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NHS Trust adds CT scanner to meet COVID-19 demand

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K. will be receiving a relocatable CT scan unit as part of NHS England's COVID-19 recovery plan.

September 1, 2020

MRI advances in sickle cell disease, heart transplants

By Philip Ward

The sustained clinical progress being made in the use of MRI to evaluate cardiac function in sickle cell disease and identify inflammation as a cause of graft dysfunction in heart transplant patients was evident in two separate eye-catching presentations made at this week's European Society of Cardiology congress.

August 31, 2020

Illicit drug use: Dublin team turns to imaging

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

MRI is the modality of choice for suspected bone or joint complications arising from injected drug use, while CT and ultrasound play a key role in assessing soft tissue and vascular issues, Irish researchers have reported. Illicit drug use is a major healthcare problem associated with numerous multisystem complications, they say.

August 31, 2020

Should gadolinium research shift from brain to skin?

By Philip Ward

It might be wise to shift the main focus of research into gadolinium deposition from the brain to the skin and its innervation, particularly in light of the growing evidence from the latest animal studies, a leading European researcher has proposed.

August 30, 2020

Philips launches new Affiniti CVx scanner at ESC 2020

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare is launching a new dedicated cardiovascular ultrasound scanner, Affiniti CVx, at this week's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting.

August 27, 2020

ESHNR announces 6-week online training scheme

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ESHNR) plans to offer 20 hours of on-demand educational webinars between 24 October and 7 December.

August 27, 2020

CAD provides boost for Alzheimer's detection

By Kate Madden Yee

Computer-aided detection (CAD) software based on artificial intelligence trained on MRI data can help identify patients with mild cognitive impairment resulting from Alzheimer's disease, researchers from Turkey have reported.

August 27, 2020

IBA reports reduced half-year revenues

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) reported reduced revenues for the first half of 2020, which it attributed to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 26, 2020

German team investigates impact of carotid lumen size

By Theresa Pablos

German researchers have found that lumen diameter measurements of the carotid artery derived from ultrasound scans predicted mortality from both cardiovascular disease and from all causes and provided more information than carotid intima-media thickness.

August 25, 2020

French make optimum use of CT for COVID-19 triage

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Researchers in Lyon, France, have shown that chest CT is a rapid and fairly reliable tool for referring patients in need of hospitalization to the correct units. They published their findings online on 19 August in European Radiology. Also, Italian authors have issued a statement on structured reporting of chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia.

August 24, 2020

AK Medical buys GE 3D printers to meet implant demand

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Chinese orthopedic implant manufacturer AK Medical has purchased eight 3D printers from GE to meet the rising demand for orthopedic implants in the country.

August 24, 2020

Dutch use micro-CT to visualize fetal development

By Kate Madden Yee

Micro-CT provides an unprecedented look into early human development, say researchers from the University of Amsterdam. They have published images that depict a 6-week-old ectopic pregnancy.

August 23, 2020

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