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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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RapidAI secures large funding boost from Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer RapidAI has secured $25 million (21 million euros) in funding, which it plans to use to support further development of its AI software for cerebrovascular imaging around the world.
September 20, 2020
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Global COVID-19 survey casts light on modality use
By Philip Ward
A survey of 50 radiology departments in 33 countries has highlighted significant variations in imaging procedures for COVID-19 patients. Conducted by the International Society of Radiology and supported by the European Society of Radiology, the research was published online on 17 September by European Radiology.
September 16, 2020
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Sleep wrecker: COVID-19 causes insomnia in radiologists
By Frances Rylands-Monk
It's official: The COVID-19 pandemic has induced widespread insomnia, anxiety, and depression among radiologists. A large French survey has confirmed this, but it has also shown that access to logistical and psychological support has been easier in public rather than private hospitals during the pandemic.
September 15, 2020
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After Brexit: Device regulations come under scrutiny
By Mike Pogose
The U.K. has produced advice on how to launch medical devices on the market after the Brexit transition period ends on 1 January 2021. Regulatory expert Mike Pogose discusses how the new procedures will affect imaging manufacturers and their customers.
September 14, 2020
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Dutch team unveils new findings on radiomics
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers from Amsterdam have found that molecular imaging can contribute to better treatment decisions for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by providing clinically valuable radiomics information on tumor phenotypes.
September 13, 2020
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Imaging group extends telework ahead of 2nd COVID-19 wave
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Extending telework to nonmedical areas of the radiology department during the COVID-19 crisis can significantly help protect staff and patients, while ensuring productivity and associated cost savings, according to Spanish researchers.
September 10, 2020
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CT flags COVID-19 damage missed by lung function tests
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Although patients with COVID-19 may have heart and lung damage that's visible on CT scans, this can improve over a number of weeks, according to researchers from Austria. At the European Respiratory Society International Congress this week, they presented a prospective follow-up study of patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
September 7, 2020
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