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IDoR 2017 will focus on emergency radiology

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The 2017 International Day of Radiology (IDoR) will be celebrated on 8 November and will be dedicated to emergency radiology.

September 28, 2017

Why a disturbed child should make us suspicious

X-ray, CT, and MRI play a key diagnostic role in cases of suspected violence against children. Some findings are made by chance, while others are abundantly apparent. In this interview, Dr. Hans-Joachim Mentzel, chair of the German Pediatric Radiology Association, discusses the signs to look for.

September 28, 2017

fMRI links brain disruptions to Parkinson's hallucinations

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers from VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam used functional MRI (fMRI) to visualize disruptions in several areas of the brain associated with attention and visual processing in people with Parkinson's disease. The findings could explain visual hallucinations in these patients, according to a paper published online on September 27 in Radiology.

September 27, 2017

South African Mo-99 maker completes LEU conversion

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

South African Nuclear Energy's NTP Radioisotopes, in collaboration with the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, has completed the conversion of its molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production process to low-enriched uranium (LEU).

September 26, 2017

MILabs secures Dutch contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch molecular imaging developer MILabs has won a contract for its Vector5 PET/SPECT/optical imaging/CT preclinical scanner at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

September 26, 2017

U.K. issues new advice on imaging of child abuse

By Philip Ward

The U.K. has released detailed guidelines on suspected cases of child abuse. The 54-page document can be downloaded for free from the Royal College of Radiologists' website, and given the U.K.'s experience and leading role in this area, it may be used widely across Europe.

September 26, 2017

Swiss use computer algorithm to estimate CT fetal dose

By Rebekah Moan

Researchers from Switzerland have developed computer models to estimate the radiation dose to fetuses of pregnant women undergoing CT. The ramifications include better decision-making for doctors and patients, according to the study team.

September 25, 2017

The search for a dedicated cardiac CT scanner

By Cynthia E. Keen

The increasing volume of coronary CT angiography examinations suggests a clinical need for a dedicated cardiac CT scanner. A global team of engineers is leading an initiative to define and evaluate hypothetical solutions to meet this need.

September 25, 2017

Interview: Imaging's responsibility to children

Dr. Friederike Körber has a passion for working with children. She was scientific manager of the annual conference of the German Pediatric Radiology Association, which took place last week in Cologne. She explains about what makes her job so rewarding and the skills needed to make a good pediatric radiologist.

September 24, 2017

BIR to mark IDoR with live webinar on emergency radiology

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has scheduled a webinar to discuss the role of radiologists in the emergency department, with the event to go live on 8 November in honor of International Day of Radiology (IDoR) and World Radiography Day.

September 24, 2017

MRI correlates brain changes to cognitive decline

By Geoffrey Potjewyd

Researchers from multiple groups in the U.K., headed up at St George's University of London, have developed a single score MR imaging methodology for correlating cerebral small vessel disease damage to cognitive decline.

September 21, 2017

EHJ publishes deep vein thrombosis guideline

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The first European guidance on deep vein thrombosis was published online earlier this year in the European Heart Journal (EHJ), according to a statement from the European Society of Cardiology.

September 20, 2017

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