Clinical News: Page 299

U.K. groups issue thoracic CT advice

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Journal of Radiology has published a consensus statement about reporting incidental coronary, aortic valve, and cardiac calcification on nongated thoracic CT.

November 5, 2020

Week in Review: Can IT firms do more for radiology? | Oudkerk speaks on COVID-19's vascular aspects | Lack of IV access causes CT delays

By Philip Ward

November 5, 2020

Agfa to reorganize CR plants as demand declines

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Declining demand for computed radiography (CR) systems -- in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- is prompting Agfa HealthCare to shift production away from its CR manufacturing facilities in Germany in favor of China.

November 4, 2020

RIS firms must give more support to radiology, urges RCR

By Philip Ward

Tech companies -- particularly radiology information system (RIS) providers -- must improve data presentation for radiologists so they can put their case better to management about the significant workforce shortages facing the specialty, according to a new report from the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).

November 4, 2020

Europe's newest AI committee wins approval

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology has pledged to support the creation of the European Parliament Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a Digital Age.

November 3, 2020

Medica to acquire Irish teleradiology group

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K.-based teleradiology firm Medica Group plans to acquire Global Diagnostics Ireland from Centric Health for 16 million euros.

November 3, 2020

Sonographers demand support over prenatal scanning rules

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A growing number of confrontations have been occurring in the U.K. during prenatal scans due to new rules preventing birth partners from attending the appointments over the risk of COVID-19 infection. The confrontations have been condemned by the Society of Radiographers.

November 3, 2020

Radiation Safety 2021 gathers pace

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Institute of Radiology has unveiled Radiation Safety 2021, the first in a planned series of video courses aimed at making imaging and radiation oncology safer for patients, professionals, and staff.

November 3, 2020

German team unveils progress in pancreatic cancer staging

By Wayne Forrest

Investigators from Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Cancer Research Center are convinced that PET/CT using a fibroblast activation protein molecule inhibitor can open up new applications in staging and restaging of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

November 3, 2020

Top tips for MRI infection control in COVID-19 era

By Philip Ward

A resourceful team of researchers has developed a simple, low-cost MRI bore cleaning kit to minimize the risk of COVID-19 cross-infection. Unable to find definitive guidance or suitable commercial products, the group has decided to push ahead with its own solution in an attempt to ensure patient safety.

November 2, 2020

How can AI improve prognosis and therapy for glioblastoma?

By Erik L. Ridley

Investigators from a top London facility have shown how artificial intelligence (AI) can pinpoint sarcopenia on routine brain MRI scans of patients with glioblastoma. The work helps make it easier to predict how long patients may survive this aggressive cancer.

November 2, 2020

ESR lends support to cancer prevention committee

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has given its support to the recently formed European Parliament Special Committee on Beating Cancer.

November 1, 2020

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