests that CT images acquired at ultralow radiation doses can be used to produce high-quality 3D-printed models of wrist fractures. The study findings were published online on 23 December in the European Journal of Radiology.

January 5, 2021

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