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Vaping case study offers guidance for radiologists
By Brian Casey
The case study of a 24-year-old man with lung damage from vaping provides hints to radiologists on what to look for in patients who present with characteristic symptoms and a history of electronic cigarette use, according to a special report published October 31 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
October 30, 2019
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CEDM, MBI outperform MRI for breast cancer staging
By Kate Madden Yee
Contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) and molecular breast imaging (MBI) are comparable to breast MRI when it comes to identifying breast cancer, but CEDM and MBI outperform breast MRI when it comes to treatment staging, according to a study published online October 29 in Radiology.
October 30, 2019
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Breast cancer researchers to receive honors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and the American Association for Cancer Research will honor two researchers at the 2019 SABCS meeting in December.
October 30, 2019
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7T MRI opens door to detailed brain images
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using 7-tesla MRI and a custom-built head coil, researchers have produced an image of the human brain with 100-μm resolution and the kind of explicit detail that someday might be used to investigate neurological disorders, according to a study published October 30 in Scientific Data.
October 30, 2019
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Details emerge on MRI accident in Sweden
By Philip Ward
Details are beginning to emerge about an MRI accident in Sweden in which a hospital staff member was sucked toward the magnet while a patient was being scanned. The patient reportedly exited the scanner bore to help the staffer, who lost consciousness during the incident, early reports say.
October 30, 2019
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Could cold, hard cash reduce unnecessary head CT scans?
By Abraham Kim
Offering financial incentives like cash to emergency patients with minor traumatic brain injury to convince them to skip scans that might not be medically indicated may help reduce the rate of unnecessary head CT exams, according to an article published in the October issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.
October 30, 2019
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Carestream to show digital tomo at RSNA 2019
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health plans to show a digital tomosynthesis capability option for its DRX-Evolution Plus digital radiography system at the RSNA 2019 conference.
October 29, 2019
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Canon posts high Q3 medical sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Japanese industrial giant Canon has released financial results for the third quarter of 2019 that showed revenues in its Canon Medical Systems growing amid recovery in Japan and other markets.
October 29, 2019
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Navidea highlights rheumatoid arthritis results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals said that interim analysis of an ongoing phase IIB study shows positive results from using its technetium-99m tilmanocept radiopharmaceutical in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
October 29, 2019
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Tomoelastography characterizes liver lesions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tomoelastography -- an MRI technique that enables visualization of the mechanical properties of tumors -- can accurately distinguish between benign and malignant liver lesions, according to research from Germany published online September 24 in Cancer Research.
October 29, 2019
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New MRI contrast material promises earlier liver diagnosis
By Brian Casey
A new gadolinium-based contrast material could form the basis for submillimeter detection of tumors on MRI scans and provide a warning of early-stage liver disease sooner than conventional MRI contrast agents, according to findings from an animal study released October 29 in Nature Communications.
October 29, 2019
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Volpara expands medical advisory board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions has expanded its medical advisory board.
October 29, 2019
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