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Artificial intelligence shows promise for breast cancer metastases

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer algorithms analyzing pathology slides can detect the spread of cancer to lymph nodes in women with breast cancer as well as or better than pathologists, according to a new study published online December 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

December 12, 2017

AI assesses cardiovascular risk on routine chest CT

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can automatically quantify coronary and other arterial calcification from routine chest CT studies, enabling cardiovascular risk assessment to be performed on these patients, Dutch researchers reported at the RSNA 2017 meeting.

December 11, 2017

Lancet: Europe must get set for lung cancer screening

By Rebekah Moan

Experts from around Europe are urging the European Union (EU) to implement lung cancer screening using low-dose CT within the next 18 months. The EU position statement, published in the December issue of Lancet Oncology, recommends a risk stratification approach, among other guidelines.

December 10, 2017

Kopans: Peer review has failed at BMJ

By Dr. Daniel Kopans

Peer review has failed at BMJ, Dr. Daniel Kopans wrote in a commentary. He thinks the authors of a study published on 5 December about the Dutch breast screening program have completely misinterpreted their own data.

December 7, 2017

EANM seeks committee members

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is sending out a call for members to join its Radiopharmacy and Pediatrics Committees.

December 7, 2017

Agfa wins new contract from Radboud University

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare said it will be providing its nuclear medicine software suite to Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands.

December 7, 2017

Critics of breast screening focus attention on the Netherlands

By Rebekah Moan

Breast cancer screening opponents released a new study in BMJ on 5 December calling into question the benefits of mammography in the Netherlands. They concluded that screening had little impact on advanced breast cancers, suggesting a marginal effect on breast cancer mortality. Breast screening advocates beg to differ.

December 5, 2017

AMRA collaborates with Artialis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced MR Analytics (AMRA) has signed an agreement with musculoskeletal health firm Artialis that will allow Artialis to use AMRA's technology for clinical trials for musculoskeletal disorders, specifically sarcopenia.

December 5, 2017

Agfa wins new contract from Radboud University

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare said it will be providing its nuclear medicine software suite to Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands.

December 5, 2017

3D-printed kidney helps optimize SPECT/CT quantification

By Abraham Kim

Low-cost, 3D-printed kidney phantoms provide shape-specific details that improve the quantification of SPECT/CT scans, according to a study from Würzburg, Germany, published online in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

December 5, 2017

3D printing assists implantation of hearing device

By Abraham Kim

The surgical insertion of bone conduction implants is a complex procedure demanding extensive preoperative planning to get the positioning right. Simulation using 3D-printed skull bones may help optimize the process, according to a new study in Acta Otorhinolaryngolica Italian.

December 3, 2017

Backlog of 23K unread chest x-rays draws review of Portsmouth

By Brian Casey

A backlog of 23,000 unread chest x-ray images at a U.K. National Health Service (NHS) hospital in Portsmouth has drawn the attention of the Care Quality Commission, which has ordered the facility to take immediate action to ensure the images are read promptly. The episode has also prompted the commission to review radiology reporting across the NHS network in England.

November 30, 2017

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