Clinical News: Page 290

French team backs use of CTPA for pulmonary embolism

By Kate Madden Yee

Investigators from Brest in France have found that CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) can play a key role in screening for pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented at the hospital with worsening respiratory symptoms. They published their results on 5 January in JAMA.

January 6, 2021

French society creates ecoresponsibility group

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The French society of radiology (Société Française de Radiologie, SFR) is recruiting volunteers to join its new ecoresponsibility working group.

January 5, 2021

Societies highlight radiology's role in value-based care

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiology has a major impact on patient outcomes, and it should be considered a critical element of value-based healthcare that requires adequate resourcing to maximize its contributions, according to a statement co-published in a collaborative effort by global radiology societies.

January 5, 2021

Ultralow-dose CT proves viable for 3D printing

By Erik L. Ridley

New research suggests that CT images acquired at ultralow radiation doses can be used to produce high-quality 3D-printed models of wrist fractures. The study findings were published online on 23 December in the European Journal of Radiology.

January 5, 2021

Blue Earth buys therapeutic rights to rhPSMA technology

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bracco molecular imaging subsidiary Blue Earth Diagnostics has acquired exclusive, worldwide rights to therapeutic applications of radiohybrid prostate-specific membrane antigen (rhPSMA) technology developed by German radiopharmaceutical firm Scintomics and the Technical University of Munich.

January 4, 2021

New study confirms safety of ultrasound-guided vein access

By Theresa Pablos

Australian researchers have shown that ultrasound-guided tunneled central venous access is safe for children. Their randomized clinical trial included more than 100 patients and showed that ultrasound-guided placement reduced operating time and preserved vein size.

January 4, 2021

What impact will Brexit deal have on radiology?

By Steve Holloway

The protracted political, economic, and regulatory game of chess played by London and Brussels finally came to an end when the U.K. and European Union's Trade and Cooperation Agreement was signed on 24 December. Market columnist Steve Holloway assesses the implications of the Brexit deal.

January 4, 2021

Radiologist describes getting COVID-19 vaccine

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A radiologist from Alabama who was one of the first healthcare professionals in the U.S. to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has shared her story because of her experiences interpreting chest and lung images of patients with the disease.

January 4, 2021

Hologic acquires Somatex for 52M euros

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hologic has acquired Somatex Medical Technologies, a firm specializing in biopsy site markers and localization technologies.

January 4, 2021

Volpara seals deal for breast screening in Australia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara has secured a five-year contract to provide service to BreastScreen Queensland, the third largest breast screening program in Australia.

January 3, 2021

Tribunal gives reprieve to radiologist after drinking session

By Philip Ward

Dr. Mathias Gruber, the German-trained radiologist who was dismissed after drinking the night before he reported for a shift at a U.K. hospital, will remain on the medical register following a five-day investigation, according to a report posted on 28 December by the Peterborough Telegraph newspaper.

January 3, 2021

UCL team evaluates COVID-19's impact on emergency visits

By Theresa Pablos

Researchers from University College London (UCL) have estimated the effect of reduced accident and emergency visits for suspected cardiac disease on non-COVID-19 deaths. A 35% decline in visits early in the pandemic may have contributed to hundreds of avoidable deaths.

January 3, 2021

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