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7-tesla MRI machine now operational in Germany

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A 7-tesla machine that's claimed to be one of Europe's most powerful MRI systems is now operational at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg in Germany. The machine was formally inaugurated recently.

March 23, 2023

Spanish team underlines clinical value of rectal cancer MRI

By Philip Ward

MRI is a valuable tool for assessing critical anatomical landmarks and features that determine the prognosis and management of rectal cancer patients, a leading research group reported at ECR 2023. The modality's also useful for tumor staging and restaging.

March 21, 2023

PET/CT reveals how COVID-19 manifests in critically ill patients

By Will Morton

A research group from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands has highlighted findings from whole-body F-18 FDG-PET/CT that show how COVID-19 manifests in critically ill patients.

March 20, 2023

Whole-body MRI proves viable option for lung cancer staging

By Kate Madden Yee

Whole-body MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging is a viable alternative to F-18 FDG-PET/CT imaging for lung cancer staging, according to a new assessment presented at the recent ECR meeting in Vienna.

March 19, 2023

SPECT comparable to conventional gamma for detecting heart attack

By Will Morton

SPECT cameras with cadmium zinc telluride detectors perform comparably to conventional gamma devices for imaging patients with suspected heart attack, Swedish researchers have reported.

March 16, 2023

Whole-body MRI is a viable option for lung cancer staging

By Kate Madden Yee

Whole-body MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging is a viable alternative to F-18 FDG-PET/CT imaging for lung cancer staging, according to research presented at the recent ECR meeting in Vienna.

March 14, 2023

Black patients diagnosed with lung fibrosis at younger ages

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Black patients are diagnosed with, hospitalized for, and die of pulmonary fibrosis at younger ages than their white or Latinx counterparts, according to a study published on 10 March in JAMA Network Open.

March 12, 2023

European companies to develop strategies for dismantling cyclotrons

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A group of European companies plans to develop "turnkey" options for dismantling aging cyclotrons, according to an article in the Brussels Times.

March 12, 2023

Strain elastography shows liver stiffness in long-COVID patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasonic strain elastography shows higher liver stiffness measures in recovered long COVID-19 patients, researchers from Turkey told ECR 2023 attendees. As COVID-19 runs its course, liver enzymes may be elevated and liver insufficiency can develop, they said.

March 12, 2023

Microwave ablation effective in treating thyroid microcarcinoma

By Amerigo Allegretto

Microwave ablation can effectively treat papillary thyroid microcarcinoma using ultrasound to identify capsular invasion -- an approach which has been typically avoided due to safety concerns, suggests new research.

March 9, 2023

CTPA shows patients with omicron COVID-19 are at higher PE risk

By Kate Madden Yee

CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) shows that omicron COVID-19 increases patients' risk of pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a U.K. study presented on March 5 at ECR 2023 in Vienna.

March 8, 2023

Team Lille reports novel results on dose in photon-counting CT

By Kate Madden Yee

The influential research group headed up by Prof. Martine Rémy-Jardin, PhD, of the University Centre of Lille, France, has found that photon-counting CT can reduce radiation dose for coronary CT angiography exams by more than a third compared with dual-source CT.

March 7, 2023

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