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Focused ultrasound releases cancer drugs on target

By Tami Freeman, PhD

Researchers from the U.K. are using computational planning models to determine the focused ultrasound parameters required to release drugs from liposomes, without the need for real-time thermometry. This approach could make ultrasound-mediated targeted drug delivery more widely accessible and simpler to administer than techniques that use MRI guidance.

March 28, 2019

NHS England cancels privatization plan for Oxford

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Following vehement opposition from cancer patients and U.K. Members of Parliament, National Health Service (NHS) England has reversed its plan to privatize PET/CT scanning services for cancer patients at Churchill Hospital in Oxford, according to a 27 March report in the Guardian.

March 27, 2019

EOS completes 1st installation in UAE

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging has completed the first installation of its system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

March 27, 2019

ScreenPoint partners with Incepto on AI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch women's imaging software developer ScreenPoint Medical has signed a distribution deal with Paris-based Incepto Medical for ScreenPoint's artificial intelligence (AI) offerings.

March 27, 2019

London group finds AI can identify pacemakers on x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

Researchers from Imperial College London in the U.K. found that artificial intelligence (AI) software can be used to identify cardiac rhythm devices such as pacemakers on x-rays. AI could therefore speed up the diagnosis and treatment of patients with faulty devices, according to the study published online on 27 March in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.

March 27, 2019

DiA Imaging Analysis joins with Ebit

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Echocardiography image analysis software developer DiA Imaging Analysis has formed a partnership with the Italian healthcare IT company Ebit.

March 26, 2019

Northern Ireland proposes closures to breast cancer centers

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Northern Ireland Department of Health is proposing the closure of two breast cancer centers, reducing the number in the region from five to three, according to a BBC report.

March 26, 2019

Volpara expands GE distribution agreement globally

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions has expanded the distribution agreement it holds with GE Healthcare for its VolparaDensity software.

March 26, 2019

SPL receives German OK to test Ferrotran MRI contrast

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

SPL Medical of the Netherlands has received approval in Germany to test its Ferrotran (ferumoxtran-10) MRI contrast agent in a clinical trial.

March 25, 2019

PET/MRI study links inflammation to atherosclerosis

By Wayne Forrest

In a novel study that tracked employees at a Spanish bank, researchers used PET/MRI to detect signs of atherosclerotic disease and inflammation in arterial regions that had not yet developed plaques. The finding could provide an early biomarker of future risk of heart attack and stroke.

March 25, 2019

Ga-68 PMSA PET/CT tops for prostate cancer recurrence

By Wayne Forrest

PET/CT with the radiopharmaceutical gallium-68 (Ga-68) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) should be the choice over whole-body-MRI for detecting prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy, a German group advocates in a study published by the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

March 24, 2019

Italian study finds higher recall rate with annual mammo

By Kate Madden Yee

Italian researchers found that younger women who were screened annually with mammography had higher recall rates than older women who had biennial screening, according to a study published online on 18 March in European Radiology.

March 21, 2019

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