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Elastography highlights malignant breast lesions

By Rebekah Moan

Shear-wave elastography differentiates malignant from benign breast lesions with high accuracy and a very high negative predictive value, according to Israeli researchers. In addition, the technique is not affected by the immediate density of the tissues surrounding the lesion or the depth of the lesion.

May 17, 2018

RöKo 2018: Neural network looks deep into the lungs

Today's radiologists can use elaborate, computer-supported analysis methods to learn far more from CT data. A study presented at the German Radiology Congress (Deutscher Röntgenkongress, RöKo 2018) showed that CT datasets can provide a fairly precise assessment of lung function.

May 16, 2018

JVC Kenwood aids Turkish Radiological Society

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Display firm JVC Kenwood provided eight MS55i2 Plus grayscale displays and eight units of CCL550i2 multimodality monitors for a recent workshop held by the Turkish Radiological Society to view mammography tomosynthesis breast images.

May 15, 2018

EANM publishes SPECT/CT guide for extremities

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Looking to learn more about SPECT/CT for lower limb bone and joint disorders? The European Association of Nuclear Medicine's (EANM) bone and joint committee have written a state-of-the-art review in the 28 April edition in the European Journal of Hybrid Imaging (EJHI).

May 15, 2018

iSchemaView launches brain ischemia analysis software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cerebrovascular imaging analysis software developer iSchemaView has formally released its Rapid ASPECTS software for assessment of early signs of brain ischemia in stroke.

May 15, 2018

Staff shortages complicate NHS breast screening crisis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Staff shortages make it unrealistic to offer mammograms promised within six months to all victims of the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) breast screening scandal, according to a letter from the Royal College of Radiologists, the Royal College of Radiographers, and Breast Cancer Now.

May 15, 2018

London team pioneers MRI protocol for pacemaker patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new protocol designed to eliminate delays in MRI scans for patients with pacemakers won the Diagnostic Team of the Year award from the BMJ.

May 13, 2018

RöKo: Molecular imaging can transform dementia care

Imaging of dementia has come under close scrutiny at the German Radiology Congress (Deutscher Röntgenkongress, RöKo 2018) in Leipzig. In this interview, Dr. Henryk Barthel from Leipzig outlines how PET/MRI can contribute to better patient management.

May 10, 2018

DBT + synthesized 2D mammography hikes cancer detection

By Rebekah Moan

Using digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with synthesized 2D mammography increases cancer detection and reduces recall rates when compared with standard digital mammography alone, based on interim clinical trial results from Italy.

May 10, 2018

Kauczor: Lung cancer screening works if you do it right

Lung cancer screening was a central theme at the German Radiology Congress (Deutscher Röntgenkongress, RöKo 2018) in Leipzig. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor from Heidelberg explained how screening with low-dose CT can be used effectively.

May 9, 2018

Curium to market xenon-133 gas in the U.S.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Global nuclear medicine firm Curium has expanded its U.S. offerings to include xenon-133 gas, sourced from its Petten manufacturing facility in the Netherlands and using low-enriched uranium targets.

May 9, 2018

MRI of cortical folds may help predict psychosis

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI can help predict which patients with prepsychotic symptoms will go on to develop full-blown psychosis by providing information about the folds of the brain's outer surface, according to a study published online on April 25 in JAMA Psychiatry.

May 9, 2018

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