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AI helps to forecast oxygen need in COVID-19 cases
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that predicts the necessity for supplemental oxygen in COVID-19 patients is gaining acceptance globally. It uses information from chest x-rays and patient data from the electronic health record.
October 7, 2020
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SERAM posts tribute to Cristina Corbella Sala
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) has posted a tribute to Dr. Cristina Corbella Sala, a neuroradiologist at Mútua Terrassa University Hospital, near Barcelona. She died recently in her early 50s.
October 6, 2020
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Contamination found in CT unit after COVID-19 scans
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) from the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found among internal components of a CT scanner that had performed a high volume of exams on COVID-19 patients, according to Italian research published online on 1 October in European Radiology Experimental. In good news, the RNA was discovered only in the inward airflow filter.
October 6, 2020
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U.K. issues advice on beam therapy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The British Institute of Radiology has released guidance on heavy charged particle beam therapy and new radiotherapy technologies.
October 6, 2020
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Is England poised to set up community diagnostic hubs?
By Theresa Pablos
England could see the creation of "one stop shop" diagnostic centers on the high street and in retail parks, plus a doubling of CT capacity in the next five years, if a high-level, comprehensive plan proposed to the National Health Service comes to fruition.
October 6, 2020
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Thirona licenses patent for cystic fibrosis AI software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dutch artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Thirona said it has exclusively licensed a patent that will enable development of an automated method for detecting and quantifying the extent of lung disease on CT scans in patients with cystic fibrosis.
October 5, 2020
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Sectra secures PACS deal in Manchester
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Sectra has announced an enterprise deal to provide PACS services for eight National Health Service hospitals in Greater Manchester, U.K.
October 5, 2020
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Space, the final frontier: France embarks on new mission
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The French society of radiology and the country's national center for space exploration have signed a partnership, delegates learned at the French national radiology congress on 4 October. The aim is to develop imaging solutions to be sent on space flights and to collaborate on image collection and optimization, teleradiology, and training of astronauts.
October 5, 2020
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Wraps come off COVID-19 book and movie at JFR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
France's union of private radiologists, Fédération Nationale de Médecins Radiologues, has published a book about the experiences and perspective of independent radiologists in the pandemic. The group launched the book on 5 October at the French national radiology congress, Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR), and it includes a special section on the "lockdown" diary of a radiologist from Lyon.
October 4, 2020
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Moscow PET facilities make change to prostate scans
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Providers of PET services in Moscow have started using a radiopharmaceutical agent, F-18 prostate-specific membrane antigen, for a more accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer, according to a statement issued by the Research and Practical Clinical Center of Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies in Russia.
October 4, 2020
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Mobile x-ray units expand in Sweden
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical technology company Solutions for Tomorrow has joined forces with the Kamprad Foundation to bring mobile x-ray imaging to patients in Sweden, specifically the elderly.
October 4, 2020
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SyntheticMR, GE extend collaboration to neuro MRI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
SyntheticMR has signed an agreement with GE Healthcare that will extend the firm's SyMRI software into neuroimaging applications.
October 4, 2020
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