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ABVS rivals MRI in predicting small breast lesions

By Rebekah Moan

Automated breast volume scanning (ABVS) performs better than ultrasound and MRI in predicting breast cancer size for lesions smaller than 2 cm, and it is comparable for lesions of all other sizes, according to Italian researchers.

November 16, 2017

IBA posts revenue decreases in Q3

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) posted revenue decreases for its third quarter and first nine months of 2017.

November 15, 2017

Nodule count on CT not linked to lung cancer risk

By Abraham Kim

Does a higher number of lung nodules detected on baseline CT screens indicate an increased risk of cancer? Researchers with the Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening trial refute this notion in a study published in the November issue of Lung Cancer.

November 14, 2017

Fresh row develops over breast screening in France

By Rebekah Moan

Breast cancer screening critics are at it again -- this time zeroing in on France. A multinational team has praised changes to breast cancer screening that alter the existing program, such as giving women more information on overdiagnosis, but breast cancer screening advocates strongly disagree, believing that the magnitude of overdiagnosis has been exaggerated.

November 13, 2017

MRI becomes safer for patients with heart-valve prosthesis

By Philip Ward

Evidence about the use of MRI in patients with a heart-valve prosthesis remains inconclusive, but the latest data support the hypothesis of a low or negligible interaction with MRI, according to research from the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology congress in Milan.

November 12, 2017

Aspect Imaging secures CE Mark for neonatal MRI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Compact MRI technology developer Aspect Imaging has obtained the CE Mark for its Embrace dedicated neonatal MRI scanner.

November 9, 2017

Functional MRI sheds new light on sound and touch

By Michael Asghar

Researchers in the U.S. and the Netherlands have observed auditory responses in the human somatosensory cortex, a region of the brain usually dedicated to processing touch. They measured functional MRI signal changes following a frequency discrimination task.

November 9, 2017

Densitas highlights research at BSBR meeting

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical device firm Densitas said two research studies involving its DM-Density automated breast density software were presented at this week's British Society of Breast Radiology (BSBR) scientific meeting.

November 7, 2017

Ultralow-dose CT probes presurgical stroke risk

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The danger of stroke as a cardiac postsurgery complication has flagged the need for greater understanding of patients' calcified atherosclerotic burden prior to surgery. But just how much dose is needed for CT results to be accurate, and how can radiologists optimize visualization?

November 7, 2017

EuroEcho-Imaging 2017 will feature phenomapping

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

EuroEcho-Imaging 2017 will include a focus on phenomapping, an emerging field that uses statistical methods and data from cardiac imaging to create an imaging phenotype that can be used to personalize treatment of cardiovascular disease.

November 6, 2017

Improve CT lung cancer screening with baseline screens

By Rebekah Moan

CT lung cancer screening can be optimized by recognizing the significant differences in the frequency of noncalcified nodules and also the difference in the frequency and aggressiveness of diagnosed cancers from baseline to annual repeat screening rounds, according to lung cancer expert Dr. Claudia Henschke, PhD.

November 2, 2017

Hologic adds Dutch mammo supply deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Women's imaging firm Hologic and its Netherlands' distributor Tromp Medical will supply mammography systems for the Dutch Breast Cancer Screening Program.

November 1, 2017

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