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Echo groups release guidance on aortic stenosis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography released a joint document on how best to use echocardiography to assess the growing number of patients with aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve.
April 2, 2017
Ireland seeks help for breast screening program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Republic of Ireland's National Screening Service is looking for service providers to aid in its BreastCheck breast cancer screening program.
April 2, 2017
Sybermedica partners with African football group
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. healthcare software developer Sybermedica has partnered with an African football academy to facilitate the sharing of medical images.
April 2, 2017
Imanova receives cash boost to develop PET tracers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Imanova has been awarded an additional 1 million pounds of funding from the U.K. Medical Research Council for clinical evaluation of PET imaging tracers for mitochondrial dysfunction and synaptic loss in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
April 2, 2017
What motivates opportunistic breast screening?
By Rebekah Moan
Why do some women pursue opportunistic breast screening when they aren't yet eligible for an organized mammography program? High levels of fear and perceived susceptibility to breast cancer are among the most-cited reasons, according to the results of a survey published on 21 March in BMC Cancer.
March 30, 2017
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DBT improves sensitivity in less-experienced readers
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to 2D screening mammography has a different effect based on who's reading the images, according to a new study published online on March 13 in Radiology. It improves specificity for all readers, but sensitivity improvements are reserved for more junior radiologists.
March 29, 2017
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Hybrid imaging's future | Breast screening in Italy | Artificial intelligence matters
By Philip Ward
March 28, 2017
Zara founder pledges 320M to update Spanish healthcare
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A charitable foundation run by the Spanish tycoon who founded the Zara clothing and accessories retailer has pledged 320 million euros to modernize cancer detection and radiation therapy equipment across Spain.
March 28, 2017
AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
March 27, 2017
German group hones cardiac MRI for myocardial infarction
By Eric Barnes
What's the best way to distinguish acute from chronic myocardial infarction on cardiac MRI (CMR) scans? German researchers found that native T1 and T2 mapping significantly outperform conventional measurements of the T2 ratio, and they presented their results at ECR 2017.
March 27, 2017
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Italians report 30% drop in breast cancer due to screening
By Rebekah Moan
A breast cancer screening study of more than 400,000 Italian women found that screening attendance is associated with a reduction of nearly 30% for cancers stage II or higher. However, the authors suspect the new data probably won't sway screening opponents.
March 27, 2017
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Two CCTA techniques cut iodine dose across vendors
By Eric Barnes
Major contrast reductions in coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can be achieved across vendor platforms with a couple of simple techniques, according to a Dutch presentation at this month's ECR 2017 in Vienna.
March 26, 2017
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