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PET/CT predicts relapse in patients with ovarian cancer

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Given that relapse and mortality rates are high in these patients, the finding suggests that the technique could help clinicians choose initial treatment strategies, noted lead author Daniela Travaglio Morales, MD, of La Paz University Hospital in Madrid, and colleagues.

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Evidence grows for use of amyloid PET in China

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In patients treated at a memory clinic at Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, amyloid PET scans detected brain pathology associated with the disease and led to changes in treatment plans in 36.5% of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University.

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ISMRM: Technologist inexperience leads to MRI accidents

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A group led by Miho Uemura, PhD, of Sapporo Medical University Hospital in Japan found that half of reports describing MRI accidents were submitted by technologists with less than a year of MR imaging experience. "In

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Risk-based lung cancer screening mitigates healthcare disparities

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Choi and colleagues sought to validate the updated version of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial 2012 (PLCOm2012) -- a risk prediction model based primarily on White individuals -- across races and ethnicities in the U.S., comparing it to the USPSTF's 2021 recommendation.

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Onrad acquires Direct Radiology from Royal Philips

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Onrad provides remote teleradiology final-read impressions across all healthcare settings and full-service radiology solutions for hospitals. Direct Radiology was founded in 2012 and is a Joint Commission-accredited practice with approximately 80 radiologists.

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Olympic imaging squad gets set for summer games

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Renoux has accompanied the French team to the Olympics since London 2012, and since 2006, he has also been part of the radiology team covering the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros. If they need more acute care, they will be referred to the local hospital,” he explained.

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Responding to a Ransomware Attack in Radiology

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Reading Time: 8 minutes read By Dr. Niall Sheehy, MB, MRCP, FFR RCSI, St James’s Hospital -Trinity College Dublin. In May 2021, St James’s Hospital in Dublin was one of 54 public hospitals affected when the Health Service Executive (HSE) was the victim of a Cyber Attack by Conti, a sophisticated, financially-motivated criminal gang.

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