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German study confirms breast screening's mortality reduction

By Rebekah Moan

Breast cancer mortality in Germany dropped by more than 20% after the country implemented a nationwide breast screening program, according to a new study. Researchers also saw a decline in the number of late-stage breast cancer cases, further supporting the effectiveness of mammography screening.

November 13, 2019

3D printing helps unravel rare cardiac anomalies

By Abraham Kim

A 3D-printed heart model based on patient MR images helped physicians identify two uncommon cardiac anomalies in a case report published online November 11 in Clinical Imaging. The technique may be a viable alternative to more invasive procedures, such as cardiac catheterization, researchers say.

November 13, 2019

DICOM header analysis unlocks DR quality improvement

By Erik L. Ridley

Thursday, December 5 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSQ11-08 | Room N229In this presentation, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, will show how analysis of DICOM headers can enable quality improvement initiatives for digital radiography (DR).

November 13, 2019

Simulation model may enable faster ED CT turnaround

By Erik L. Ridley

Sunday, December 1 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA06-09 | Room N227BIn this study, researchers from Canada will share how they utilized simulation software to pursue their goal of speeding up turnaround time for urgent CT exams of emergency department (ED) patients.

November 13, 2019

Structured reporting improves endometriosis evaluation

By Erik L. Ridley

Sunday, December 1 | 10:55 a.m.-11:05 a.m. | SSA10-02 | Room N228Researchers from Massachusetts will describe how the combination of structured reporting and reader expertise can improve the diagnosis and staging of endometriosis on MRI.

November 13, 2019

CT highlights risk of lung inflammation from vaping

By Philip Ward

Fresh evidence has emerged of the health dangers of vaping. In a case report published by Archives of Disease in Childhood on November 11, U.K. authors warn that the fluid in electronic cigarettes may cause life-threatening lung inflammation in those who are susceptible, after treating a teenage boy with respiratory failure.

November 13, 2019

ALA: CT lung screening has 'lifesaving' potential

By Abraham Kim

In its annual report on lung cancer in the U.S., the American Lung Association (ALA) on November 13 highlighted the benefits of CT lung screening and its contribution to a 26% improvement in the five-year survival rate of lung cancer patients over the past decade.

November 12, 2019

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By Kate Madden Yee

November 12, 2019

Firms partner to meet global medical isotope needs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Four Canadian and European companies have signed partnership agreements to produce medical isotopes and create a new worldwide delivery system for them.

November 12, 2019

Guerbet forms partnership with InterSystems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast developer Guerbet has signed a strategic partnership with healthcare IT firm InterSystems to integrate Guerbet's Contrast&Care contrast media injection management software into the IT systems of hospitals and medical imaging centers.

November 12, 2019

Curium to file NDA for generic form of DaTscan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine firm Curium Pharma plans to submit an abbreviated new drug application (NDA) for a generic version of DaTscan in the U.S.

November 12, 2019

Should CT be added to criteria for diagnosing COPD?

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from Colorado have proposed expanding the diagnostic criteria for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) to consider CT data along with a patient's symptoms, environmental exposure, and spirometry results in a study recently published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

November 12, 2019

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