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French mammography usage soars after national rollout

By Rebekah Moan

Once breast cancer screening went national in France, takeup of mammography rose by 12%, a study published online on 6 August revealed. The effects were particularly significant among women with less education and lower incomes, suggesting the program reduced socioeconomic disparities.

August 16, 2018

5 risk factors help predict brain hemorrhage on CT

By Abraham Kim

U.K. researchers have identified five factors -- including contrast leakage on CT scans -- that may indicate a higher risk of continued bleeding in the brain of stroke patients. Checking for these factors may help improve survival, according to an article published online on August 14 in Lancet Neurology.

August 16, 2018

ANSTO offers virtual reality tours of OPAL reactor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Want to tour a nuclear reactor from the comfort of your home or office? The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is offering virtual reality tours of its Open Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) reactor.

August 15, 2018

Prescan tutorial eases patient concerns about PET/CT

By Wayne Forrest

Giving patients knowledge of what to expect from an upcoming FDG-PET/CT scan can go a long way toward helping them to relax and improving their experience, according to a study published online August 3 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.

August 15, 2018

RCR welcomes controversial ruling on Bawa-Garba case

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) said it welcomes the Court of Appeal's decision on 13 August to overturn a previous court ruling to strike Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba from the medical register.

August 14, 2018

SFR, SFNR pay tribute to Dr. Jean-Claude Maillard

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The French Society of Radiology (SFR) and French Society of Neuroradiology (SFNR) said they are very sad to announce the death of Dr. Jean-Claude Maillard, who died suddenly on 23 July at the age of 59.

August 14, 2018

EANM issues fresh appeal for committee members

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) said it's looking for new members for its neuroimaging, physics, and translational molecular imaging and therapy committees.

August 14, 2018

DBT's benefits vary between Europe and the U.S.

By Kate Madden Yee

A new meta-analysis has reaffirmed the value of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for breast screening, with DBT detecting more cancers with fewer recalls. But DBT's effect varied significantly between the U.S. and Europe, according to results published online August 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

August 14, 2018

International congress fixed for Egypt in January

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The 5th African Society of Radiology conference (ASR 2019) and the 54th annual conference of the Egyptian Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (ESRNM) will be held jointly in Cairo from 16 to 19 January 2019.

August 13, 2018

Flat-panel CT proves value in temporal bone

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Flat-panel CT of the temporal bone yields higher image quality than 128-slice CT with comparable overall effective doses, according to an Italian study published in the September edition of the European Journal of Radiology.

August 13, 2018

Fast thoracic MRI emerges as alternative to chest x-ray

By Rebekah Moan

How does MRI compare with chest x-ray in detecting cardiac and noncardiac findings? Very similarly, according to new research from Italy. Both modalities identified pulmonary nodules, had similar pulmonary nodule detection rates, and more.

August 9, 2018

Strongly worded PET/CT reports influence follow-up

By Wayne Forrest

When radiologists use strong, specific follow-up recommendations in FDG-PET/CT reports, referring physicians are more likely to follow their advice -- and find cancers, according to a Dutch study published online July 29 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 8, 2018

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