Clinical News: Page 407

What exactly lies behind MRI safety incidents?

By Philip Ward

A new analysis of more than 18,000 MRI scans conducted over a year has shown that incident reports are much more common among hospital inpatients, largely due to clinical problems with patients in transit and the lack of identification and information, while most incidents among outpatients are due to booking issues.

July 15, 2019

CIRSE extends tribute to 1st congress president

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) has composed a tribute in memory of one of its founders, Dr. Friedrich Olbert, who died on 6 April.

July 14, 2019

Mindshare secures CE Mark for lung cancer AI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Mindshare Medical has received the CE Mark for the sale of its RevealAI-Lung, AI-based software designed to detect lung cancer on CT scans.

July 14, 2019

Top trends in health informatics in Europe

By Michael Liberty

The recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) & Health 2.0 European Conference attracted over 2,600 delegates from 64 countries to Helsinki, and there was a strong focus on healthcare in the Nordic region. Industry analyst Michael Liberty looks at the main take-home messages from the event.

July 14, 2019

iCAD wins CE Mark for mammography AI platform

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) and radiation therapy firm iCAD has received the CE Mark for its ProFound artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for mammography.

July 11, 2019

Strickland calls for more radiology-led AI assessment

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The medical imaging community must learn how to check product credibility and needs to consider conducting its own studies to evaluate the accuracy of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in an effort to halt premature market acceptance, Dr. Nicola Strickland told participants on Thursday at the British Institute of Radiology's webinar, "AI in radiology: The main worries."

July 11, 2019

Was Clarence Dally a radiology martyr or victim?

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Clarence Dally was a trusted assistant of Thomas Edison who helped develop the fluorescent lamp and the x-ray tube. Even when he became aware of the dangers, he continued his work, but eventually died from the effects of radiation. History columnist Dr. Adrian Thomas tells the fascinating story of this x-ray pioneer.

July 11, 2019

Affidea partners with ScreenPoint Medical

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Diagnostic imaging, outpatient, and cancer care services provider Affidea has partnered with women's imaging software developer ScreenPoint Medical.

July 10, 2019

Optimum use of cardiac MRI boosts myocarditis detection

By Wayne Forrest

Myocarditis remains underdiagnosed, and lowering the threshold for diagnostic workup with cardiac MRI can help to identify myocarditis early, leading to significant improvements in patient care, according to a joint Swiss-German study published on 3 July in Swiss Medical Weekly.

July 10, 2019

German experts cast doubt on benefits of new drugs

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German researchers are calling for reform of international drug development processes and policies after their study, published online on 10 July in BMJ, showed that more than half of new drugs in the country's healthcare system offer no additional benefit.

July 10, 2019

EC commits 35M euros to cancer detection

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Commission (EC) has pledged a hefty amount to promote the development of image recognition systems to diagnose the most common forms of cancer.

July 9, 2019

Siemens offers white paper on PET/MRI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers is making available a white paper on the clinical adoption of and applications relevant to PET/MRI.

July 9, 2019

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