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CT proves indispensable in lung transplant cases
By Philip Ward
Radiologists from the hospital that carried out the first lung transplant in France on a COVID-19 patient have shared their experiences and knowledge of how imaging can help to improve outcome and minimize the risk of rejection of the transplanted organ.
January 11, 2021
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Lung CT scans help predict COVID-19 mortality risk
By Erik L. Ridley
Investigators have found that volumetric analysis of lung consolidation on chest CT scans can be used to forecast the risk of COVID-19 patients dying in the hospital and aid in management decisions. They published their results online on 6 January in European Journal of Radiology Open.
January 11, 2021
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Social media and the dominant power of an image
By Dr. Chris Hammond
Posting beautiful images may show the success of an intervention, but it raises confidentiality issues and like Instagram, it represents a filtered and distorted version of reality, Dr. Chris Hammond writes. Used properly, however, social media is an exciting and powerful tool.
January 6, 2021
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French team backs use of CTPA for pulmonary embolism
By Kate Madden Yee
Investigators from Brest in France have found that CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) can play a key role in screening for pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented at the hospital with worsening respiratory symptoms. They published their results on 5 January in JAMA.
January 6, 2021
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French society creates ecoresponsibility group
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The French society of radiology (Société Française de Radiologie, SFR) is recruiting volunteers to join its new ecoresponsibility working group.
January 5, 2021
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Ultralow-dose CT proves viable for 3D printing
By Erik L. Ridley
New research suggests that CT images acquired at ultralow radiation doses can be used to produce high-quality 3D-printed models of wrist fractures. The study findings were published online on 23 December in the European Journal of Radiology.
January 5, 2021
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Radiologist describes getting COVID-19 vaccine
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A radiologist from Alabama who was one of the first healthcare professionals in the U.S. to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has shared her story because of her experiences interpreting chest and lung images of patients with the disease.
January 4, 2021
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Tribunal gives reprieve to radiologist after drinking session
By Philip Ward
Dr. Mathias Gruber, the German-trained radiologist who was dismissed after drinking the night before he reported for a shift at a U.K. hospital, will remain on the medical register following a five-day investigation, according to a report posted on 28 December by the Peterborough Telegraph newspaper.
January 3, 2021
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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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