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FET-PET gives boost to pediatric neuro-oncology

By Wayne Forrest

Danish researchers have found that fluoroethyl-tyrosine (FET)-PET can help confirm the success of surgical procedures performed on children with brain and spinal cord tumors to ensure that no residual tumor is left behind. Their study was published online on 25 January in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

February 3, 2019

Prostatic artery embolization gains clinical momentum

By Dr. Jamal Al Deen Alkoteesh

Prostate artery embolization has emerged as a highly promising interventional radiology procedure for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hypertrophy, Dr. Jamal Al Deen Alkoteesh told Arab Health delegates on the final day of the Total Radiology conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

January 31, 2019

FDG-PET/CT improves bladder cancer staging

By Wayne Forrest

Combining metabolic and morphologic data from FDG-PET/CT scans can significantly improve the detection of lymph node metastasis in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer before their surgery, according to a French study published online on 21 January in European Radiology.

January 30, 2019

6 vital steps to ensure success in breast screening

By Dr. Ruud Pijnappel, PhD

Screening for breast cancer works, but it requires a solid infrastructure, consisting of rigorous training and education, monitoring, auditing, and continuous adjustment, Dr. Ruud Pijnappel, PhD, from the Netherlands told delegates on the second day of the Total Radiology conference at Arab Health 2019.

January 29, 2019

GE gets EMA clearance for Rapiscan stressor in FFR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved its Rapiscan (regadenoson) pharmacological stress agent for on-label use in measuring fractional flow reserve (FFR) to identify hemodynamically or functionally significant stenosis.

January 28, 2019

Siemens posts moderate revenue growth in Q1

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Higher CT and molecular imaging sales helped Siemens Healthineers achieve moderate revenue growth in its Imaging business for the 2019 fiscal first quarter.

January 28, 2019

Novel method automates noncontrast 3D CT segmentation

By Abraham Kim

Dutch and Danish researchers have developed a fully automated technique to segment and collect measurements of the aorta from noncontrast 3D CT scans, according to an article published online on 23 January in European Radiology. The technique proved to be as effective as standard manual methods.

January 28, 2019

Digital breast tomosynthesis wins support in Middle East

By Dr. Nehad Kazim Albastaki

In daily clinical practice, digital breast tomosynthesis offers real and important benefits over conventional 2D mammography, Dr. Nehad Kazim Albastaki from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, told delegates on the opening day of the Total Radiology conference at Arab Health 2019.

January 27, 2019

Dutch to develop new radiopharmaceuticals

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Dutch organization Kansen voor West (Opportunities for the West) has awarded a subsidy of 6.8 million euros to the Advancing Nuclear Medicine consortium to develop new radiopharmaceuticals to advance nuclear medicine.

January 22, 2019

German groups create radiology education guidelines

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

After five years of debate, the German Medical Conference 2018 has passed a new set of guidelines on the training and education of radiologists, particularly in neuro and pediatric radiology.

January 22, 2019

AI can assist in triaging abnormal chest x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

A study with nearly 500,000 patients seen at a top London hospital over 10 years has shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately identify chest x-rays containing abnormal findings, enabling automated triage of these exams and getting them seen more quickly by radiologists. The findings were published online on 22 January in Radiology.

January 22, 2019

Patients' eye shields rarely have impact on diagnosis

By Abraham Kim

Allowing patients to wear eye shields to protect the eye lens from radiation during CT scans caused some image artifacts, but these rarely affected interpretation of the examination in a new study by researchers from Germany, published online on 15 January.

January 22, 2019

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