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X-ray procedures may have led to patient death in U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hospital procedures for interpreting after-hours x-rays may have contributed to the death of a U.K. patient, according to a newspaper report.

February 7, 2019

Oxipit gets CE Mark for ChestEye software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Oxipit has received the CE Mark for ChestEye, its suite of analysis and reporting software for 75 common radiology findings.

February 5, 2019

6 trends to watch at ECR 2019

By Steve Holloway

With just three weeks to go, the global radiology community is readying itself for ECR 2019 in Vienna, the 25th anniversary of the congress. In keeping with this year's aquatic theme of "the bigger picture," our market columnist Stephen Holloway has selected six of the hottest topics in the broader medical imaging arena today.

February 5, 2019

AI can assist in triaging abnormal chest x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

A study with nearly 500,000 patients seen at a top London hospital over 10 years has shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately identify chest x-rays containing abnormal findings, enabling automated triage of these exams and getting them seen more quickly by radiologists. The findings were published online on 22 January in Radiology.

January 22, 2019

Golf, gardening, and gadding about

By Dr. Paul Dubbins

What do radiologists do when they retire? Dr. Paul Dubbins, who played the grumpy old man in Vienna in the classic ECR video sketch, describes how he spends his time now that he's left full-time employment. He's keeping well clear of cruise ships, golf courses, and large gardens and has no plans to report chest x-rays.

January 20, 2019

RCR: Checklists can save lives and careers

By Philip Ward

"The best radiologist I ever met was also the one with the saddest career-ending story," noted Dr. Tony Nicholson from Leeds, U.K. "Experienced in hundreds of biopsies, he got the wrong side one day. He was busy and distracted," he said. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) thinks safety checklists can help avoid situations like this.

January 17, 2019

Philips debuts upgrade to Azurion angiography platform

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips has launched an upgraded version of its Azurion image-guided angiography platform.

January 16, 2019

Imaging aquatic life: Diving into the unknown

By Mélisande Rouger

VALENCIA - The creatures that live under the sea have inspired humans over history, and even the congress poster for ECR 2019 has a nautical theme, but many aquatic species remain elusive. Imaging can help reveal some of their secrets and protect and care for them, a veterinarian from Spain told attendees at a recent congress.

January 15, 2019

EOS posts revenue decline in 2018

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging reported a decrease in total revenue for the 2018 fiscal year due in large part to delayed sales transactions in the fourth quarter.

January 7, 2019

U.K. prison deploys body x-ray scanner to catch drugs

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Her Majesty's Prison Leeds is the first jail in the U.K. to receive a body x-ray scanner as part of a government initiative aimed at finding drugs and other illegal items at the 10 most challenging prisons.

January 6, 2019

High x-ray dose raises cancer risk in obese patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The elevated radiation dose needed to acquire x-ray images of obese patients more than doubles their risk of developing cancer, according to a study published online on 20 December 2018 in the Journal of Radiological Protection.

January 1, 2019

What does the future hold for imaging of osteoarthritis?

By Marie Besnier, PhD

Radiography, MRI, and ultrasound all have a role to play in osteoarthritis imaging, but what are the pros and cons of using each modality, and how is hybrid imaging likely to transform this field? Three international musculoskeletal experts provide some answers.

January 1, 2019

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