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Thorax: Lung screening leaves no lasting harm

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Fear can lead to avoidance of lung cancer screening, but a welcome boost has come from a new study analyzing the long-term effects of low-dose CT examinations in the U.K. Lung Cancer Screening trial. It found that patients randomized to the imaging arm did not experience unnecessary long-term anxiety.

August 16, 2016

Siemens, InSightec to partner

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

MR-guided focused ultrasound developer InSightec has signed an agreement with Siemens Healthineers to develop compatibility between Exablate Neuro and Siemens' 1.5- and 3-tesla MRI systems, Magnetom Aera and Skyra.

August 15, 2016

New neural network outperforms CAD for mammography

By Eric Barnes

A convolutional neural network trained on a large dataset of mammographic lesions outperformed a conventional mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme, according to a new Dutch study published this month. These networks can be fine-tuned based on radiologists' knowledge.

August 15, 2016

Lantheus sells Australian radiopharmacy service business

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Lantheus Holdings, parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging, has sold its Australian radiopharmacy servicing business to Global Medical Solutions of Arncliffe.

August 11, 2016

MRI scanners running nonstop at Olympic polyclinic

By Eric Barnes

The Olympic polyclinic inside Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Village -- and especially the imaging suite -- has become wildly popular with athletes and their entourages during the 2016 games, according to an August 11 story in USA Today.

August 11, 2016

Mammography in Malta: Room for improvement

By Rebekah Moan

How well is mammography performed in Malta? No one knows for sure because image-quality studies haven't been conducted -- until now. New research found that the average reject rate for the nation fell within acceptable levels, but there is still room for improvement, particularly at individual centers.

August 11, 2016

Why do Iranian women avoid mammography screening?

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Why aren't more women in Iran seeking out breast screening? A new study shows that social, cultural, and religious factors constitute major barriers to mammography adherence, and the authors call for breast health educational programs to do more to encourage women to get screened.

August 10, 2016

3D imaging helps diagnose 1.7-million-year-old cancer

By Heather Hokenson

Cancer is often thought to be a product of modern times and lifestyles, but researchers have discovered what they believe is the earliest case of malignancy -- in a fossil from an early human ancestor who lived about 1.7 million years ago. The key to diagnosing this ancient cancer was advanced 3D imaging technology.

August 10, 2016

Quantib secures clearance for brain MR software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical image quantification software company Quantib has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European regulators to market its first product, Quantib Brain 1.1.

August 9, 2016

MRI sheds light on Zika virus, severe joint deformities

By Philip Ward

New research led by a Brazilian pediatrician who has been featured in Vogue and the Wall Street Journal, provides detailed information about the clinical, imaging, and electromyographic findings in babies with arthrogryposis associated with congenital Zika virus infection.

August 9, 2016

EANM seeks new committee members

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is looking for three to four new members for its newly established Radiation Protection Committee.

August 8, 2016

7 top tips for reporting cervical spine CT

By Philip Ward

To help eliminate mistakes by radiology trainees reporting out-of-hours cervical spine trauma CT scans, it's crucial to bear in mind seven key learning points, U.K. researchers reported at the 2016 congress of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology.

August 8, 2016

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