Clinical News: Page 357

Europe seeks to harness power of AI in COVID-19 crisis

By Philip Ward

Artificial intelligence (AI) may soon have a central role to play in the global battle against COVID-19. A European campaign is underway to develop a deep learning-based model for the automated detection of abnormalities on chest CT and for quantifying lung involvement.

March 23, 2020

Can ultrasound be used effectively for COVID-19?

By Theresa Pablos

Medical staff in Italy and Spain are using ultrasound to assist with critical decisions about diagnosis, treatment, and admission amid the coronavirus epidemic that has overwhelmed health systems and led to shortages of tests, ventilators, and other crucial supplies.

March 23, 2020

Philips boosts production in light of COVID-19 demands

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Royal Philips, the parent company of Philips Healthcare, is increasing production of products used to help diagnose and manage COVID-19 cases.

March 22, 2020

Behold.ai trains AI to detect COVID-19 on x-ray

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Behold.ai has trained its red dot AI algorithm to flag as abnormal the chest x-rays of individuals with COVID-19.

March 22, 2020

Breast screening suspended in Wales due to coronavirus

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Welsh government has announced a plan to suspend nonurgent outpatient appointments and surgical procedures -- including breast cancer screening services -- in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to an article from County Times posted on 20 March.

March 22, 2020

DRG releases update on children and COVID-19

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German Röntgen Society (DRG) has posted an overview written by Dr. Thekla von Kalle from Stuttgart about the main sources of reliable pediatric information on COVID-19, particularly with regard to CT and x-ray.

March 22, 2020

VIDI joins forces with French public hospitals to deliver imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The largest private imaging network in France, VIDI, is collaborating closely with public hospitals to ensure continued radiology services for the neediest patients during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a statement released on 20 March.

March 22, 2020

AuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Wayne Forrest

March 22, 2020

PET can help predict survival in prostate cancer

By Wayne Forrest

German and Swiss researchers have developed a PET-based risk classification metric for prostate cancer patients to help predict their survival without disease recurrence. They published their findings on 16 March in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

March 22, 2020

10 key actions to implement molecular radiotherapy

By Philip Ward

A European team of nuclear medicine specialists has proposed a 10-point plan to overcome the barriers to the clinical implementation of molecular radiotherapy. The plan was published online on 13 March by the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

March 22, 2020

U.K. doctor misses lymphoma on 13-year-old girl's x-ray

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A senior U.K. National Health Service (NHS) doctor failed to identify lymphoma on a chest x-ray from a 13-year-old girl who died two days later, according to a report from the Daily Mail newspaper on a medical inquest held at Salisbury Coroner's Court.

March 22, 2020

MILabs extends imaging options for COVID-19

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Preclinical imaging developer MILabs has expanded the use of its U-CT system for in vivo imaging of COVID-19 in animals.

March 19, 2020

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