Dear AuntMinnie Member,
If you're an Apple fan and a medical researcher, you should be heartened by yesterday's news that Apple has released a new open-source software framework intended to make medical research easier.
Called ResearchKit, the software is designed to help researchers more easily create apps that will bring patients into clinical trials. Apple believes the software will help researchers address one of the trickiest aspects of clinical trials: finding volunteers.
Learn more by clicking here for an article by AuntMinnie.com contributing editor Theresa Pablos, or visit our Advanced Visualization Community at av.auntminnie.com.
More news from ECR 2015
In other news, the 2015 edition of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) wrapped up on Sunday, and you'll find comprehensive coverage of the meeting in our RADCast @ ECR.
Our coverage runs the gamut from clinical to socioeconomic topics, but we think a great place to start is with this article on how one-fifth of middle-aged athletes are at risk of a heart attack. Also check out a story on how Italian radiologists view teleradiology.
Our series of video interviews featuring AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward has also been popular. Check out this video on radiology's future, or this interview on finding the human touch in radiology.
You'll find everything at radcast.auntminnie.com.
Tc-99m production
Finally, visit our Molecular Imaging Community for news on how a Canadian group has developed a new method for producing the key radioisotope technetium-99m (Tc-99m). The method relies on a cyclotron rather than a nuclear reactor, meaning it could be less vulnerable to supply disruptions. Read more by clicking here, or visit the community at molecular.auntminnie.com.
