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How to avoid pitfalls in interpretation of adrenal imaging
By Philip Ward
A clear understanding of the pitfalls in the performance and interpretation of adrenal CT can help prevent incorrect and inappropriate investigations, award-winning researchers from a top London facility have found. It's essential to keep aware of the full range of pseudolesions and mimics, they said.
January 14, 2019
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CT guidance for spinal injections comes under scrutiny
By Abraham Kim
Swiss researchers found that CT guidance allowed interventional radiologists to perform spinal injections just as effectively as they did using fluoroscopy but with much lower personal radiation exposure, according to an article published online on 8 January in Radiology. CT guidance led to higher radiation exposure to patients, however.
January 13, 2019
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3D printing reconstructs skull of prehistoric reptile
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from the U.K. have created a 3D-printed skull based on the micro-CT scans of a 200 million-year-old fossil of a rare marine reptile, according to an article published online on 8 January by PeerJ.
January 8, 2019
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BIR offers guidance on nonmedical referrals to radiology
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has released a position statement on training nonmedical referrers to ensure that they comply with the U.K. regulations on radiation exposure when referring patients to radiology.
January 7, 2019
French radiology responds strongly to 'disdainful' criticism
By Frances Rylands-Monk
France's National Council of Radiology has reacted angrily to a series of negative comments made about the profession by an expert in infectious diseases. The remarks were made in a recent editorial in the weekly political and news magazine Le Point.
January 2, 2019
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Global survey finds wide variation in CT radiation dose
By Philip Ward
Substantial variation in radiation dose used for CT scans is mainly due to how the scanners are used by medical staff rather than differences in the patients scanned or the machines used, according to an extensive international study published on 2 January in BMJ.
January 2, 2019
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AR enhances visualization of shoulder joint for surgery
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from France have developed a new technique that uses augmented reality (AR) images based on CT scans to improve visualization preoperatively and intraoperatively for shoulder replacement surgery, according to an article published online in Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research.
January 1, 2019
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CT visualizes impact of bizarre hunting accident
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A team of Italian doctors has used CT to assess a man sprayed with bullets in an extraordinary hunting accident. Their case study was published on 22 December in the Lancet.
December 20, 2018
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Global lung screening project shows early promise
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer is reporting promising results with its Early Lung Imaging Confederation.
December 18, 2018
Machine learning can generate realistic breast phantoms
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Dutch and Italian researchers have used machine-learning algorithms to generate "superresolution" digital breast phantoms. They are now working to develop dynamic contrast-enhanced dedicated breast CT, which may prove useful for many stages of breast cancer care.
December 16, 2018
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RCR supports 5-year plan to improve lung health in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the British Society of Thoracic Imaging have embraced a five-year plan put forward by the British Lung Foundation's Taskforce for Lung Health to improve lung health in England
December 9, 2018
How happy is your radiology department?
By Dr. Giles Maskell
A department of 10 radiologists, each of whom goes to work determined to do precisely 10% of the work, will inevitably fail, Dr. Giles Maskell writes. He reflects on what makes for a healthy working environment and why it pays to let a little light into the darkness.
December 4, 2018
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