Clinical News: Page 307

PET helps diagnose treatable form of dementia

By Kate Madden Yee

PET imaging could be a useful tool for diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, a form of dementia that can be treated surgically, according to a literature review published on 7 September in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

September 29, 2020

Screening service referrals drop sharply in Scotland

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

As a result of the pausing of national cancer screening programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, referrals from breast screening services dropped by 55.8% in Scotland during 1 April to 30 June, according to a quarterly report on cancer waiting times published on 29 September from Public Health Scotland.

September 28, 2020

Ultromics, Mayo Clinic partner again in echo AI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. software developer Ultromics will be collaborating with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, to apply artificial intelligence (AI) software to diagnose heart failure on echocardiography studies.

September 28, 2020

AuntMinnieEurope.com CT Insider

By Philip Ward

September 28, 2020

Does reporting speed matter when it comes to errors?

By Philip Ward

Reporting speed appears to play less of a role in causing radiological errors than other human and technical factors, according to a new two-year study from a London teaching hospital. The findings were presented to RCR Digital 2020, the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists' (RCR) online learning program that runs from 21 September to 9 October.

September 28, 2020

Austria Center conducts COVID-19 project ahead of ECR 2021

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Management at the Austria Center Vienna, home of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) since 1991, have undertaken a major COVID-19 exercise in the hope of making rapid testing a viable solution for large-scale meetings and events. The plan at this stage is still to host ECR 2021 onsite from 3 to 7 March.

September 28, 2020

How to deal with a midlife crisis

By Philip Ward

Everybody suffers from a career dip during their working life, and the solution is not to go out and buy a motorbike, sports car, and skinny jeans and loafers, says regular columnist Dr. Paul McCoubrie. He has some practical advice on how to keep going in the middle years.

September 28, 2020

COVID-19 papers: Publish fast, even if it's trash

By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD

In the mad rush of the COVID-19 rat race to become the first to publish "important" scientific or research results, even respected peer-reviewed journals have accepted articles without a proper review, the Maverinck writes in a new column. Pointless papers have become a serious problem, he says.

September 28, 2020

ESR highlights MRI radiomics study of HCC

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has promoted the findings of a European Radiology study that reported MRI radiomics features are associated with the tumor characteristics occurring in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

September 28, 2020

Philips unveils QuickClear mechanical thrombectomy unit

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips said it has launched QuickClear, a single-use mechanical thrombectomy system.

September 27, 2020

French-speaking world gets set for 6-channel JFR

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Predictive imaging, lung cancer screening, and the so-called patient experience will be central themes at the annual congress for the French-speaking radiological community, the Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR). The event will take place between 2 and 5 October via six livestreaming channels.

September 27, 2020

U.K. urgently needs 4K new radiographers, SCoR asserts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) is asking the U.K. government to budget for more than 4,000 new radiography staff positions.

September 24, 2020

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