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Elastography may avoid needless biopsies of thyroid nodules

By Erik L. Ridley

Thanks to its high negative predictive value, ultrasound elastography with intrinsic compression may be able to reduce by one-third the number of unnecessary biopsies performed on calcified thyroid nodules, according to research published in the October issue of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

September 9, 2014

MRI protocol links gray-matter changes to MS severity

By Wayne Forrest

Using a homegrown MRI protocol, researchers found that a loss of myelin in the gray matter of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients' brains was a strong indicator of disease severity, according to a study published online September 10 in Radiology.

September 9, 2014

AMD live streams ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

AMD Global Telemedicine has announced technology for live streaming ultrasound for telemedicine applications.

September 8, 2014

CT contrast not tied to poor outcomes, even in at-risk patients

By Eric Barnes

The use of intravenous contrast before CT imaging is safe for most patients, according to a large study published online on Tuesday in Radiology. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, found no difference in complication rates between patients who received contrast and those who did not.

September 8, 2014

Challenges don't deter opening of ICR 2014 in Dubai

By Philip Ward

DUBAI - The International Congress of Radiology (ICR) opened today in what its organizers are billing as the largest-ever congress dedicated to radiology in the Arab world. Some 1,500 attendees registered on the first day and were treated to a wide range of opening lectures -- as well as balmy temperatures in the desert metropolis.

September 8, 2014

Digisonics completes 2 upgrades

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digisonics has updated its OB ultrasound structured reporting software at Aurora Advanced Healthcare in Milwaukee and Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins, WV.

September 8, 2014

Most common mammo screening barrier? Lack of interest

By Kate Madden Yee

In rural Kentucky, the most common barrier to regular mammography screening may be a lack of interest on the part of women, according to research presented at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco.

September 8, 2014

علاج الألياف الرحمية عن طريق قسطرة شرايين الرحم في الإمارات العربية المتحدة

By Jamal Al Deen Al Koteesh, Maysam T. Abu Sa'a, and Haleema P. Saripada

تعد قسطرة شرايين الرحم (UAE)  أحد التطورات المتميزة في مجال صحة المرأة في القرن الحالي حيث أصبحت بديلا موثوقا آمنا و فعالا للمعالجة الجراحية التقليدية لتليفات الرحم  والتي تعتبر الأورام النسائية الحميد ة الأكثر شيوعا. #edit_1stParagraph{ display:block; visibility:visible; }

September 8, 2014

NLST: CT lung screening more effective for older smokers

By Eric Barnes

A new analysis of data from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) has found that CT lung cancer screening is more effective for older smokers than younger ones. The study, published online Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is sure to shape the roiling debate over whether Medicare should pay for CT lung screening.

September 7, 2014

GE begins Revolution CT installations

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has begun installing its new Revolution CT scanner.

September 7, 2014

UltraSPECT, AIS partner in nuclear medicine

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

UltraSPECT has expanded an agreement with Absolute Imaging Solutions (AIS) to pair reconstruction software with gamma cameras.

September 7, 2014

JACR: CT lung screens better than thought

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CT lung cancer screening is even more effective than previously estimated and will benefit a broader range of people, according to two new studies published online August 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 7, 2014

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