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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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AI aids diagnosis of heart failure on chest x-rays
By Erik L. Ridley
Deep learning is useful for diagnosing heart failure on x-ray images, researchers reported at the recent European Society of Cardiology virtual congress. They used chest x-rays from a publicly available database to train an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that yielded 82% accuracy for detecting heart failure on a test dataset.
September 15, 2020
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Controversy ignites over report of unchecked scan results
By Philip Ward
A media article published on 12 September has opened up a lively discussion about how and why thousands of test results were allegedly never followed up at a hospital in Australia last year. It is claimed this omission led to the death of a baby girl, missed broken bones, and the prescription of wrong medication.
September 14, 2020
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Siemens secures installation in Ireland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has installed its first Artis icono angiography system at Cork University Hospital in Ireland.
September 10, 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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Medical imaging shrinks during the COVID-19 tidal wave
By Sharjeel Ahmad and Adam Davidson
The overall economic impact of COVID-19 has been wide-ranging, affecting all industries. In medical imaging, the pandemic's impact has fluctuated between modalities, according to an analysis by market research firm Omdia.
September 8, 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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England promotes radiographers' clinical placements
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Health Education England is providing 15 million pounds (16.8 million euros) in funding to increase radiographer and other health professional placements in the National Health Service, the U.K. Society of Radiographers announced on 27 August.
August 27, 2020
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U.K. to resume IR(ME)R inspections
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. has announced that quality care agencies in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales will resume Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) inspections.
August 24, 2020
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French make optimum use of CT for COVID-19 triage
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Researchers in Lyon, France, have shown that chest CT is a rapid and fairly reliable tool for referring patients in need of hospitalization to the correct units. They published their findings online on 19 August in European Radiology. Also, Italian authors have issued a statement on structured reporting of chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia.
August 24, 2020
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Brainlab brings ExacTrac Dynamic to U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image-guided surgery developer Brainlab has installed its ExacTrac Dynamic radiation therapy patient positioning and monitoring system at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, U.K.
August 18, 2020
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