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Visual aid pinpoints women at high risk of breast cancer
By Rebekah Moan
A new chart developed in Iran can help physicians identify women who are at high risk for breast cancer. Doing so could make a breast cancer screening program more efficient and productive, suggested the researchers who developed the chart.
June 1, 2017
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RoeKo: Macrocyclic contrast shows no signal changes
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A new study of pediatric MRI safety in the brain presented at the 98th German Radiology Congress (Deutscher Röntgenkongress, RöKo 2017) has added to the mounting evidence supporting the superior safety of macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agents when compared with linear MRI contrast.
May 30, 2017
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3D-printed polymer stents evolve
By Eric Barnes
A new 3D-printed polymer stent overcomes many of the limitations of conventional nitinol stents for use with tissue-engineered heart valves, offering the potential of use in children, according to an article in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing.
May 29, 2017
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RoeKo: Phase-contrast imaging looks set for clinical use
After years in development, phase-contrast imaging is ready for clinical use, and one of its first functions could be to view the lungs of patients with a variety of pulmonary diseases, according to an expert from the German Radiology Congress (Deutscher Röntgenkongress, RöKo 2017).
May 28, 2017
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Fast cardiac MR scan can boost patient care
By Eric Barnes
A fast and relatively cheap cardiovascular MR (CMR) scan is a cost-effective way to scan large volumes of patients with a wide range of suspected heart conditions, said researchers from Peru in a presentation on 26 May at the EuroCMR 2017 meeting in Prague.
May 25, 2017
Ditch x-ray to diagnose COPD, study finds
By Rebekah Moan
In the quest to diagnose mild-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), radiologists often use chest radiographs, but Dutch researchers of a new study advise that they shouldn't do so because it results in substantial overdiagnosis.
May 25, 2017
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RoeKo: How to predict success of thrombectomy for stroke
Advanced software can now be used to evaluate CT scans of stroke patients, assessing the severity of the stroke and helping to identify patients who will not benefit from thrombectomy, attendees learned at the 98th German Radiology Congress (Deutscher Röntgenkongress, RöKo 2017).
May 24, 2017
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Eckert & Ziegler to buy German firms
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Isotope technology firm Eckert & Ziegler beat out the competition to acquire assets of four companies previously owned by Gamma-Service Group in Saxony, Germany.
May 23, 2017
EUMS sets standards for nuclear medicine directors
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Union of Medical Specialists (EUMS) has released a set of requirements for training nuclear medicine specialists to serve as department directors.
May 23, 2017
HeartIT joins forces with Siemens
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image management firm Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) and Siemens Healthineers are teaming up to sell the latest version of HeartIT's Precession cloud-based cardiac MR workflow software.
May 22, 2017
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Sybermedica signs football club Leeds United
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Healthcare software developer Sybermedica said Leeds United FC has joined the company's PACSMail Cloud network.
May 22, 2017
No. 1 reason Maltese women avoid breast screening: Fear
By Rebekah Moan
Fear is the top reason Maltese women avoid breast cancer screening, according to a new survey. To increase screening uptake, these women's fears must be addressed, although informing them about causes of breast cancer and its related risk factors would help too, the researchers found.
May 18, 2017
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