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ECR 2021 may still take place onsite in Vienna
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Don't give up on the idea of attending a "real" conference in the spring. That's the message of ESR President Prof. Dr. Michael Fuchsjäger, who remains optimistic about a face-to-face congress happening in Vienna between 3 and 7 March 2021. A mass COVID-19 testing program is underway in the Austrian capital, and the outcome of the testing and the availability of vaccines look set to influence the final decision.
November 30, 2020
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Chest experts unveil COVID-19 findings at RSNA meeting
By Kate Madden Yee
CT is showing value in assessing the prevalence and severity of COVID-19 and evaluating ongoing conditions, especially when combined with artificial intelligence, according to presentations delivered by three thoracic specialists on Sunday at the RSNA 2020 virtual meeting.
November 29, 2020
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RSNA awards Margulis prize to COVID-19 paper
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The RSNA has awarded its Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence to a radiologist in China who was one of the first to use CT to investigate a mysterious lung condition that later came to be known as COVID-19. The award recognizes the best original scientific paper of the year published in Radiology.
November 29, 2020
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What's the German experience of COVID-19 imaging?
By Philip Ward
Radiologists from Hamburg, Germany, have presented comprehensive new data at RSNA 2020 about the use of CT and radiography in COVID-19 cases during the first wave of the pandemic. Their analysis may have important implications for the creation of staffing models in all departments.
November 29, 2020
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How much emphasis should we put on cost-effectiveness?
By Dr. Chris Hammond
After a long discussion with his doctor, a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm selects a treatment option that is not cost-effective. Interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond reflects on the ethical and moral dilemmas posed by such a case and by the costly technological advances that doctors want to offer patients but may be unaffordable for society.
November 23, 2020
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GE acquires photon-counting detector firm Prismatic
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has acquired Swedish startup Prismatic Sensors, which specializes in the development of photon-counting detectors for CT scanners.
November 19, 2020
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Dutch finetune CT reporting system for COVID-19
By Kate Madden Yee
A team from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is reporting success with a COVID-19 CT reporting system called CO-RADS. It can help clinicians quickly diagnose the disease when patients present in the emergency department.
November 19, 2020
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Automated lung CT analysis predicts COVID-19 outcomes
By Erik L. Ridley
Automated assessment of ground-glass opacities on lung CT exams in patients with suspected COVID-19 correlates well with clinical outcomes and shows potential as an objective biomarker for evaluating the severity of lung injury, according to research published online on 13 November in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine.
November 18, 2020
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Magic in our hands: 3D printing comes of age
By Philip Ward
3D printing is set to play an increasingly important role in clinical practice due to the wide range of applications for surgical planning and therapy as well as education and training in different branches of medicine, researchers from Serbia have reported.
November 18, 2020
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SERAM pledges support to Lung Ambition Alliance
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) has promised to support the Lung Ambition Alliance program in Spain in recognition of International Lung Day on 17 November.
November 17, 2020
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Radiology accreditation in U.K. to undergo review
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The accreditation process for hospital radiology departments in the U.K. is set to undergo a routine external review to ensure imaging quality.
November 16, 2020
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How imaging can unmask true face of COVID-19
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Radiologists must become COVID-19 symptom-aware and remain vigilant at all times, especially as the second wave takes root, leading thoracic radiologist Dr. Sam Hare said in a Royal College of Radiologists webinar on the evening of 12 November. He also described how imaging has taken center stage when it comes to COVID-19 diagnosis.
November 16, 2020
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