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Coping with COVID-19: Moral values must play central role
By Dr. Chris Hammond
To find answers on how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, we may be looking in the wrong place. As much as epidemiological science, moral values underpin the huge changes in society imposed by governments worldwide. We must examine our moral values more closely, writes interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond.
December 21, 2020
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Frankfurt team optimizes chest CT of COVID-19 cases
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers from Frankfurt in Germany have used minimum intensity projection reconstructions to improve the accuracy of chest CT exams when it comes to identifying ground-glass opacity in patients with suspected COVID-19 disease. They published their findings on 14 December in the European Journal of Radiology.
December 21, 2020
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1st COVID-19 annotated dataset is published
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The first annotated dataset of anonymized COVID-19 medical images from the RSNA International COVID-19 Open Radiology Database has been published by the Cancer Imaging Archive.
December 20, 2020
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Top 10 AuntMinnieEurope stories for 2020
By Philip Ward
It's official: The role of medical imaging in the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the radiology news agenda in 2020, accounting for half of our list of top 10 articles. The use of ultrasound and CT in COVID-19 cases was a central theme, along with infection control and radiographers. Another major issue was the police report into the serious MRI accident in Swedish Lapland.
December 20, 2020
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New data reveal true scale of missed scans and backlog
By Philip Ward
At least 4.4 million fewer diagnostic examination scans were performed in England between April and September 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, BBC News reported on 17 December. One in seven patients is now waiting more than three months for a scan.
December 20, 2020
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PET/CT can boost outcome in hyperparathyroidism cases
By Philip Ward
Using a combination of several modalities, including PET/CT, to achieve an accurate diagnosis is vital to reduce the likelihood of surgical failure and the risk of complications in cases of persistent or recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism, researchers from a leading London facility have reported.
December 14, 2020
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Norwegians spell out how to reassure chest-pain patients
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Personalizing patient information and delivering it as a coherent package can bring results in cases of chest pain following a normal CT of the coronary arteries, researchers from Bergen, Norway, reported on 12 December at the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging congress.
December 13, 2020
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ESHNR announces radiology mentoring scheme
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ESHNR) has launched a mentoring scheme for head and neck radiologists.
December 8, 2020
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Machine learning helps identify cystic renal lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
A machine-learning model based on CT radiomics analysis has achieved excellent diagnostic performance in distinguishing benign from malignant complex cystic renal lesions, outperforming the current Bosniak classification system, Canadian and French investigators reported at the RSNA 2020 meeting.
December 6, 2020
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How can deep learning improve chest CT workflow?
By Erik L. Ridley
Global teleradiology specialists have outlined how they created a deep-learning model that can be used to prioritize -- at a high level of specificity -- injured patients with free-air findings on abdomen or chest CT examinations. They presented their results at the RSNA 2020 meeting.
December 6, 2020
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U.K. urges women to train as inventional radiologists
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) has published a "myth-busting" guide to encourage more women to train as interventional radiologists.
December 3, 2020
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Use LDCT to screen for lung cancer, Germans say
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Using low-dose CT (LDCT) to screen for lung cancer in current and formerly heavy smokers offers more benefit than harm, according to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.
December 3, 2020
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