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CCTA halves adverse events in SCOT-HEART trial

By Eric Barnes

A trial comparing the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to standard care alone in more than 4,000 chest pain patients revealed sharply reduced event rates and fewer negative angiographies when CCTA was used to guide patient management, according to results published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

April 11, 2016

Planmed receives CE Mark for mammo systems

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical imaging vendor Planmed received the CE Mark for its digital breast tomosynthesis system and full-field digital mammography system.

April 10, 2016

Learning Olympic lessons at MSK event in London

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are approaching fast, and the British Institute of Radiology has partnered with AuntMinnieEurope.com to launch a musculoskeletal (MSK) event in London on 27 May to discuss the lessons learned from the 2012 games and other issues in sports imaging.

April 10, 2016

MRI rules out competing diagnoses in ARVC/D

By Eric Barnes

Cardiac MRI (CMR) can diagnose arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) where other modalities fail, and it can even identify conditions that mimic the disease -- good news considering that timely treatment can often prevent sudden cardiac death.

April 10, 2016

Karolinska to use MRI to prevent child sexual assaults

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm have launched a study that will use MRI to investigate the efficacy of medication to reduce feelings of pedophilia in men who are sexually attracted to children.

April 6, 2016

DBT plus FFDM boosts invasive cancer detection rates

By Kate Madden Yee

A new literature review published in The Breast has confirmed that adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to breast screening with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) boosts invasive cancer detection rates, and it may reduce recall and false-positive rates as well.

April 6, 2016

GE places digital SPECT/CT system in Israel

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has installed its first general-purpose ultrahigh-resolution SPECT/CT system with digital detector technology in Israel.

April 5, 2016

AIPES launches PET/CT video for prostate cancer patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Association of Imaging Producers & Equipment Suppliers (AIPES) launched a new animated video for patients scheduled to undergo follow-up PET/CT scans for prostate cancer.

April 5, 2016

Large Egyptian study shows breast cancer, density link

By Rebekah Moan

A study encompassing more than 100,000 women in Egypt has confirmed that an increase in mammographic breast density -- based on the American College of Radiology classifications -- is associated with a heightened risk of breast cancer.

April 5, 2016

SFR mourns sudden death of Dr. Patrick Courtheoux

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The French Society of Radiology (SFR) has announced the sudden death of Dr. Patrick Courtheoux, PhD, professor of neuroradiology at the University Hospital Center of Caen in France.

April 4, 2016

DRG prepares to unveil German translation of BI-RADS

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German edition of the updated American College of Radiology BI-RADS will be published later this month, according to the German Radiological Society (DRG).

April 4, 2016

Oxford team focuses on outcome in ankle injuries

By Philip Ward

The severity of a soft-tissue ankle injury as determined by initial classification based on radiological findings is not always an accurate predictor of outcome at six months, according to new research from the U.K.

April 4, 2016

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