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Inquest hears how 'litter lady' died in tragic crash
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An inquest has heard how a retired U.K. radiologist who was known as the "litter lady" because she would tirelessly clear up rubbish in the street died after being hit by a car very close to her home, according to a new report.
September 15, 2019
Training in FDG-PET/CT advances lung cancer outcome
By Wayne Forrest
Additional training in FDG-PET/CT to monitor concurrent chemotherapy for patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer can significantly extend both overall and progression-free survival, according to an international study published in the October issue of European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.
September 15, 2019
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Swiss cast new light on prostate cancer analysis
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from Zurich have found gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen offers better sensitivity, while multiparametric MRI provides better specificity, especially when determining tumor cell spread beyond the lymph node capsule or when prostate cancer extends into the seminal vesicles.
September 15, 2019
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Novel PET method advances in traumatic brain injury
By Wayne Forrest
A research team from the U.K. and Sweden has used dynamic flortaucipir-PET imaging to show that single moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury can trigger signs of accumulation of neurodegenerative tau protein and lead to cognitive decline.
September 12, 2019
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Ga-68 PMSA PET/CT aids in prostate cancer recurrence
By Wayne Forrest
Italian researchers have created a gallium-68 (Ga-68) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT-based model to accurately predict which prostate cancer patients are likely to show recurrence. Their study was published on 6 September in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.
September 11, 2019
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Cocaine users pose major diagnostic challenge
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Individuals who are known to use cocaine and who present with a suspected overdose should also be thoroughly investigated -- including with imaging -- to exclude other causes of their presentation such as infection, according to a group of authors from Malta.
September 10, 2019
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Fujifilm partners with CoppaFeel breast cancer charity
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Fujfilm Medical Systems has formed a partnership with charity CoppaFeel to help raise public awareness in the U.K. of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.
September 10, 2019
U.K. public still trusts NHS, despite mammo screening glitch
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.K. public still trusts the breast screening program run by the National Health Service (NHS), despite the recent debacle in which thousands of women were thought to have missed their final invitation to screening, according to a study published on 6 September in BMJ Open.
September 10, 2019
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Blood test can give boost to CT lung screening
By Abraham Kim
New evidence from the U.K. suggests a blood test and imaging-based lung screening exam offers a better lung cancer detection rate than standard clinical care. The findings were presented on 9 September at the World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.
September 10, 2019
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MS patients show signs of gadolinium retention on MRI
By Wayne Forrest
Seeing is believing for Italian researchers who used MRI to visually confirm evidence of gadolinium retention in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Their study included patients who had undergone several MRI scans with a gadolinium-based contrast agent. The findings were published 4 September in Insights into Imaging.
September 10, 2019
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Europeans remain uninformed on CT lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Awareness of clinical trials for screening and treating cancer continues to be very low among Europeans with lung cancer, according to a 10 September presentation at the 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.
September 10, 2019
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What influences physicians' cancer screening advice?
By Kate Madden Yee
Norwegian researchers have found that an array of factors can influence physicians' behavior when it comes to recommending cancer screening to patients, according to a study published online on 30 August in BMJ Open.
September 9, 2019
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