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Beirut: Radiology stands on the edge of the abyss
By Dr. Tarek Smayra
A special focus on Beirut was a highlight on the opening day of the Journées Francophones de Radiologie. The economic crash, COVID-19 pandemic, and August's huge port explosion have led to a mass exodus of radiologists and caused a crisis in the city's healthcare system. But some help is arriving, according to Dr. Tarek Smayra.
October 4, 2020
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What's the best technique to visualize hepatic malignancies?
By Philip Ward
Both 3D volume rendering (VR) and maximum intensity projection (MIP) are clinically useful imaging modalities for visualizing complex liver anatomy, but 3D VR provides additional features absent from MIP, according to research posted in the European Journal of Radiology.
September 30, 2020
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CurveBeam secures CE Mark for weight-bearing CT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Conebeam CT technology developer CurveBeam has secured the CE Mark for its HiRise weight-bearing CT system for lower extremity imaging.
September 30, 2020
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Muscle measurements foretell liver resection morbidity
By Erik L. Ridley
Measurements of muscle mass on preoperative CT scans can be used in liver cancer patients to help identify the presence of sarcopenia, a risk factor that's associated with worse short-term outcomes after liver resection, Italian researchers reported in a study published online on 23 September in JAMA Surgery.
September 30, 2020
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AuntMinnieEurope.com CT Insider
By Philip Ward
September 28, 2020
Does reporting speed matter when it comes to errors?
By Philip Ward
Reporting speed appears to play less of a role in causing radiological errors than other human and technical factors, according to a new two-year study from a London teaching hospital. The findings were presented to RCR Digital 2020, the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists' (RCR) online learning program that runs from 21 September to 9 October.
September 28, 2020
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COVID-19 papers: Publish fast, even if it's trash
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
In the mad rush of the COVID-19 rat race to become the first to publish "important" scientific or research results, even respected peer-reviewed journals have accepted articles without a proper review, the Maverinck writes in a new column. Pointless papers have become a serious problem, he says.
September 28, 2020
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French-speaking world gets set for 6-channel JFR
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Predictive imaging, lung cancer screening, and the so-called patient experience will be central themes at the annual congress for the French-speaking radiological community, the Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR). The event will take place between 2 and 5 October via six livestreaming channels.
September 27, 2020
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U.K. team shows stroke scans can reveal COVID-19 infection
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Researchers from a top London facility have highlighted a simple COVID-19 imaging biomarker obtained from CT angiography lung apices: the presence of ground-glass opacification. Their findings may have major implications for management of patients with suspected stroke.
September 23, 2020
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600+ km trek across the Himalayas for cancer therapy
By Tirthraj Adhikari
It takes on average 18 hours by bus for patients to reach the cancer hospital in Nepal, and many of them travel over 600 km. Now the pandemic has made it even more difficult to get treatment, writes Tirthraj Adhikari, a medical physicist trained in Italy. He gives a personal account of the challenges faced by patients and staff.
September 22, 2020
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Sam Hare secures key U.K. job as national adviser
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dr. Sam Hare, the U.K. thoracic radiologist who came to prominence during the pandemic when he called radiographers "the real heroes" and used a plastic cup in a BBC interview to demonstrate how COVID-19 can leave lung damage, was named the new National Specialty Advisor for Imaging for National Health Service England on 21 September.
September 21, 2020
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50 years of CT scanning approaches
By Dr. Adrian Thomas
A widely held view is that the profits from the Beatles funded early research into the CT scanner, but this is an urban legend and there is no evidence for it, writes radiology's history buff Dr. Adrian Thomas. As CT's 50th anniversary looms large, he tells the story of the modality's origins.
September 21, 2020
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