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3D-printed blood vessels reproduce patient clots
By Geoffrey Potjewyd
Dutch researchers have created a blood-vessel model that effectively replicates the formation of a blood clot caused by stenosis defects. The team developed a microfluidic blood-vessel model using layered stacks of CT angiography data combined with 3D printing.
August 16, 2017
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How to reduce radiographers' aches and pains
By Rebekah Moan
Getting in the correct position is vital. That's the overriding conclusion of Portuguese researchers who have identified postures for radiographers and given practical advice that will help to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders when performing mammograms.
August 14, 2017
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Swiss find inequalities persist in breast screening
By Rebekah Moan
Introducing an organized breast cancer screening program in Geneva, Switzerland, increased adherence to mammography screening, but it did nothing to eliminate social disparities in the screening participation, an epidemiological study published on 1 August in Preventive Medicine has found.
August 14, 2017
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Study: Better to catch breast cancer early
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body break off and leave the primary tumor at late stages of disease development -- further reason to catch breast cancer early, according to a U.K. study published August 14 in Cancer Cell.
August 13, 2017
ISMRM offers guidelines for gadolinium MRI contrast
By Brian Casey
Taking what's described as a "wait and see approach," the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has published guidelines on the use of gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents in both clinical and research settings in an article published in the July issue of Lancet Neurology.
August 13, 2017
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SFR mourns death of Dr. Azza Hammou
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The French Society of Radiology (SFR) said it was sad to announce the death of Tunisian pediatric radiologist Dr. Azza Hammou.
August 8, 2017
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Carestream debuts MR visualization modules
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has released MR brain perfusion and MR brain diffusion software modules for its Vue PACS diagnostic viewer application.
August 8, 2017
How to tackle acute groin pain in top footballers
By Philip Ward
Football's World Cup is 10 months away, but already the medical community in Russia is starting to warm up for the event. Researchers have unveiled the findings of a significant study of groin injuries in professional football players from Russian Premier League side FC Locomotiv Moscow.
August 8, 2017
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Radiologists can trust DBT density measurements
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast density measurements calculated on full-field digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) are comparable -- and so are median radiation dose values for dense breasts, according to Spanish investigators.
August 7, 2017
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CT finds dental brace wire in bowel
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A dental brace wire was found in a woman's bowel -- 10 years after she had last worn dental braces, according to a new case report published online in BMJ Case Reports (7 August 2017).
August 7, 2017
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MRI diagnoses myelopathy due to denture fixative use
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MRI helped diagnose copper deficiency myelopathy in a man who had lost feeling in both of his legs after long-term use of a denture fixative containing zinc, according to a new case report published online in BMJ Case Reports (7 August 2017).
August 7, 2017
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New tribute to Dr. Helen Carty praises her sense of fun
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Frank Field, the senior U.K. politician, has co-authored a tribute for prominent pediatric radiologist Dr. Helen Carty in the Guardian newspaper.
August 6, 2017
Dr. Helen Carty. Image courtesy of the ESR.
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