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Imaging must continue in new French lockdown, FNMR urges
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
France's national union of private radiologists (FNMR) has underlined the need to carry on scanning and caring for patients during the country's second lockdown, which began just after midnight on 30 October.
October 29, 2020
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COVID-19 detection training tool gains momentum
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A free app designed to train medical imaging professionals in COVID-19 case recognition is making progress. While other apps exist, users of the BerlinCaseViewer app have access to all the CT slices they would have on their workstations in normal clinical practice, the developers say.
October 28, 2020
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How can you reduce radiation dose from frequent imaging?
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency is focusing attention on how to minimize radiation-related risks for patients who need frequent medical imaging.
October 26, 2020
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French study supports spectral CT for COVID-19 assessment
By Kate Madden Yee
A team from France has found spectral CT can improve detection of early-stage COVID-19 disease and lead to better visualization of pulmonary lesions compared with conventional CT. They published their results on 21 October in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 22, 2020
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Patient dies after mix-up over CT scan
By Philip Ward
An inquest has heard a 28-year-old man with a heart disorder and chest pain died two days after a doctor at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, U.K., viewed the wrong CT scan and sent him home. The radiology department has now changed its procedures and will soon upgrade the PACS, according to a report posted on 19 October by BBC News.
October 19, 2020
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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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