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IASLC urges tobacco cessation for cancer patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) released a statement urging physicians to recommend tobacco cessation for patients after cancer diagnosis, at the ongoing World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain.

September 7, 2019

EANM publishes thyroid guideline

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has announced the release of a guideline for scintigraphic evaluation of the thyroid. The guideline was published online on 7 August in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

September 5, 2019

Charité to host hands-on cardiac CT course

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin is hosting a hands-on cardiac CT course from 16 to 20 September, and a limited number of spaces are still available.

September 4, 2019

Fraud trial of pediatric radiologist begins in London

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Pediatric radiologist Dr. Maria Klusmann stands accused of defrauding the U.K. taxpayer of 70,000 pounds (77,500 euros) by working at private clinics across London while she was on approved leave from University College London Hospital (UCLH), according to an article in the Daily Mail newspaper.

September 4, 2019

Swedish team finds DBT & mammo detect same tumor subtypes

By Kate Madden Yee

Swedish researchers have found digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and digital mammography seem to detect cancers of a similar biologic profile. Their findings were published online on 3 September by Radiology.

September 4, 2019

Shine names VP of European operations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies has appointed Harrie Buurlage as vice president (VP) of European operations.

September 3, 2019

Mobile ambulances give boost to stroke therapy

By Abraham Kim

German investigators have provided new evidence that mobile stroke ambulances fitted with CT can greatly improve the accuracy and efficiency of determining which patients require surgical treatment, compared with standard clinical decision-making. They published their results online on 3 September in JAMA Neurology.

September 3, 2019

Ultrasound proves value for identifying early RA

By Kate Madden Yee

French researchers have found that ultrasound can detect more joint erosion in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients than radiography, according to a study published in the September issue of the European Journal of Radiology.

September 3, 2019

Researchers to study media coverage of 'overdiagnosis' tests

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers from Australia plan to explore media coverage of the benefits and harms of medical testing that they believe may lead to overdiagnosis in healthy individuals, according to a protocol published online on 24 August in BMJ Open.

September 2, 2019

MRI identifies white-matter lesions in heart failure cases

By Philip Ward

White-matter lesions linked with dementia and cognitive impairment are as common in heart failure patients as they are in those with a history of stroke, according to the latest results from a large German study presented on 2 September at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Paris.

September 2, 2019

ESC: Cancer cases rise in developed world

By Philip Ward

Fresh statistics presented at this week's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Paris confirm that cancer is now the leading cause of death in high-income countries, while heart disease burden persists in less prosperous countries.

September 2, 2019

Swiss shed light on bullets in gunshot injuries

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from Zurich have reported that dual-energy CT can differentiate between various types of bullets in gunshot wounds based on their core material. The findings may have major implications for the future of forensic imaging.

September 1, 2019

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