Clinical News: Page 322

What must radiologists know about the abscopal effect?

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

The abscopal effect occurs when radiation treatment -- or another type of local therapy -- not only shrinks the targeted tumor but also leads to the shrinkage of untreated tumors elsewhere in the body. History columnist Dr. Adrian Thomas reflects on its origins and future potential.

August 25, 2020

German team investigates impact of carotid lumen size

By Theresa Pablos

German researchers have found that lumen diameter measurements of the carotid artery derived from ultrasound scans predicted mortality from both cardiovascular disease and from all causes and provided more information than carotid intima-media thickness.

August 25, 2020

U.K. to resume IR(ME)R inspections

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. has announced that quality care agencies in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales will resume Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) inspections.

August 24, 2020

French make optimum use of CT for COVID-19 triage

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Researchers in Lyon, France, have shown that chest CT is a rapid and fairly reliable tool for referring patients in need of hospitalization to the correct units. They published their findings online on 19 August in European Radiology. Also, Italian authors have issued a statement on structured reporting of chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia.

August 24, 2020

Spanish foundation names ESOR 2020 scholarship winner

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Spanish Radiology Foundation has announced that Dr. Alba Antón Jiménez, a radiology resident trained at the Vall D'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, has won the European School of Radiology (ESOR) 2020 scholarship.

August 24, 2020

AK Medical buys GE 3D printers to meet implant demand

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Chinese orthopedic implant manufacturer AK Medical has purchased eight 3D printers from GE to meet the rising demand for orthopedic implants in the country.

August 24, 2020

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Theresa Pablos

August 23, 2020

Dutch use micro-CT to visualize fetal development

By Kate Madden Yee

Micro-CT provides an unprecedented look into early human development, say researchers from the University of Amsterdam. They have published images that depict a 6-week-old ectopic pregnancy.

August 23, 2020

AI scores high marks for rating breast density

By Theresa Pablos

Artificial intelligence (AI) software performed almost as well as senior radiologists for evaluating breast density and five-year breast cancer risks among women in France, according to the findings of a major 2019 study published on 17 August in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.

August 23, 2020

Ultrasound proves safe for follow-up of breast masses

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultrasound appears to be an effective and safe diagnostic workup modality when it comes to evaluating masses identified on screening digital breast tomosynthesis, according to research published in the European Journal of Radiology.

August 23, 2020

Hyland acquires German robotic process developer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Enterprise imaging firm Hyland Healthcare has acquired Another Monday, a German-based developer of robotic process automation software.

August 20, 2020

COVID-19 prompts questions about future of training

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Do all healthcare professionals need to be taught how to protect their own well-being and mental health? Should sonographers and other staff be taught formal counseling skills as part of their training?

August 20, 2020

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