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DBT finds 30% more cancer than mammo in dense breasts

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to full-field digital mammography improves cancer detection in women with dense breast tissue by 30% versus mammo alone, according to Norwegian research presented on Tuesday at RSNA 2014.

December 3, 2014

Motion casts bigger shadow than iterative reconstruction on calcium scores

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Fast-moving coronary arteries exert a huge influence on coronary calcium scores, but not all scores go in the same direction, according to new research from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

December 2, 2014

FDA clears SuperSonic probes

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

SuperSonic Imagine has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for two new probes used with its Aixplorer ultrasound system.

December 1, 2014

Dutch group strives to simplify PET/CT

By Cynthia E. Keen

Researchers in the Netherlands have created an easy-to-use image processing tool that provides clinicians with a fast and accurate way to derive organ absorbed dose and effective dose estimates in PET/CT. They aim to avoid the need for manual volumes-of-interest delineation.

November 27, 2014

Researchers develop device to ease mammo discomfort

By Kate Madden Yee

Dutch researchers have developed a new mammography paddle that they believe will ease the compression discomfort that patients experience during mammography exams, according to a study to be presented at the upcoming RSNA 2014 meeting.

November 26, 2014

Radiation awareness: Where do we stand?

By Philip Ward

Knowledge of radiation dose and risk is poor among all radiology staff, but particularly among radiographers/technologists, and significant underestimation of dose and cancer risk is widespread, according to a new study.

November 25, 2014

MRI shows same brain areas related to Alzheimer's, schizophrenia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A team of international researchers have discovered a specific network of brain regions through MRI that is more vulnerable to unhealthy aging, such as Alzheimer's disease, and disorders in young people, such as schizophrenia.

November 23, 2014

Europe adopts U.K. guidelines for imaging child abuse

By Rebekah Moan

The European Society of Pediatric Radiology (ESPR) has adopted the U.K. guidelines for determining the best imaging strategy in suspected cases of nonaccidental injury in children. The chair of the ESPR's Child Abuse Task Force, Dr. Amaka Offiah, has called this a "major development."

November 23, 2014

Lymphoseek earns EU marketing authorization

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has received marketing authorization in the European Union (EU) for its Lymphoseek 250-mcg kit for radiopharmaceutical preparation.

November 20, 2014

Volpara to aid Norway's breast screening program

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Volpara Solutions' quantitative breast imaging software will be used at seven of 16 screening sites in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program.

November 19, 2014

Study: Results may vary with cardiac PET software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cardiac PET software applications can produce significantly different results in myocardial blood-flow analysis, a multinational research team reported in the November issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

November 18, 2014

Mallinckrodt posts fiscal 2014 net sales gain, but yearly loss

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Solid growth in its Specialty Pharmaceuticals business segment powered pharmaceutical developer Mallinckrodt to double-digit net sales gains in its fourth quarter and fiscal 2014.

November 18, 2014

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