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Ending essential tremor with focused MR-guided ultrasound
Essential tremor robs its sufferers of the ability to conduct everyday tasks and, until now, treatments have involved moderate to severe side effects, or brain surgery. Professor Wladyslaw Gedroyc, a consultant radiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, discusses with Greg Noone how focused ultrasound therapy can provide effective, non-invasive relief.
Scanning the field: radiation management with CHA
The first large-scale radiation dose management repository for patients undergoing CT scans is under way in the US. Abi Millar speaks to Dr Mary Reich Cooper, senior vice-president of clinical services at the Connecticut Hospital Association, and Dennis Durmis, head of commercial operations for radiology Americas at Bayer, about this project and how it will help to shape patient care.
Efficacy and the path to a cure: treating cystic fibrosis
Proving the effectiveness of treatments for cystic fibrosis has traditionally been limited to basic lung function tests; however, a new MRI technique that was trialled at the University of Missouri has shown that new drugs may offer fresh hope to patients. Ross Davies speaks to Dr Talissa Altes, chair of the study, about her findings.