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Week in Review: Tributes flow in for Daniel Vanel | Dutch fear AI may increase radiology workload | Misdiagnosis leads to unnecessary mastectomy

By Philip Ward

July 1, 2021

Prokop predicts the next frontiers of CT technology

By Kate Madden Yee

Over the past 30 years, CT technology has rapidly evolved, and it is now mature. So what are its next frontiers? Further automation and better interventional support, according to a presentation by Prof. Dr. Mathias Prokop, PhD, delivered on 13 July at the ECR in Vienna.

June 30, 2021

Dutch duo fears AI implementation will add to radiology's workload

By Erik L. Ridley

Longer postprocessing and interpretation times could mean that artificial intelligence (AI) will end up increasing the workload of radiologists overall, researchers from the Netherlands have reported in a new study.

June 30, 2021

SFR mourns the death of Jean-Michel Tubiana

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French radiologist Prof. Jean-Michel Tubiana, who helped make the world-famous Saint Antoine Hospital's radiology department a "temple" for digestive imaging, passed away on 26 June 26, according to an obituary posted by the French Society of Radiology (SFR).

June 29, 2021

Northern Ireland system to review radiologist reports

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A healthcare system in Northern Ireland has started a review into the image reporting of 13,030 images that were interpreted by a locum radiologist, according to a news article published 29 June in BallymoneyTimes.

June 29, 2021

Turner inks deal to sell fluoro unit in U.K., Ireland

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

X-ray developer Turner Imaging Systems has made a deal with medical imaging supplier MIS Healthcare to market Turner's portable fluoroscopy x-ray imaging device in the U.K. and Ireland.

June 29, 2021

Philips highlights new fast cardiac MRI protocol

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Royal Philips and the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research have developed an MRI technique that provides a complete cardiac study in less than a minute.

June 29, 2021

ECR 2021 Summer Edition marks return of in-person meetings

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology's ECR 2021 Summer Edition will be held from 1 July to 3 July in Vienna, marking the return of in-person meetings.

June 29, 2021

Radiology pays tribute to cancer imaging expert Daniel Vanel

By Philip Ward

Tributes are flowing in for the renowned musculoskeletal radiologist Prof. Daniel Vanel, who died on 17 June after a long battle against cancer. Outside of radiology, he was widely admired as a talented magician and golfer and a specialist in Italian Renaissance art.

June 29, 2021

Misdiagnosis leads to mastectomy for nurse who didn't have cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A hospice nurse in the north of England received a mastectomy after being incorrectly diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, according to a report posted on 28 June by BBC News.

June 28, 2021

Interventional Systems gets FDA nod for medical robot

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Austrian firm Interventional Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Micromate medical robot.

June 28, 2021

Report: Huge shortfall of pediatric radiologists puts lives at risk

By Philip Ward

Widespread shortages of pediatric radiologists are contributing to the misdiagnosis of child abuse, according to a report posted on 27 June by a U.K. national newspaper. The two main issues are the availability of pediatric radiologists and a lack of experts willing to give testimony in court, says Dr. Owen Arthurs of London's Great Ormond Street.

June 28, 2021

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