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Week in Review: Global modality use in COVID-19 cases | Are private radiologists undervalued? | Unchecked scan results Down Under

By Philip Ward

September 17, 2020

Experience matters in detection of COVID-19 pneumonia

By Erik L. Ridley

Italian investigators have revealed that the capability of radiologists to detect COVID-19 pneumonia on chest x-rays grew over time, as they gained experience. This also applied to readers with less x-ray experience, they noted in an online article posted on 10 September in the European Journal of Radiology.

September 17, 2020

Belgian hospital begins using IBA proton system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications announced that the Particle Therapy Interuniversity Center Leuven in Belgium has begun treating patients with the company's ProteusOne system.

September 16, 2020

Global COVID-19 survey casts light on modality use

By Philip Ward

A survey of 50 radiology departments in 33 countries has highlighted significant variations in imaging procedures for COVID-19 patients. Conducted by the International Society of Radiology and supported by the European Society of Radiology, the research was published online on 17 September by European Radiology.

September 16, 2020

What's the best way to regulate sonographers?

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Society and College of Radiographers has pledged its support to efforts by the government's Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy to seek feedback on regulated professions, including sonographers.

September 16, 2020

Synthetic lesions boost AI stroke detection results

By Erik L. Ridley

After training on a dataset that included tens of thousands of synthetic images, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm produced over 90% sensitivity for detecting clinical stroke lesions on MRI, Swiss researchers reported in a study published online on 16 September in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

September 16, 2020

Sleep wrecker: COVID-19 causes insomnia in radiologists

By Frances Rylands-Monk

It's official: The COVID-19 pandemic has induced widespread insomnia, anxiety, and depression among radiologists. A large French survey has confirmed this, but it has also shown that access to logistical and psychological support has been easier in public rather than private hospitals during the pandemic.

September 15, 2020

AI aids diagnosis of heart failure on chest x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

Deep learning is useful for diagnosing heart failure on x-ray images, researchers reported at the recent European Society of Cardiology virtual congress. They used chest x-rays from a publicly available database to train an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that yielded 82% accuracy for detecting heart failure on a test dataset.

September 15, 2020

Breast specialists must anticipate 2nd COVID-19 wave

By Kate Madden Yee

It's likely that there will be a second wave of COVID-19 illness going into the autumn and winter, and breast imaging specialists must continue to be proactive in planning for it, according to a report published on 1 September in the European Journal of Radiology Open.

September 15, 2020

Q BioMed reports sales progress with Strontium89

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Biotech company Q BioMed is reporting sales progress from the launch of its Strontium89 (strontium-89 chloride injection) metastatic bone cancer palliation radiopharmaceutical.

September 14, 2020

Is it safe now for partners to attend antenatal scans?

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new report has provided a stepwise framework for allowing nonessential visitors to accompany patients to outpatient appointments, such as screening ultrasound scans. The document from National Health Service (NHS) England and NHS Improvement gives practical advice for reintroducing partners into labor and maternity care appointments.

September 14, 2020

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Kate Madden Yee

September 14, 2020

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