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German study finds mortality drop after breast screening
By Rebekah Moan
In a large cohort, German researchers observed a reduction in late-stage breast cancer incidence and mortality in women screened for breast cancer, which is most likely due to screening. Also, they noticed overdiagnosis was moderate.
November 13, 2019
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Firms partner to meet global medical isotope needs
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Four Canadian and European companies have signed partnership agreements to produce medical isotopes and create a new worldwide delivery system for them.
November 12, 2019
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SWE proves viable for diagnosing intracranial pressure
By Kate Madden Yee
German researchers have found that shear-wave elastography (SWE) is a viable method for diagnosing increased intracranial pressure -- a condition that can accompany hydrocephalus -- in newborns and infants.
November 12, 2019
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Eckert & Ziegler records sales, earnings gains
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Strong growth in its Radiopharma segment propelled isotope technology developer Eckert & Ziegler to an 8% increase in sales and earnings in the first nine months of 2019.
November 11, 2019
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Ultrasound comes up short on early rheumatoid arthritis
By Rebekah Moan
Can ultrasound provide a much-needed boost for treatment decisions and outcomes in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis by targeting imaging remission? Probably not, Norwegian researchers have concluded in a new study involving over 200 patients.
November 11, 2019
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CT highlights risk of lung inflammation from vaping
By Philip Ward
Fresh evidence has emerged of the health dangers of vaping. In a case report published by Archives of Disease in Childhood on 11 November, U.K. authors warn that the fluid in electronic cigarettes may cause life-threatening lung inflammation in those who are susceptible, after treating a teenage boy with respiratory failure.
November 11, 2019
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HSS to evaluate 3D with DR for scoliosis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have begun enrolling patients in a study designed to investigate the combination of 3D imaging with digital radiography (DR) technology to produce 3D maps of the spine in people with scoliosis.
November 10, 2019
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Stereotaxis, Catheter Precision treat heart arrhythmias
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cardiac arrhythmia patients have been successfully treated for the first time with Catheter Precision's Vivo arrhythmia localization system and Stereotaxis' robotic magnetic navigation technologies.
November 10, 2019
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Deep learning advances in 3D quantification of body composition
By Philip Ward
Accurate fully automatic segmentation of subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, and psoas muscle from abdominal CT is feasible without human input. That's the main finding of new artificial intelligence research conducted at the Utrecht University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
November 10, 2019
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Global celebrations mark International Day of Radiology
By Brian Casey
The International Day of Radiology was celebrated around the world on 8 November as radiology professionals observed the anniversary of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen's discovery of x-rays on this date in 1895.
November 7, 2019
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Italians use 3D printing to enhance safety in upper GI surgery
By Abraham Kim
A group of Italian researchers developed 3D-printed models of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract to provide important benefits to the surgical management of a patient with a compressed esophagus. The team has shared its clinical experiences in an online article posted by BMC Surgery.
November 7, 2019
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FDG-PET/CT has limits in esophageal cancer follow-up
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT might be considered a double-edged sword when it comes to esophageal cancer. The modality fell short of identifying some higher tumor regression grades, but it detected interval metastases during post-treatment surveillance in a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
November 6, 2019
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