Digital X-Ray: Page 5

X-rays prove crucial in conviction of nurse who murdered 7 babies

By Philip Ward

X-ray evidence made a significant contribution to the conviction of U.K. neonatal nurse Lucy Letby. On 21 August, she received a whole-life prison term, with no chance of parole, for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more.

August 20, 2023

Galway team reveals true scale of looming osteoporosis crisis

By Will Morton

Researchers from Ireland have used data from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scans to estimate the country's prevalence of osteoporosis. Their findings have highlighted an urgent need to establish a national program to reduce the illness burden.

August 16, 2023

Research group unveils AI x-ray dataset for bone fracture diagnosis

By Will Morton

A multidisciplinary team has launched a dataset of x-ray images called FracAtlas that may be valuable for developing AI algorithms to diagnose bone fractures. The tool is available for free public download.

August 13, 2023

Royal Mint harvests silver from x-ray film

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Royal Mint in the U.K. has launched a program to obtain silver for making jewelry from recycled x-ray film, according to a report posted on 3 August.

August 7, 2023

Bayer unveils AI platform in Australia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bayer is introducing its Calantic Digital Solutions AI radiology platform across Australia. The initial plan is to focus on CT, x-ray, and MRI exams in thoracic and neurological diseases.

August 3, 2023

U.K. updates processes on radiation regulations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its processes for the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 (IRR17), which will now include an inspection.

August 1, 2023

Tech expert outlines main market trends in digital radiography

By Bhvita Jani

The prospects for the global fixed digital radiography (DR) sector appear to be brighter over the next five years than for the mobile DR sector, writes business analyst Bhvita Jani of Signify Research.

July 30, 2023

AI proves useful in the emergency department for detecting fractures

By Will Morton

French researchers have found that three commercially available AI algorithms designed to detect fractures on x-rays are effective for use in the emergency department. They published their findings on 18 July in Academic Radiology.

July 23, 2023

U.K. groups release statement on patient radiation exposure

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Health Security Agency and the British Institute of Radiology have indicated support for performing medical imaging based on clinical need rather than the radiation dose from previous exposures.

July 11, 2023

Lunit completes installation of AI suite in Middle East hospital

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Lunit has installed its Insight CXR AI suite Seha Virtual Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

July 6, 2023

Controversy breaks out over new U.K. standards for chest x-rays

By Philip Ward

The launch of a U.K. document about standards for reporting practitioners in adult chest x-rays has ignited a fierce debate about differences in the requirements for radiographers and trainee radiologists. It is "an unholy mess" and is purely about training standards for nonradiologists, one expert said.

July 4, 2023

Phasing out patient shielding meets stubborn resistance

By Philip Ward

Implementation of a nonshielding policy in radiology departments is proving extremely difficult, and it will require a strong commitment by professional societies to educate and inform practitioners, patients, and carers, a European survey has found.

July 4, 2023

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