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Isle of Man hospital recalls breast screening patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

After extensively investigating screening mammograms read by a former radiologist over a two-year period, Nobles Hospital on the Isle of Man is recalling 26 women for additional evaluation, according to a report on 9 May by ITV.

May 8, 2018

Tabár urges U.K. to take new look at breast screening

By Philip Ward

As the fallout continues from the announcement last week of a major computer glitch in the U.K. national mammography program, screening pioneer Dr. László Tabár has entered the debate by calling for a re-evaluation of how the entire service is organized.

May 8, 2018

Mammo skeptics seize on U.K. screening debacle

By Brian Casey

Skeptics of routine breast screening have seized on the recent computer glitch in the U.K.'s national mammography program to renew their calls that breast screening should be abolished.

May 7, 2018

Radiographers read chest x-rays as well as radiologists

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiographers can read chest x-rays as well as radiologists, according to a new study published on 30 April in Academic Radiology. The finding is good news for busy departments -- allowing radiographers to read chest x-rays could streamline workflow, the U.K. researchers noted.

May 6, 2018

EOS hits milestone in Australia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging installed its EOS digital radiography system at the Queensland X-Ray radiology practice in the Gold Coast Private Hospital in Southport, Australia.

May 3, 2018

Radiologists, radiographers vital in fighting osteoporosis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiologists and radiographers are vital players in the fight to curb osteoporosis because they identify vertebral fractures early, according to the U.K.'s National Osteoporosis Society.

May 2, 2018

Hunt: Up to 270 may have died from breast screening error

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

As many as 270 women may have died as a result of not receiving invitations to a final routine breast cancer screening, said the U.K.'s secretary of state for health and social care.

May 2, 2018

Theranostic approach could aid pancreatic cancer patients

By Wayne Forrest

German researchers obtained positive results with a novel diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostic) approach for ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma used with SPECT/CT, scintigraphy, and PET/CT. Their findings were published in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

May 2, 2018

3D printing compares to MRI for planning ACL repair

By Abraham Kim

Measuring 3D-printed knees may be just as effective as the standard technique of measuring multiplanar reconstruction knee MRI scans in determining ideal graft length for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, new research from Italy has found.

May 2, 2018

RCR reacts to breast screening blunder affecting 450K women

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is expressing its concern for approximately 450,000 older women who for years did not receive notices for final breast screenings.

May 1, 2018

CAD gains momentum for scoring of lung nodules

By Philip Ward

Computer-aided detection (CAD) and risk stratification are useful for excluding lung cancer on thoracic CT, according to Scottish and Dutch researchers. CAD followed by radiology review of suspicious cases is cost-effective and can lead to a 30% reduction in screening costs, they say.

May 1, 2018

Researchers use 7-tesla MRI to generate 3D brain maps

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Austrian researchers are using 7-tesla MRI to create precise maps of the brain before surgery to help surgeons avoid damaging vital areas, according to the Austrian Science Fund.

April 30, 2018

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