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What's new in noninvasive detection of skin cancer?
By Cynthia E. Keen
Researchers from Israel have developed and tested a fiberoptic evanescent wave spectroscopy system that can noninvasively identify and characterize skin cancers. They successfully identified cancerous lesions on patients' skin by touching the suspicious regions for 30 seconds with an optical fiber connected to a mid-infrared spectrometer.
November 26, 2020
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Total-body PET can prove a game changer
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Higher image quality, lower patient and staff radiation exposure, simultaneous multiorgan imaging, and expanded range for optimal dose imaging are among the significant advantages that total-body PET can bring to the clinical setting, according to a leading hybrid imaging expert.
November 24, 2020
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Home breast screening device grabs attention
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Blue Box, a home testing kit for breast cancer, has won the first prize in the international James Dyson Award, which means a 30,000 pound (33,730 euro) cash windfall for the 23-year-old Spanish developer, according to a BBC News report.
November 22, 2020
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Breast screening proves most effective in women over 65
By Philip Ward
The effect of breast screening is stronger and longer-lasting in women who are 65 and older, but it remains highly relevant for younger women, according to new data from England published on 23 November in the British Journal of Cancer.
November 22, 2020
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Father-and-son team moves ahead with 3D wrist scanner
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A compact 3D color digital x-ray scanner developed by a New Zealand radiologist and his father is entering global clinical trials, according to a statement released by the University of Otago in Dunedin.
November 19, 2020
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Dutch finetune CT reporting system for COVID-19
By Kate Madden Yee
A team from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is reporting success with a COVID-19 CT reporting system called CO-RADS. It can help clinicians quickly diagnose the disease when patients present in the emergency department.
November 19, 2020
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Automated lung CT analysis predicts COVID-19 outcomes
By Erik L. Ridley
Automated assessment of ground-glass opacities on lung CT exams in patients with suspected COVID-19 correlates well with clinical outcomes and shows potential as an objective biomarker for evaluating the severity of lung injury, according to research published online on 13 November in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine.
November 18, 2020
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SERAM pledges support to Lung Ambition Alliance
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) has promised to support the Lung Ambition Alliance program in Spain in recognition of International Lung Day on 17 November.
November 17, 2020
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Could 4D MRI be a major leap forward for fetal imaging?
By Theresa Pablos
Scientists from King's College London have used 4D MRI to measure volumetric blood flow. They reconstructed multiple 3D images into cine loops that simulate fetal heartbeats.
November 17, 2020
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Spanish team shows lung damage in 'long COVID' cases
By Theresa Pablos
A group from La Paz University Hospital in Madrid has used ultrasound to document lung abnormalities in patients who recovered from COVID-19 but still had persistent symptoms months later. The study adds to the growing body of evidence of lingering COVID-19 symptoms.
November 17, 2020
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How imaging can unmask true face of COVID-19
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Radiologists must become COVID-19 symptom-aware and remain vigilant at all times, especially as the second wave takes root, leading thoracic radiologist Dr. Sam Hare said in a Royal College of Radiologists webinar on the evening of 12 November. He also described how imaging has taken center stage when it comes to COVID-19 diagnosis.
November 16, 2020
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FNMR steps up campaign for lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
France's union of private radiologists (Fédération Nationale des Médecins Radiologues, FNMR) issued a statement on 13 November calling on the government to give more support to lung cancer screening during November, which is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
November 15, 2020
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