Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
Diagnosis of suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in pregnant women represents a major challenge. Conditions such as leg edema and gravid uterus make visualization of the veins difficult, and tests that are safe and reliable in nonpregnant patients are not always appropriate during pregnancy, particularly because radiation exposure is always a serious concern.
A multidisciplinary team from Brest, France, has announced important progress this week. The group thinks compression ultrasonography has a crucial role to play in this area. Visit our Women's Imaging Digital Community, or click here.
Meanwhile, Dutch researchers have tried to determine whether mammography's impaired sensitivity after benign breast surgery is due to postsurgical alterations or specific breast tissue characteristics. They discovered that previous benign breast surgery does decrease mammography screening sensitivity due to postoperative changes. Get the story here.
If you fancy a short break during May, consider a trip to Edinburgh. It's consistently voted the U.K.'s leading tourist destination, and you've still got a month left to visit the city's Fascinating Mummies exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. Modern imaging techniques have made a vital contribution in this field, and you can find out more here.
Our archive of translated case reports continues to expand. For cases in French, click here. For cases in Italian, click here. For cases in Spanish, click here. Please do tell your colleagues who are not English speakers.
Given its ability to demonstrate mural and extramural complications, MR enterography is becoming the first-line imaging tool for evaluating the small bowel in patients with Crohn's disease. The lack of ionizing radiation makes it ideal for prolonged follow-up. Go to our MRI Digital Community, or click here.
Finally, research from Germany shows that software can now offer automated detection and segmentation of the spleen on CT scans of malignant lymphoma patients, yielding volume measurements that correlate highly with other volumetry techniques. Learn more here.
