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MRI links function of brain networks to IQ

By Wayne Forrest

A person's intelligence could soon be confirmed with an MRI scan to assess how well connected and functional his or her neurological networks are, according to a study published in the January issue of Neuron.

January 4, 2018

Madrid team gives master class on football injuries

By Philip Ward

Try to match the imaging modality with the specific injury of a young football player -- that's one of the practical tips given by doctors from a sports medicine clinic in Madrid with nine years of experience dealing with injured children and adolescents.

January 4, 2018

CT dose tracking highlights differences among kids in ER

By Abraham Kim

Radiation dose tracking software revealed that children who had CT scans in the emergency room (ER) of separate hospitals in Finland received considerably different radiation doses for head and cervical spine CT exams, according to a study published in Emergency Radiology.

January 3, 2018

How often are lung nodules missed on CAC scoring scans?

By Abraham Kim

If an incidental lung nodule is present on a CT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring scan, how often is that nodule actually detected and worked up? Not as often as one might expect, according to researchers who analyzed the reasons why nodules might be missed in a presentation at RSNA 2017.

January 1, 2018

X-ray fluorescence detects retained gadolinium in bone

By Wayne Forrest

As the safety of gadolinium MRI contrast is hotly debated, one of the challenges has been detecting gadolinium deposition in living patients. Canadian researchers may have found a solution to the dilemma with an x-ray fluorescence system that can noninvasively detect trace elements of gadolinium in exposed individuals.

December 27, 2017

Philips installs digital PET/CT scanner in Swiss clinic

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Royal Philips has completed the installation of its Vereos digital PET/CT device in the private Clinique de Genolier in Switzerland.

December 25, 2017

False-positive mammogram triples risk of interval cancer

By Rebekah Moan

A prior false-positive finding on mammography triples the likelihood that a woman will have an interval breast cancer, according to a study from Norway published on 14 December in Radiology. The findings indicate that more frequent screening could be advisable for women with false-positive findings.

December 19, 2017

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider

By Philip Ward

December 18, 2017

Case of 3D-printed hip in Germany makes headlines

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Surgeons at the Helios Clinic in Hildesheim, Germany, used 3D printing to perform corrective surgery on a woman with hip dysplasia, inserting a 3D-printed hip implant that enabled the woman to walk without pain.

December 18, 2017

CT can pinpoint cardiac metastases in malignant melanoma

By Philip Ward

CT tends to underestimate cardiac metastases in malignant melanoma patients, and to reduce morbidity and mortality in these cases, awareness is essential of different types of cardiac metastases and their characteristic appearance on CT, German researchers have found.

December 18, 2017

Florbetapir shows promise in preclinical Alzheimer's study

By Wayne Forrest

A preclinical study from Belgium has shown promising results with the PET tracer florbetapir for targeting amyloid plaque and tau tangles in the brain and potentially evaluating the efficacy of certain Alzheimer's treatments. Findings were published in the December issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

December 17, 2017

AI algorithm matches radiologists in breast screening exams

By Kate Madden Yee

How does an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm compare to radiologists when it comes to interpreting screening mammography exams? Their performances were fairly comparable, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2017 meeting in Chicago.

December 13, 2017

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