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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

Personal experiences in MRI: A cardiologist's perspective

By Dr. Sven Piepenburg

Dr. Sven Piepenburg is training to become a cardiologist at Würzburg University Hospital in Germany. He conducts about 800 MRI examinations on a 3-tesla scanner, mostly on patients with suspected myocardial infarction or inflammation. In this column, he writes about his experiences.

January 15, 2017

GE unveils Vscan Extend portable ultrasound

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has added Vscan Extend to its portfolio of portable ultrasound systems.

January 11, 2017

PET/CT remains best option for head, neck cancer

By Wayne Forrest

While PET/MRI shows great promise in a multitude of clinical applications, German researchers have found that the hybrid modality's performance in evaluating head and neck cancer appears no better than that of tried-and-true PET/CT.

January 11, 2017

Brain tumor diagnosis, therapeutics set for growth

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A higher incidence of various brain cancers and a growing geriatric population will propel the global market for brain tumor diagnosis and therapeutics products to reach $773.1 million in revenues by 2025, according to a new report by market research firm Grand View Research.

January 9, 2017

Improving the patient experience benefits everyone

By Dr. Jennifer Adams

As a diagnostic radiologist, Dr. Jennifer Adams has always been sensitive to the concerns and fears that patients can have when faced with medical imaging procedures. But she gained a new perspective on what it's like to be a patient when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 38.

January 9, 2017

Cochrane group again takes aim at breast screening

By Kate Madden Yee

Continuing a campaign going back to at least 2000, researchers from the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen take aim at screening mammography in a January 10 article in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The group claims that breast screening doesn't reduce the incidence of advanced tumors, and that one-third of tumors detected actually represent overdiagnosis.

January 9, 2017

Medicrea files 510(k) for 3D-printed spinal implant

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French implant developer Medicrea has filed a 510(k) submission for U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of its 3D-printed titanium patient-specific spinal implant.

January 8, 2017

Accelerated MRI can bring benefits in daily routine

By Philip Ward

Accelerated MRI techniques are readily available today and offer clear advantages in terms of time, resolution, diagnostic accuracy, and patient compliance, according to researchers from Bern in Switzerland.

January 8, 2017

New therapeutic agent could treat prostate cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German researchers are highlighting the potential of a new therapeutic agent for radioligand therapy of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

January 5, 2017

MRI shows Mediterranean diet's effect on brain volume

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

MRI scans have shown that older patients who followed a Mediterranean diet had greater brain volume over a three-year period than individuals who did not adhere to the diet as closely, according to a study published online January 4 in Neurology.

January 4, 2017

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