Clinical News: Page 350

French survey pinpoints PPE shortages, financial pressures

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Results from a national survey conducted by the French union of private radiologists revealed that 77% of private radiologists have received and examined patients who have -- or are suspected of having -- COVID-19. Of the sample, 80% stated that they did not have sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) for themselves, technicians, and secretaries.

April 27, 2020

Radiographers speak on PPE and COVID-19 infection control

By Philip Ward

What personal protective equipment (PPE) do radiographers use for COVID-19 scans? How do they disinfect the CT machine between patients? Which guidelines do they follow? Five experienced European radiographers speak about their work and how they minimize transmission of the virus.

April 27, 2020

Norwegians celebrate award for cancer screening paper

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Norway have expressed their collective joy over the safe arrival of the 2020 EuroMinnies trophy for Scientific Paper of the Year.

April 27, 2020

Alphatec cancels EOS Imaging acquisition

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical device company Alphatec Holdings (ATEC) has canceled its plans to acquire orthopedic digital imaging technology developer EOS Imaging.

April 26, 2020

EIT Health commits 6M euros to COVID-19 research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Health announced that it plans to spend 6 million euros to support development of "rapid response" research for COVID-19.

April 26, 2020

French group VIDI makes pledge on PPE supplies

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

VIDI, the leading private radiology group in France, has stated that it will ensure the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) across its network of centers to protect patients from infection with the novel coronavirus.

April 26, 2020

Mobile CT proves vital to China's efforts to combat COVID-19

By Philip Ward

Mobile CT units located near temporary hospitals, combined with home working by radiologists and fast transmission of reports to patients' phones, have been critical elements of China's strategy to fight COVID-19, according to the president of the Chinese Society of Radiology.

April 26, 2020

Chest CT of COVID-19: What to keep in mind

By Kate Madden Yee

New details have emerged from the Middle East about the clinical features of COVID-19 that manifest on chest CT in patients who are severely ill. The information has come in a study published on 20 April in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

April 26, 2020

Online COVID-19 resource now available for radiographers

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A global team of radiography leaders has released free, online materials to help colleagues caring for patients with the novel coronavirus.

April 23, 2020

Guerbet forecasts 30%-35% drop in April sales

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Although the company posted healthy results for its first quarter of 2020, contrast developer Guerbet has forecasted a drop of 30% to 35% in April revenues due to the COVID-19 crisis.

April 23, 2020

Week in Review: How to protect radiographers from COVID-19 | Lung CT finding predicts outcomes | U.K. staffing crisis deepens

By Philip Ward

April 23, 2020

Dutch airline makes pledge on radioisotope deliveries

By Wayne Forrest

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has promised to allow medical isotopes to be carried on its planes from Europe to the U.S., beginning on 27 April. The move is designed to keep supplies moving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 23, 2020

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