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Can AI help detect tuberculosis on chest x-rays?
By Erik L. Ridley
International researchers have assessed the performance of artificial intelligence (AI) software developed in the Netherlands on a dataset of more than 5,000 chest x-rays. In regions where tuberculosis is endemic, the system allows for testing of many subjects at a fraction of the cost, they say.
March 31, 2020
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Italian ultrasound pioneer dies of COVID-19
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dr. Maurizio Galderisi of the University of Naples Federico II in Italy has died of COVID-19, the European Society of Cardiology announced on 30 March. He was 65.
March 30, 2020
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Achenbach insists CT has role in COVID-19 cases
By Frances Rylands-Monk
CT does have a crucial part to play in COVID-19 cases. That's the view of top cardiac imaging expert Dr. Stephan Achenbach, although he admits it only has a limited role and his department has so far only seen around 10 patients with the disease.
March 30, 2020
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What economic impact is COVID-19 having on imaging?
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The global COVID-19 crisis is leading to murmurings of budget cuts, or at least more stringent cost control measures by the medical imaging industry, but there is nothing very obvious yet, according to market expert Steve Holloway of Signify Research.
March 30, 2020
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Sonographer struck off for incompetence
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A sonographer who reportedly fell on the stomach of a pregnant woman has been removed from the U.K. medical register after a tribunal, according to a report published in the Daily Mail newspaper on 25 March.
March 30, 2020
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Scotland pauses breast cancer screenings amid COVID-19
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Scottish government has paused breast, cervical, and bowel cancer screenings in an effort to free National Health Service resources in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published on 30 March by the Herald Scotland.
March 29, 2020
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IAEA publishes SPECT/CT usage guide
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published a quality control guide for SPECT/CT for nuclear medicine physicists, specialists, and radiation technologists.
March 29, 2020
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AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
March 29, 2020
MRI illustrates how pediatric brains can recover
By Wayne Forrest
Swiss researchers have identified several key MRI-based indicators that can help determine how well pediatric patients will recover from a brain injury. They published their study findings online on 19 March in the European Journal of Radiology.
March 29, 2020
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EC reschedules device regulations amid COVID-19 crisis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Commission (EC) intends to postpone the Medical Device Regulation's date of application by a year amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
March 26, 2020
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Week in Review: Kuhl on COVID-19 and burnout | Can AI help in COVID-19 crisis? | POCUS develops new role
By Philip Ward
March 26, 2020
Hype over AI may be putting patients' lives at risk
By Erik L. Ridley
Exaggerated claims and a lack of quality may mean that some artificial intelligence (AI) studies mislead the media and public, ending up with the provision of inappropriate care that harms patients' interests, according to an article published on 25 March in the BMJ.
March 26, 2020
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