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Availability of mobile CT systems increases in Asia-Pacific

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

NeuroLogica, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, is highlighting the installation of its SmartMSU with the OmniTom Elite for mobile head CT imaging in the Asia-Pacific region.

December 18, 2022

CT exposure increases brain cancer risk by up to fivefold in children

By Kate Madden Yee

German researchers have found that radiation exposure from CT imaging increases brain cancer risk in children by up to fivefold, depending on the level of exposure.

December 18, 2022

French study shows breast screening leads to higher survival rates

By Amerigo Allegretto

Women who attend organized breast cancer screening have a higher survival rate than women who attend opportunistic screening, according to research from the University of Bordeaux.

December 18, 2022

Euro-Learn project gets 3-year renewal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Euro-Learn initiative has been approved for another three years, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine has announced.

December 14, 2022

Ultrasound sheds light on axillary staging in breast cancer

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Researchers from Turkey have found that asymmetrical cortical enlargement on the side closer to the breast, abnormal microvascular pattern, and high cortex-hilum ratio are independent predictors of axillary nodal involvement.

December 13, 2022

AI can safely reduce breast imaging workload as third reader

By Amerigo Allegretto

In double-reading scenarios, artificial intelligence (AI) can reduce breast imaging workload by over one-third by replacing one reader without causing a reduction in quality, suggests new research from Sweden.

December 12, 2022

German study spells out how AI improves breast cancer detection

By Amerigo Allegretto

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help detect more cancers and be used in consensus decision-making compared with radiologists alone. That's the view of an experienced European breast imaging specialist.

December 12, 2022

EU brain project issues details of goals for next five years

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A European group called the HyperProbe Consortium plans to develop a new optical imaging system by 2027 that will measure brain function more efficiently during surgery.

December 11, 2022

Patient dies during procedure due to x-ray malfunction

By Philip Ward

A 78-year-old man died after an x-ray system crashed during a cardiac catheterization procedure, according to reports in the Israeli media. The cause of the machine's crash is unknown, but it was most likely not a power failure.

December 11, 2022

MRI-targeted prostate biopsies can drastically cut overdiagnosis

By Kate Madden Yee

A new approach to prostate cancer biopsy based on targeted MRI rather than systemic ultrasound shows promise for reducing overdiagnosis by up to half, Swedish scientists stated on 8 December in the New England Journal of Medicine.

December 11, 2022

Strasbourg group develops ultrasound protocol for trauma cases

By Amerigo Allegretto

An extended ultrasound exam performed at the bedside in trauma settings can help guide appropriate treatment prior to the use of whole-body CT, according to French research published on 7 December in JAMA Network Open.

December 11, 2022

ICUS launches patient ultrasound contrast assessment app

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) has launched an app for both mobile and desktop devices that helps improve echocardiography workflow and the appropriate use of ultrasound-enhancing agents.

December 11, 2022

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