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Which breast images do radiologists look at the longest?
By Rebekah Moan
Radiologists spend significantly more time observing mediolateral oblique (MLO) breast images and right images, according to Irish research using eye-tracking software. This knowledge may be useful to help remove any interpretation differences and as a feedback tool.
April 21, 2016
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Samsung unveils upgrades for breast ultrasound
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Samsung Medison has released upgrades to its RS80A ultrasound system specifically for breast imaging.
April 20, 2016
CCTA falls short in detecting culprit plaque
By Eric Barnes
In a population of myocardial infarction patients spanning 10 years of clinical practice, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) showed only limited ability to detect culprit lesions in the coronary arteries that went on to cause heart attacks -- though its positive predictive value was perfect, researchers concluded.
April 20, 2016
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Abbreviated breast MR rivals standard protocol
By Rebekah Moan
An abbreviated breast MR protocol represents a time-saving method with the same diagnostic potential as the standard protocol for characterizing breast lesions, according to Italian researchers. The abbreviated protocol can cut postprocessing time, they say.
April 17, 2016
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U.K. launches massive scanning project
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A U.K. research organization said it has launched a large study across the country that will involve scanning more than 100,000 participants to transform the way medicine looks at a wide variety of diseases including dementia, arthritis, cancer, heart attacks, and stroke.
April 17, 2016
Spectral data enrich mammography
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Spectral mammography could help reduce breast cancer screening recalls by distinguishing solid lesions from cysts, said researchers from Sweden and the U.K. who have developed a new method to measure the energy-dependent x-ray attenuation of tissue.
April 14, 2016
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Cardiac cath radiation exacts toll on health personnel
By Brian Casey
Radiation from cardiac catheterization procedures is taking a heavy toll on cath lab personnel, according to a new study published April 12 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. Italian researchers found higher rates of orthopedic problems, cataracts, skin lesions, and even anxiety and depression in cath lab workers.
April 13, 2016
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European heart group cancels Turkey meeting
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation has canceled its annual EuroPRevent meeting scheduled to take place in Turkey next month due to safety concerns.
April 12, 2016
Credit fraudsters again target EANM members
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Members of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) have again been targeted in a credit card fraud scheme.
April 12, 2016
fMRI shows LSD's effect on the brain
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
In a new study, Dutch researchers used functional MRI (fMRI) to examine people who had taken LSD to help explain how the drug distorts reality and creates perceptual illusions. Results were published online April 13 in Current Biology.
April 12, 2016
Rio's Olympic squad to learn from Baku, London Games
By Philip Ward
As the countdown continues to the opening of the Rio Olympics on 5 August, the organizers of the imaging service can learn from new data released about the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the 2012 Olympics in London.
April 12, 2016
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
April 11, 2016
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