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Medtronic gets CE Mark for MRI-compatible pacemakers

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medtronic has received the CE Mark for its SureScan family of quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-Ps) that allow patients implanted with the devices to undergo MRI scans.

February 23, 2017

Surgeon input will boost CT lung cancer screening

By Frances Rylands-Monk

CT lung cancer screening is at the fore with 10 new recommendations from the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS). A recent paper written by an international team outlines the ESTS's plans for improving lung cancer CT screening by involving surgeons at all levels of screening strategy.

February 23, 2017

Gamma Medica signs distributor for Ireland, U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Gamma camera developer Gamma Medica has announced a distribution partnership with Hospital Services Limited (HSL), an Irish seller and servicer of radiology equipment and medical devices.

February 22, 2017

CT techniques for stroke demystified

By Rebekah Moan

What imaging modality should a physician use to treat a patient after a stroke? The answer is complicated, but a team from Singapore and Europe sought to shed light on this conundrum in a study published on 14 February in the European Journal of Radiology.

February 20, 2017

Breast MRI benefits women across all risk categories

By Kate Madden Yee

Screening breast MRI boosts early diagnosis of cancer in all women, not just those at high risk, according to a new study from Germany published online this week in Radiology. So why isn't the modality being used more frequently?

February 20, 2017

PET/CT well-suited to follow up organ transplants

By Wayne Forrest

With high sensitivity and negative predictive value, FDG-PET/CT is very accurate in diagnosing suspected malignancies or infection in patients after a solid-organ transplant, according to a study in the March issue of the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

February 16, 2017

CT lung screening cost-effective with stringent criteria

By Eric Barnes

Restricting eligibility for CT lung cancer screening to the heaviest smokers would make the exam more cost-effective on a population basis, according to a study published February 7 in PLOS Medicine.

February 15, 2017

EANM looks to create guide to common terms

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has created a guide that defines and standardizes the meaning of terms that clinicians use in their respective daily practices.

February 14, 2017

Radiopharmaceuticals market slated for strong growth

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The global radiopharmaceuticals market generated 4.5 billion euros in revenues in 2016 and is expected to increase at a 5.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach a value of 8 billion euros by 2026, according to a new report by market research firm Future Market Insights.

February 14, 2017

NICE recommends HeartFlow's FFR software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the U.K. has issued guidance on the use of cardiac software developer HeartFlow's fractional flow reserve (FFR) software to help determine the cause of stable chest pain in patients.

February 12, 2017

McKesson installs cardiology software in Cornwall

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

RIS/PACS vendor McKesson's Cardiology software has gone live at a U.K. hospital group.

February 12, 2017

Ultrasound elevates diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

By Erik L. Ridley

Adding lung and venous ultrasound into the diagnostic process for pulmonary embolism can yield improved sensitivity and specificity, obviating the need for CT pulmonary angiography in many cases, according to research from Italy that will be published in the March issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.

February 8, 2017

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