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EOS installs 1st EOSedge system in Australia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging has delivered its first EOSedge digital radiography (DR) system in Australia.
October 12, 2020
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Scandinavians collaborate to place CT unit in helicopter
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Norsk Luftambulanse, and Swedish automotive firm Semcon have partnered to install a CT scanner in a helicopter ambulance. The goal is to provide rapid stroke diagnosis by providing a scan before a patient even arrives at the hospital.
October 12, 2020
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Dutch debate intensifies over future shape of AI
By Jason Turner and Philip Ward
A lively discussion is underway in the Netherlands after a senior politician, Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra, made controversial comments about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to replace radiologists. The Dutch Society of Radiology, the NVvR, made public its response on the matter on 12 October and has requested a meeting with Hoekstra.
October 12, 2020
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German group refines PET technique for prostate cancer
By Brian Casey
Researchers from Essen have used a PET-based optical imaging method known as Cerenkov luminescence imaging to highlight the presence of cancer cells after prostate cancer surgery. They published their results in the October edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
October 12, 2020
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How do sonographers view the pandemic?
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
It's clear there's no quick fix to the pandemic, Morag Stout, a consultant sonographer at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, U.K., has written in an article posted on the Society and College of Radiographers website. "This pandemic is not a short, sharp shock; it is a marathon," she noted.
October 11, 2020
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JFR: Japan's customs have reduced impact of pandemic
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Japan's long tradition of social distancing, especially when it comes to martial arts, has helped reduce the number of deaths in the pandemic, according to an article prepared for the recent French national radiology congress, the Journées Francophones de Radiologie.
October 11, 2020
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AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
October 11, 2020
Scottish team strives to speed up prostate MRI reporting
By Philip Ward
Radiologists in Scotland have adopted a rigorous approach to quality management to improve the scheduling and reporting of prebiopsy prostate MRI exams. They narrowly failed to meet their 2019 target of reporting 90% of all requested exams within 28 days, but feel they're heading the right way.
October 11, 2020
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Radiology develops central role in domestic violence
By Kate Madden Yee
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a marked increase in cases of domestic violence, but radiologists can make a real difference by keeping aware of the signs, raising an alert when appropriate, and empathizing with suspected victims, according to international research published on 6 October by European Radiology.
October 11, 2020
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Compton imaging opens up new diagnostic avenues
By Tami Freeman, PhD
Compton imaging -- originally developed by astronomers for detecting gamma ray sources -- is now under investigation for clinical imaging. A high-performance Compton camera could prove invaluable for applications within nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, researchers have found.
October 8, 2020
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Week in Review: Is WFH good for radiology? | AI predicts oxygen need in COVID-19 cases | 3 ways pandemic is transforming breast cancer care
By Philip Ward
October 8, 2020
Screening saves lives of women with high-risk tumors
By Theresa Pablos
Women with high-risk breast tumors had more than double the chance of distant cancer spread if their cancer was interval detected rather than found on screening mammography, according to research presented on October 3 at the 2020 European Breast Cancer Conference.
October 7, 2020
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