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How to address image artifacts from patient motion

By Thomas Beyer, PhD; Dr. Pascal Paysan; Christoph Kolbitsch, PhD; and Dr. Marc Kachelriess, PhD

At a recent refresher course at ECR 2018, experts reviewed the options for motion management for improved diagnostic accuracy. What are some strategies to employ when using CT for cardiac patients? Or when using PET/CT? The experts reveal all.

April 2, 2018

DBT only slightly more expensive than digital mammo

By Rebekah Moan

Is breast cancer screening with synthesized 2D digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) much more expensive than conventional mammography? No, according to Italian researchers who presented their findings at ECR 2018. DBT costs only 20% more, and it detects 40% more cancers.

March 29, 2018

MRI links dopamine, memory, and Alzheimer's

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

With the help of 3-tesla MRI, researchers from the University of Sheffield in the U.K. may have discovered an association between dopamine, memory, and Alzheimer's disease.

March 27, 2018

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider

By Philip Ward

March 26, 2018

BIR issues free podcast on breast MRI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has posted a podcast on multiparametric breast MRI featuring Dr. Katja Pinker, a professor of radiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and senior editor of BJR|case reports.

March 26, 2018

DWI-MRI gathers clinical momentum in cardiac cases

By Philip Ward

Cardiac MRI scans using a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) protocol have become a feasible and reproducible technique that can depict the presence of myocardial edema in ischemic and inflammatory heart disease, according to researchers from Spain.

March 26, 2018

Growth in breast tumor size may reflect screening drop

By Rebekah Moan

The average size of breast tumors has increased significantly since 2001, and this may reflect declining screening rates, researchers reported at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona, Spain. The finding is in stark contrast to the 1980s and 1990s, when the average size of tumors decreased dramatically.

March 22, 2018

Swiss claim drop in breast cancer not due to mammography

By Rebekah Moan

Breast cancer mortality dropped strongly from the 1990s onward in Switzerland, but is the decline due to mammography screening programs? The authors of a new study published on 14 March in BMJ Open say that's possible, but it could also be due to other factors such as advances in treatment.

March 20, 2018

EBCC: Polygenic risk scores predict 2nd breast cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Polygenic risk scores can predict the risk of a second breast cancer in BRCA breast cancer survivors, according to research presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC) in Barcelona, Spain.

March 20, 2018

Advantis wins CE Mark for neuroimaging software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image processing software developer Advantis Medical Imaging has received the CE Mark for Brainance MD, a cloud-based software platform for advanced visualization and postprocessing of brain MRI exams.

March 19, 2018

PET/MRI, PET/CT can add to initial breast cancer staging

By Wayne Forrest

Both PET/MRI and PET/CT perform admirably in the initial staging of breast cancer patients, but there are subtle nuances between the hybrid modalities of which clinicians should be aware, according to a Swiss study presented earlier this month at ECR 2018 in Vienna.

March 19, 2018

Volpara participates in U.K. breast screening research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions said its VolparaDensity software will be used in the second stage of the U.K.'s Predicting Risk of Cancer at Screening (PROCAS) study, a research project that seeks to improve prediction of breast cancer risk in women receiving routine breast screening.

March 15, 2018

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