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AI can prescreen head CT studies for urgent findings
By
Erik L. Ridley
A set of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can prescreen head CT scans for urgent findings such as intracranial hemorrhage and cranial fracture, enabling triage of these cases for priority review by radiologists, according to research published online on October 11 in
Lancet
.
October 15, 2018
BIR, GE partner on radiation safety award
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) and GE Healthcare are partnering together on a radiation safety travel award worth 1,000 pounds.
October 14, 2018
PET/CT rivals CT for NSCLC recurrence
By
Wayne Forrest
Swiss researchers have found that FDG-PET/CT is "not superior" to contrast-enhanced CT in the detection and evaluation of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) recurrence two years after follow-up curative treatment. Their study was published online on 4 October in the
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
.
October 10, 2018
3D printing comes to the rescue for exotic bird
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A 22-year-old great pied hornbill called Jary (which means "a warrior with a helmet" in ancient Norse) received a 3D-printed prosthetic bill to replace the top part of its beak, which was destroyed by cancer, according to a report by
BBC News
.
October 7, 2018
Dutch develop novel 3D method to track central airways
By
Cynthia E. Keen
A group from Amsterdam has examined conebeam CT projections of a 3D-printed thorax phantom and used prototype software for template generation, template matching, and triangulation to determine bronchus motion. They think markerless 3D monitoring can help in radiotherapy.
October 4, 2018
Survey: Clinicians still lack dose awareness
By
Philip Ward
Over a third of clinicians have received no formal education on the risks of exposure to ionizing radiation from imaging examinations, and more than a quarter believe the impact of dose on lifetime cancer risk is either very small or negligible, a new U.K. survey has found.
October 2, 2018
Tomosynthesis provides boost in painful prosthetic cases
By
Frances Rylands-Monk
French researchers have revealed that digital tomosynthesis has a similar diagnostic performance to x-ray for diagnosing prosthetic loosening after total hip arthroplasty, but it yields better interobserver agreement. They compared the performance of tomosynthesis with that of x-ray and also CT with metal artifact reduction.
October 1, 2018
Augmented reality guides screw placement in spinal surgery
By
Abraham Kim
Researchers from Sweden have used augmented reality navigation technology to overlay 3D conebeam CT scans onto a real-time video of patients undergoing spinal surgery, according to a recent article in
Spine
. The technique improved the accuracy of implanting pedicle screws in these patients.
September 30, 2018
NELSON gives Europeans go-ahead for CT lung screening
By
Abraham Kim
CT lung cancer screening got a big boost this week from researchers in the Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening (NELSON) trial, who at the 2018 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Toronto reported a 26% mortality reduction for men in the trial. The findings could give the green light to CT lung screening in Europe.
September 26, 2018
Parizel quits Europe, heads Down Under
By
Philip Ward
One of the best-known European radiologists, Dr. Paul M. Parizel, PhD, is to leave his post at Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium. From January, he will combine an academic position as a full professor at the University of Western Australia with a part-time appointment at Royal Perth Hospital.
September 25, 2018
Dutch give fresh impetus to postmortem imaging
By
Frances Rylands-Monk
A new Dutch study has shown minimally invasive autopsy performs as well as traditional autopsy in the clinical setting -- and in some cases even better. Also, the research revealed unexpected findings in 1 in 5 postmortem patients, underlining the continuing need for autopsy.
September 25, 2018
Philip Morris explores lung intake with CT-based models
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers at the research division of tobacco giant Philip Morris International have developed computational models of the human lung based on CT scans to help diagnose respiratory disease and provide appropriate treatment for patients.
September 18, 2018
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