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New Scoring Tool for Radiomics Research Endorsed by EuSoMII
2024 13 Mar
Radiomics, a technique for extracting quantitative features from medical images, aims to build predictive models for clinical decision-making. However, a gap between research and practice exists due to poor methodology, hindering reproducibility. Researchers set out in a new study to develop a new quality scoring tool, METhodological RadiomICs...Read more
The Need for Reproducible Scoring Systems to Enhance Radiomics Research Quality
2023 09 Oct
The aim of this recent study was to assess both the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the total radiomics quality score (RQS) and to examine the reproducibility of individual RQS items’ score in a comprehensive multi-reader investigation. Nine raters with diverse backgrounds were randomly assigned to three groups, each group reflecting...Read more
Researchers Attempt Robotic Heart Surgery Inside MRI
2022 06 Nov
A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University rec eived a four-year $3.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to support them in performing a robotic heart catheterization while the patient is inside an MRI machine. It is estimated that between three to six million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation (AFib), known to...Read more
Researchers Awarded Funding to Develop Affordable 3D Ultrasound Imaging Device
2022 06 Nov
A team of researchers at the Beckman Institute received a four-year $2M award in funding from the National Institutes of Health to create a device that could make high-quality medical imaging more accessible in diverse communities. Professor Pengfei Song,researcher at the Beckman Institute, reinforces the importance of ensuring that ultrasounds...Read more
Researchers Probe Reliability of CT in COVID-19 Diagnosis
2020 28 Apr
Amidst the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, radiologists are racing to figure out how medical imaging can be of help in screening or speeding up diagnosis of people with infection. While some recent studies suggested the use of computed tomography (CT) for COVID-19 diagnosis, an article in The Lancet urges caution and encourages using existing...Read more
Industry News
All in One Scan - Unique in Europe, It Will Open Up New Horizons for Oncology Research
2024 04 Jun
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. In addition to reducing examination duration from 12 minutes to less than a minute, the new device offers unique opportunities...Read more
Start of Clinical Research with Hiroshima University on Photon-Counting CT
2024 08 Apr
Canon Medical Systems Corporation (hereinafter "Canon Medical"; President and CEO: Toshio Takiguchi; headquarters: Otawara, Tochigi, Japan) and Hiroshima University (President: Mitsuo Ochi; location: Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) began clinical research. using a Canon photon-counting CT (PCCT) system (the company's third such system worldwide)...Read more
Hologic to Unveil Groundbreaking AI Research at ECR 2024
2024 27 Feb
Global Leader in Women’s Health to Present Research and Educational Opportunities Focused on Improving Workflow and Efficiency Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) continues to deliver on its commitment to advancing women’s health by unveiling new research in artificial intelligence (AI) and offering innovative educational opportunities at the...Read more
Clinical Research on Photon-Counting CT Begins with Radboud University Medical Center
2024 26 Feb
Canon Medical Systems Corporation (hereinafter "Canon Medical"; President and CEO: Toshio Takiguchi; headquarters: Otawara, Tochigi, Japan) has completed the second installation of its Canon photon-counting CT (PCCT) system worldwide at Radboud University Medical Center (Chair: Dr. Bertine Lahuis; location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands), and clinical...Read more
Canon Medical Systems Accelerates Global Clinical Research to Realize Next-Gen Photon-Counting CT
2023 20 Nov
Canon Medical Systems Corporation (President and CEO: Toshio Takiguchi; Headquarters: Otawara City, Tochigi, Japan) is accelerating clinical research both domestically and internationally to promote the practical application of Photon Counting CT (PCCT). PCCT holds great promise as a next-generation diagnostic imaging method. Joint research...Read more
Articles
Commission to Extend Euratom Budget for Nuclear Research to 2013
2012 01 Apr
The Commission has adopted a proposal to extend the budget of the 2007 - 2011 Euratom Framework Programme, which funds nuclear research, to cover the years 2012 and 2013. This is a formal step necessary to bring the effective duration of the Euratom Framework Programme into line with the seven-year period of the main Seventh Framework Programme for...Read more
Management Strategies for Effective Clinical Research
2011 28 Feb
Authors: Dr. Tobias Schilling Dr. Samir Sarikouch Prof. Dr. Christian Hagl Prof. Dr. Axel Haverich Prof. Björn Jonson Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School Hannover, Germany [email protected] As an integral part of the strategic organisation of a hospital, clinical research in academic...Read more
Research Update
2009 05 Sep
HYPERImage Project Advances Research on Hybrid PET/MR Scanner Philips, one of eight partners in the European Union-funded HYPERImage research project, has announced that the project has achieved a major milestone in its plan to create hybrid PET/MR imaging. This new technique is based on the simultaneous acquisition of time-offlight PET and...Read more
Research & Technology
2009 04 Sep
Eurostat Figures Show Growth in Research Funding Recent figures from Eurostat on research spending across the European Union show a growing trend in research investment. In 2007, the EU spent 229 billion euro on research and development (R&D), equivalent to 1.85% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The EU has set itself the goal of spending 3%...Read more
EU Adopts Legal Framework for European Research Infrastructures
2009 03 Sep
An agreement has been reached on a legal framework for the establishment of European research infrastructures. Currently, national and EU laws do not meet the needs of complex research infrastructures with par tners in many countries. Under the new legal framework, Member States wishing to host a European research infrastructure will have to declare...Read more
Events
2nd International Conference on Cancer and Oncology Research 2024
2024 15 Apr
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Radiographers in Research: How to Get Involved
2017 05 Sep
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The Journey from Research to Publication
2015 12 Nov
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) is a multidisciplinary membership organisation connecting all those with a professional interest in imaging science and radiation technology. Our aims are: To promote and encourage the study and practice of the art and science of radiology, radiobiology and the medical applications of nuclear science...Read more
15th International Congress of Radiation Research
2015 25 May
Radiation science is a comprehensive research area that covers many branches such as radiation-related physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, each of which has progressed remarkably in recent years. Radiation science is nowadays an advanced science that is closely linked to human societies and applicable to life in many aspects.Read more
