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Italian team finds AI modeling can classify breast microcalcifications
A novel AI tool can accurately detect and characterize macrocalcifications on mammography, researchers from the European Institute of Oncology in Milan have reported.
November 12, 2023
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Cancer risk after false-positive mammography differs by patient
Breast cancer risk after a false-positive mammogram depends on individual patient characteristics and follow-up, researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have reported.
November 5, 2023
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Clinical News
MRI proves superior in characterizing high-risk adnexal lesions
MRI has advantages over transvaginal ultrasound when characterizing adnexal lesions based on O-RADS, French researchers reported in an article posted on 27 October by the European Journal of Radiology.
October 29, 2023
Clinical News
Pairing strategy has minimal impact on double reading in mammography
Customized pairing strategies do not significantly improve mammography double reading performance, Dutch authors have written in an article published on 24 October in Radiology.
October 29, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence
Deep-learning method using ultrasound predicts fetal birth weight
A novel deep-learning technique using ultrasound videos predicts fetal birth weight, according to a study from the University of Amsterdam published on 20 October in Computers in Biology and Medicine.
October 24, 2023
CT
Can radiologists boost accuracy by adopting novel reporting style?
A new structured dictation style that uses voice commands may help to improve the accuracy of radiologists in reporting their findings. That's the conclusion of research published in the European Journal of Radiology.
October 9, 2023
Molecular Imaging
Nobel Prize goes to Moungi Bawendi for imaging innovation
Moungi Bawendi, PhD, is one of three scientists to share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. Bawendi is a co-founder of Lumicell, which develops fluorescence-guided imaging technology for cancer surgery.
October 8, 2023
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Clinical News
Ultrasound comes to the rescue in Swiss caving emergencies
Authors from Bern University Hospital have described how point-of-care ultrasound plays a central role in rescue operations from potentially serious caving accidents. One incident involved a speleologist who was hit on the pelvis by a boulder at an altitude of 2000 meters.
September 24, 2023
Body Imaging
Healthcare staff require more support with care of suicidal patients
Health professionals are having difficulty communicating with and caring for patients who present for diagnostic imaging following suicide attempts, Irish researchers have reported.
September 11, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence
Breast AI comparable to radiologist double reading
AI alone and AI with one radiologist are on par with radiologist double reading in breast imaging, suggest Swedish findings published on 8 September in The Lancet Digital Health.
September 11, 2023
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How to reduce contrast media waste in CT operations
The use of CT iodinated contrast media must be optimized to limit its environmental impact, according to research presented at the International Society for Computed Tomography meeting.
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How to reduce contrast media waste in CT operations
By Will Morton
The use of CT iodinated contrast media must be optimized to limit its environmental impact, according to research presented at the International Society for Computed Tomography meeting.
September 17, 2024
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Mevion, Nelco to partner on proton therapy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Mevion Medical Systems and Nelco Worldwide are collaborating on the faster adoption of proton therapy.
September 13, 2024
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Hyperfine plans to use Swoop MR system on astronauts
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Hyperfine has announced plans to work with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to assess the brains of astronauts before and after spaceflight.
September 13, 2024
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Radiologist faces strong criticism in negligence case
By Amerigo Allegretto
A radiologist exhibited a "lackadaisical attitude" and did not show compassion when informed of a patient's burns due to a radiofrequency ablation, according to a media report in Malaysia.
September 11, 2024
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AI helps out with spotting interval breast cancers
By Erik L. Ridley
A new study from Cambridge in the U.K. has assessed performance characteristics of AI software in identifying and localizing interval breast cancers.
September 11, 2024
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Hospital doctor gets struck off for fraud
By Philip Ward
A clinician who defrauded the U.K. health service of £50,000 (€59,200) by submitting false time sheets has been struck off. Another recent tribunal issued a warning to a radiologist over care quality.
September 10, 2024
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Serac highlights first patient imaged with SPECT agent
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Serac Healthcare and the University of Exeter are highlighting that the first patient has been scanned with a novel molecular SPECT imaging agent.
September 10, 2024
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Embolization can mitigate enlarged prostate symptoms
By Will Morton
A team from Paris has found that men with enlarged prostates who undergo minimally invasive prostatic artery embolization have significant improvements in symptoms after two years.
September 9, 2024
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DeepHealth partners with HOPPR on foundational AI model
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
DeepHealth is partnering with HOPPR to commercialize a medical-grade generalized foundational model.
September 5, 2024
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EANM announces training initiatives
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is reorganizing its training and education section and will establish a new Education Council.
September 5, 2024
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ESC 2024 attendance reaches pre-COVID-19 levels
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has announced that about 32,000 health professionals from 171 countries attended its 2024 annual meeting.
September 5, 2024
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RaySearch announces practice milestone with Iridium Network
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Iridium Network successfully treated its first patient on 2 September with RaySearch's oncology information system RayCare and Varian's TrueBeam linear accelerator.
September 4, 2024
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