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Lung x-rays predict mortality in MERS patients

By Brian Casey

A new study of Saudi Arabian patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) found that a simple method of scoring pathology on lung radiographs can be used to predict which patients are at risk of dying, according to an article in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

July 22, 2015

ESGAR takes stance on liver MR, liver-specific contrast

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) is recommending that liver-specific contrast agents be used in liver MRI procedures.

July 21, 2015

EOS 6-month revenues jump by 43%

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Orthopedic digital imaging developer EOS Imaging saw an uptick in total revenues by 43% for the first six months of the year.

July 20, 2015

Van Andel reflects on famous Dutch MRI sex study

By Becky McCall

LONDON - "Love between the magnets" was the intriguing title of last week's special lecture by Dutch physiologist Dr. Pek van Andel. He revealed how and why he used MRI to study male and female genitals during coitus, and now he wants to study gay sex.

July 20, 2015

Still using CR for breast cancer? Time to rethink

By Rebekah Moan

It's time to think again about the use of computed radiography (CR) detectors when it comes to spotting breast cancer, U.K. researchers have found. In their study, digital radiography (DR) performed significantly better than CR for identifying calcification clusters and noncalcification lesions.

July 19, 2015

Dutch researchers launch DENSE breast MR trial

By Kate Madden Yee

It's well-known that mammography is less effective in women with dense breast tissue. But what hasn't been established is which supplemental modality is best for these women. Dutch researchers have launched a trial to study the use of MRI in addition to mammography for screening women with dense breast tissue.

July 15, 2015

SFR mourns death of Dr. Jean-Claude Gaux

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The French Society of Radiology (SFR) has expressed its condolences over the death of Dr. Jean-Claude Gaux, who passed away on 9 July.

July 13, 2015

CT analysis algorithm defines malignant lung nodules

By Eric Barnes

A multitasking algorithm designed to analyze CT lung cancer screening images and pick out likely malignancies, nodule volumes, as well as other characteristics at CT, delivers significant, if modest, performance improvements over that based on size alone.

July 13, 2015

Texture analysis sorts out breast cancer types

By Eric Barnes

Texture analysis of MRI breast images can reveal multiple lesion subtypes, potentially enabling different assessment and management strategies depending on lesion type, according to new Scottish-led research published in European Radiology.

July 12, 2015

Ultrasound-based CAD pinpoints thyroid nodules

By Eric Barnes

Ultrasound combined with a novel computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme can help determine whether thyroid nodules are malignant or benign, a new study has found. The research team thinks it's feasible to identify malignant lesions, based primarily on the presence and patterns of thyroid nodule calcifications.

July 9, 2015

Blue Earth gets orphan drug status

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Blue Earth Diagnostics has received two orphan drug designations for its F-18 fluciclovine radiopharmaceutical for diagnosing glioma.

July 7, 2015

Fresh doubts cast on screening mammography

By Rebekah Moan

A controversial French-led study published this week has found screening mammography's benefits have been overestimated due to unconventional statistical methods, but screening advocates have been quick to stress the authors have ignored numerous publications proving the efficacy of screening.

July 7, 2015

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