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Contrast ultrasound is safe, effective for pediatric patients

By Erik L. Ridley

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is a safe and likely cost-effective imaging option for pediatric patients, often obviating the need for MRI and CT, according to a study from King's College London in the U.K.

January 26, 2017

PET/MRI adds to recurrent breast cancer diagnoses

By Wayne Forrest

PET/MRI's efficacy in women's imaging applications continues to broaden. Dr. Johannes Grueneisen and his colleagues from Essen, Germany, have found the hybrid modality achieves "superior restaging" with breast cancer patients compared with MRI alone.

January 25, 2017

GE places miniature neonatal MRI prototype in U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has installed a prototype of a miniature MRI system in the neonatal unit at the Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital in Sheffield, U.K.

January 24, 2017

RCR applauds results of Lancet prostate study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) said the results of the Prostate MR Imaging Study (PROMIS), published last Thursday in the Lancet, will "lead to a paradigm shift in the way men with suspected prostate cancer are investigated."

January 23, 2017

Stereotactic breast biopsies: Room for improvement?

By Dr. Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland

When it comes to the business side of radiology, there is considerable scope for improvement, according to Dr. Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland. Using breast biopsies as an example, he explains how delays and inefficiencies can have a substantial effect on a hospital's bottom line.

January 23, 2017

Germans cast doubt on value of TB screening of refugees

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A new study from Germany involving more than 17,000 refugees has shown mass tuberculosis (TB) screening by chest x-ray is inefficient due to the high number required to detect active pulmonary TB. In a migrant population in which TB prevalence is low, a more targeted approach to screening may be useful.

January 22, 2017

MRI can help avoid unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies

By Wayne Forrest

By first undergoing a multiparametric MRI scan, more than 25% of men with suspected prostate cancer could avoid a needle biopsy guided by transrectal ultrasound, according to a study published online January 19 in Lancet.

January 19, 2017

ESR expands collaboration with CIRSE

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) have extended their cooperation in order to fortify the position of diagnostic and interventional radiology and to attract more clinically oriented medical students to radiology.

January 17, 2017

Irish advocate caution on breast screening for under 40s

By Rebekah Moan

Screening for breast cancer is not recommended for women younger than 40 who have normal, benign, or undocumented examination findings, but women with a moderate or high familial risk of breast cancer, personal breast cancer history, or those referred for screening are another story, Irish researchers have found.

January 17, 2017

Siemens, Biogen team up on MRI software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers and biotechnology firm Biogen are collaborating to develop MRI software applications for quantifying key markers of multiple sclerosis disease activity and progression.

January 16, 2017

Spanish deliver master class on imaging of peritoneum

By Philip Ward

What do you really need to know about imaging of peritoneal metastases? Radiologists from Barcelona, Spain, have tackled this tricky topic and collected a prestigious international prize for their efforts.

January 16, 2017

Dual-energy CT can replace MRI in myocardial sarcoidosis

By Eric Barnes

Dual-energy cardiac CT can readily distinguish cardiac sarcoidosis from other kinds of cardiac hypertrophy, eliminating the need for cardiac MRI, according to researchers from southeastern Paris.

January 15, 2017

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