Clinical News: Page 394

Interval breast cancer screening comes under scrutiny in Ireland

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Irish government's agency for health and social care services, the Health Service Executive, is investigating the review of breast cancer screening mammography exams performed outside of the standardized audit process, according to a 12 August article on RTE.ie.

August 12, 2019

Breast imaging service closes at U.K. hospital

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, U.K., has permanently shut down its breast imaging facility, according to a recent article in the Manchester Evening News.

August 12, 2019

Support grows for mpMRI before prostate biopsy

By Kate Madden Yee

A U.K. study has shown that the use of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) in suspected cases of prostate cancer can cut unnecessary biopsies by more than a third and boost the detection of clinically significant disease by more than 50%. The findings were published online on 7 August in JAMA Network Open.

August 12, 2019

ESR reveals expanding U.S. membership base

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has announced that as of 6 August 2019, 7,277 radiologists, related physicians, and scientists from the U.S. are ESR members. The U.S. now comprises the second largest national group among all ESR member countries, after India but just ahead of Brazil and France, which tops the list of European nations, according to a statement issued on 12 August.

August 12, 2019

Philips asserts it has no intention of buying Corindus

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Royal Philips, the parent company of Philips Healthcare, said that it has no intention of acquiring robotic catheterization developer Corindus Vascular Robotics.

August 11, 2019

NHS plans artificial intelligence lab

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The National Health Service (NHS) England plans to launch a national artificial intelligence lab with 250 million pounds (269.2 million euros) in funding, according to a report by the BBC News.

August 11, 2019

Mevion, C-Rad integrate proton therapy technology

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Mevion Medical Systems has integrated its S250i proton therapy system with advanced radiation therapy company C-Rad's Catalyst PT tracking technology for proton and particle therapy systems.

August 11, 2019

AI displays potential for breast ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can yield a promising level of performance for differentiating between benign and malignant solid breast masses on B-mode ultrasound images, but further improvement is still needed, according to research published online on 5 August in European Radiology Experimental.

August 11, 2019

Intelligent Ultrasound seeks cash injection

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence software and simulation company Intelligent Ultrasound plans to raise 6.25 million pounds (6.8 million euros) in a placing of 62.5 million of its ordinary stock shares.

August 8, 2019

Austrians make full use of AI to determine bone age

By Erik L. Ridley

Researchers from Austria have found that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can estimate bone age accurately in children and adolescents from the analysis of a 3D hand MRI exam. The technique also performs well on wrist radiographs, they noted in an article posted online on 31 July in Medical Image Analysis.

August 8, 2019

Holographic lenses focus ultrasound for brain imaging

By Olivia Voyce

Better brain imaging, or even drug delivery, may be feasible due to the pioneering work of Spanish researchers. They have developed a technique for 3D printing holographic lenses that focus ultrasonic sound waves in the brain.

August 7, 2019

Scandal hits the Karolinska | Radiology must be digital avant-garde | Eradicating inappropriate scan requests

By Philip Ward

August 6, 2019

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