News • Low field imaging
0.05 Tesla MRI: When less is more
A whole-body MRI scanner with a compact 0.05 Tesla permanent magnet has been developed that operates on a standard wall power outlet without radiofrequency or magnetic shielding cages.
Article • Professional perspectives
Theranostics: A career opportunity for Nuclear Medicine Technologists
What is an advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) and why should nuclear medicine technologists strive to become one? At the 2024 annual meeting of the SNMMI in Toronto, ACP Luisa Roldão Pereira outlined the position and its importance in the clinical context.
Article • Addressing diagnostic backlogs
Harnessing the power of AI for women's health
Although the Covid-19 pandemic is behind us, healthcare facilities continue to experience workflow challenges and resource constraints impacting women’s health and a patient’s ability to receive a timely diagnosis. Clinical specialties like breast radiology and cytology are especially susceptible to these issues and continue to experience backlogs, which impact their ability to deliver timely…
News • ‘E’ for Expertise
New AI-powered ultrasound device presented at SIRM 2024
At the SIRM Congress 2024 in Milan, Esaote presents its brand-new MyLab E80, an E-series ultrasound device designed for professionals.
Sponsored • Computed tomography and digital radiography
State-of-the-art CT and DR imaging for Gjilan
United Imaging announces that it has provided the Unicamed Hospital in Gjilan, Kosovo, with two state-of-the-art systems – the uCT 528 80-slice CT scanner and the uDR 266i digital radiography system.
News • Artificial intelligence application
AI integration into cardiovascular ultrasound to improve diagnoses
Philips announced its latest AI-enabled cardiovascular ultrasound platform to help speed up cardiac ultrasound analysis with AI technology and reduce the burden on echocardiography labs.
News • Motion artifact monitoring
Movement-detecting sensor could make MRI scans more efficient
A new prototype self-powered sensor could improve the process of medical imaging for patients and technicians by detecting movement and shutting down an MRI scan in real time.
Sponsored • All in one scan
World's First Total-Body PET/CT with 194 cm Axial FOV installed in Europe
The IRCCS in Bologna has inaugurated a state-of-the-art integrated PET/CT system. This cutting-edge technology allows for the entire human body to be studied in a single scan, even detecting the smallest tumour cells.
Article • Technology applications in diagnostic imaging
How digital twins will support the radiologist of the future
Digital twin technology can transform clinical practice by aiding patient-specific prediction and supporting personalized treatment models. Expert speakers at an ECR 2024 session in Vienna focussed on how radiology will play a leading role in the advance through data acquisition via a range of imaging modalities.
News • Impact on mammography performance
Breast cancer screening: better detection, fewer false positives with AI
Using artificial intelligence (AI), breast radiologists in Denmark have improved breast cancer screening performance and reduced the rate of false-positive findings.
News • High-resolution imaging
Ultrasound reveals vascular details with microbubbles
Microbubbles in a contrast agent allows for ultrasound imaging of the finest vascular details. This is the working principle of a technique called ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM).
Sponsored • Magnetic resonance imaging
Installation of advanced MRI scanner in Prizren
Through the joint efforts of United Imaging and NeuralMed, Prizren Regional Hospital has become the first facility in Kosovo to benefit from United Imaging's cutting-edge diagnostic technology.
News • UK study confirms
Lung cancer screenings: benefits across all socioeconomic groups
Lung cancer screenings save lives – especially for those who live in economically deprived areas, a new study confirms. The researchers further demonstrate the benefits of using low-dose CT imaging.
Sponsored • Magnetic resonance imaging
State-of-the-art MRI introduced in southern Italy
Medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment company United Imaging are delighted to extend a warm welcome to Cobellis Clinic, the latest treatment centre to join their global family of clients. With an unwavering commitment to providing the highest level of healthcare services, the clinic has made a strategic decision to rely on the manufacturer's state-of-the-art imaging technology.
News • Impact of patient characteristics
Breast cancer AI: unequal performance across ethnicities and age groups
Current AI systems for detecting breast cancer from mammography exams are more likely to produce false-positive results in black women and older patients, a new study finds.
News • CT-Derived Functional Imaging
CTFI: Enabling CT lung diagnosis without contrast
Diagnosing lung conditions such as pulmonary embolism is more challengenging when a patient cannot tolerate contrast agents. Now, a new software solution is addressing the issue.
News • Women's health equipment
Breast biopsy: New disposable needle now available in Europe
A new type of biopsy needle for breast biopsies designed to capture larger samples, potentially reducing patient discomfort and time under compression has now become available in the European market.
News • Improved detection of heart failure
New MRI model for better imaging of women's hearts
Researchers have been able to fine-tune how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to detect heart failure in women’s hearts, making it more accurate for female patients.
Sponsored • Computed tomography
Advanced CT imaging for Lombardy hospital
A United Imaging Healthcare uCT 780 CT scanner has been installed at the Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi di Varese in the small town of Varese in the far north-western province of Lombardy.
Article • Advancements in endoscopy
Enhancing diagnosis and disease monitoring for ulcerative colitis
Endoscopy is pivotal in diagnosing and managing ulcerative colitis. Recent technology advances allow for early cancer detection, precise disease assessment and targeted biopsies, improving diagnosis and monitoring. The following article takes a look at the latest advancements.
News • Clear cell renal cell cancer
Same-day imaging for ccRCC kidney cancer with new PET agent
A new study suggests superiority of the novel investigational PET imaging agent ⁶⁸Ga-DPI-4452 (Debio 0328) to standard CT imaging in the context of clear cell renal cell cancer (ccRCC).
Video • Transthoracic ultrasound localization microscopy
Super-resolution imaging of microscopic heart vessels
Researchers were able to produce sub-millimetre resolution images of cardiac micro-vessels. This non-invasive new technique could allow scientists to study the physiology of the heart in more detail.
Video • Imaging of speech disorder
MRI shows stuttering in real-time
What happens in the internal speech muscles when people are stuttering? Researchers now showed the mechanical aspects using real-time MRI. This could lead to better treatments of speech disorders.
News • Quantum sensing prototype
A sensor that detects errors in MRI scans
A new sensor prototype can detect errors in MRI scans in a way that is impossible for current electrical sensors – and hopefully pave the way for MRI scans that are better, cheaper and faster.
Sponsored • Magnetic resonance imaging
High-speed AI enhanced MR imaging arrives at Klaipėda
In Lithuania, United Imaging Healthcare has installed its innovative uMR 670 MRI system at the Antėja Clinic in Klaipėda, a port city situated on the northern coast of the Baltic Sea.