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Lessons from COVID-19 front line: What can we learn?
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Gaining a more complete knowledge of COVID-19 and the value of imaging in these cases -- along with the need to reorganize services, protect staff, and cope with the impact on non-COVID-19 pathologies -- are among the main lessons radiology must learn during the pandemic, according to a senior French radiologist.
October 19, 2020
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ESR to co-host lung cancer screening webinar
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) will co-host a webinar on lung cancer screening with the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry and Lung Cancer Europe on 4 November.
October 15, 2020
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Edinburgh hospitals upgrade CT installed base
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Canon Medical Systems has announced that CT installations are approaching completion at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People at National Health Service Lothian in Edinburgh, Scotland.
October 14, 2020
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Thales, NEHS Digital collaborate on French AI project
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Digital x-ray developer Thales and NEHS Digital are collaborating on a French defense ministry project that will use artificial intelligence (AI) with lung CT exams to combat COVID-19.
October 14, 2020
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Demand grows for expansion of U.K. radiography workforce
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cancer Research U.K. has become the latest organization to urge the government to set aside more funding to increase the number of radiographers. It's called for a 45% expansion over the next decade to ensure adequate staffing for cancer services in the National Health Service.
October 13, 2020
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Breast CT can predict cardiovascular disease risk
By Theresa Pablos
A research group led by Prof. Helena Verkooijen from UMC Utrecht, the Netherlands, has used CT scans of coronary artery calcium to predict which patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease. They reported their findings at the recent European Breast Cancer Conference.
October 13, 2020
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Scandinavians collaborate to place CT unit in helicopter
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Norsk Luftambulanse, and Swedish automotive firm Semcon have partnered to install a CT scanner in a helicopter ambulance. The goal is to provide rapid stroke diagnosis by providing a scan before a patient even arrives at the hospital.
October 12, 2020
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Radiology develops central role in domestic violence
By Kate Madden Yee
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a marked increase in cases of domestic violence, but radiologists can make a real difference by keeping aware of the signs, raising an alert when appropriate, and empathizing with suspected victims, according to international research published on 6 October by European Radiology.
October 11, 2020
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Contamination found in CT unit after COVID-19 scans
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) from the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found among internal components of a CT scanner that had performed a high volume of exams on COVID-19 patients, according to Italian research published online on 1 October in European Radiology Experimental. In good news, the RNA was discovered only in the inward airflow filter.
October 6, 2020
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Is England poised to set up community diagnostic hubs?
By Theresa Pablos
England could see the creation of "one stop shop" diagnostic centers on the high street and in retail parks, plus a doubling of CT capacity in the next five years, if a high-level, comprehensive plan proposed to the National Health Service comes to fruition.
October 6, 2020
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Thirona licenses patent for cystic fibrosis AI software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dutch artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Thirona said it has exclusively licensed a patent that will enable development of an automated method for detecting and quantifying the extent of lung disease on CT scans in patients with cystic fibrosis.
October 5, 2020
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Wraps come off COVID-19 book and movie at JFR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
France's union of private radiologists, Fédération Nationale de Médecins Radiologues, has published a book about the experiences and perspective of independent radiologists in the pandemic. The group launched the book on 5 October at the French national radiology congress, Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR), and it includes a special section on the "lockdown" diary of a radiologist from Lyon.
October 4, 2020
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