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Spanish group promotes awareness of pancreatic cancer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) and other associations raised awareness of World Pancreatic Cancer Day on 17 November by highlighting that 9,252 cases of pancreatic cancer were diagnosed in Spain alone in 2021.
November 20, 2022
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Should GPs have more direct access to imaging?
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. government's decision to expand access to diagnostic scans for general practitioners (GPs) in a bid to cut waiting times and speed up a cancer diagnosis has generated intense debate.
November 20, 2022
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Not all suspected cases of acute aortic syndrome get vital CT exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Do all patients with suspected acute aortic syndrome receive CT aortography for diagnosis of the condition? Perhaps not, according to a team of New Zealand investigators.
November 20, 2022
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Novel study investigates impact of marijuana on lungs
By Amerigo Allegretto
Airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in marijuana smokers than in non-smokers and tobacco-only smokers, a study of CT scans conducted over 15 years has found. The results were published on 15 November in Radiology.
November 17, 2022
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Maskell: Demand management for radiology isn't our problem
By Dr. Giles Maskell
Coping with the increasing demand for imaging is very much our problem, but limiting this demand is largely down to the actions of others elsewhere in the healthcare system, writes Dr. Giles Maskell.
November 14, 2022
2020 10 07 16 53 2439 Maskell Giles 20201007165641
Inquest focuses on radiologist who missed subdural hematoma
By Philip Ward
A U.K. coroner's investigation into the case of a man who died nine days after a fall has heard that the teleradiologist failed to identify a subdural hematoma, according to a media report from the inquest held on 11 November.
November 13, 2022
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Survey: Long imaging wait times may lead to preventable deaths
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Following consultation with members, the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists is warning that diagnostic delays caused by long imaging wait times could lead to otherwise preventable patient deaths this winter.
November 7, 2022
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Parachutes, belief, and intellectual curiosity
By Dr. Chris Hammond
More resources need to be invested into rigorous and independent research to generate the evidence to support what we do in radiology, writes Dr. Chris Hammond in a new column.
November 7, 2022
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How serious are work pressures in imaging?
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Imaging and Oncology Forum has released a statement about the work pressures imaging providers are experiencing in the U.K.
November 6, 2022
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Investigation reveals how stressed radiologist missed cancer
By Philip Ward
Full details have emerged in a report issued on 7 November about how an overworked radiologist missed a cancerous lesion and how the healthcare provider in New Zealand failed to respond adequately to concerns about workload pressures.
November 6, 2022
2021 09 20 18 02 2988 Medical Errors 400
Even eels need imaging: Moray 'Larry Gordon' undergoes CT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Even eels need medical imaging sometimes: Veterinarians at a zoo in Tacoma, Washington, used CT to image a lump that appeared in the mouth of a leopard moray eel named Larry Gordon, the New York Times has reported.
November 3, 2022
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Team Edinburgh unveils novel cardiac CT findings
By Kate Madden Yee
Scottish cardiothoracic imaging researchers have reported that quantifying a person's heart plaque using CT coronary angiography may help to determine the type of heart attack the patient is experiencing.
November 2, 2022
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