Clinical News: Page 537

Norway makes radical changes to training system
By Dr. Anagha Parkar
Three months ago, responsibility for training in radiology and all other medical specialties switched to the regional health authorities in Norway, and these health authorities must now educate and train new doctors. How does the new system work and is it effective? Dr. Anagha Parkar reports.
December 12, 2017
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Artificial intelligence shows promise for breast cancer metastases
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer algorithms analyzing pathology slides can detect the spread of cancer to lymph nodes in women with breast cancer as well as or better than pathologists, according to a new study published online December 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
December 12, 2017
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Imaging Informatics Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
December 11, 2017
BIR releases thrombectomy video
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has published a new free video on mechanical thrombectomy.
December 11, 2017
AI assesses cardiovascular risk on routine chest CT
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can automatically quantify coronary and other arterial calcification from routine chest CT studies, enabling cardiovascular risk assessment to be performed on these patients, Dutch researchers reported at the RSNA 2017 meeting.
December 11, 2017
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Lancet: Europe must get set for lung cancer screening
By Rebekah Moan
Experts from around Europe are urging the European Union (EU) to implement lung cancer screening using low-dose CT within the next 18 months. The EU position statement, published in the December issue of Lancet Oncology, recommends a risk stratification approach, among other guidelines.
December 10, 2017
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Kopans: Peer review has failed at BMJ
By Dr. Daniel Kopans
Peer review has failed at BMJ, Dr. Daniel Kopans wrote in a commentary. He thinks the authors of a study published on 5 December about the Dutch breast screening program have completely misinterpreted their own data.
December 7, 2017
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Ultrahigh-field MR event set for 2018
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine and the Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility again will host the annual Scientific Symposium on Clinical Needs, Research Promises and Technical Solutions in Ultrahigh Field Magnetic Resonance.
December 7, 2017
German innovation supports structured data mining
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Structured reporting offers the prospect of speedier reporting throughput, but it also has major implications for epidemiology due to its capacity to store easily accessible data, notably numerical measurements, according to a German expert.
December 7, 2017
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Royal Philips acquires IT firm Forcare
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips is looking to expand its offerings with the acquisition of Dutch healthcare IT firm Forcare.
December 6, 2017
Esaote to be acquired by Chinese consortium
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote has entered into an agreement to be acquired by a group of Chinese investors. The deal is expected to advance Esaote's expansion plans and bolsters its presence in the Chinese medical equipment market.
December 6, 2017
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Radiologists aid mass disaster recovery with mobile CT
By Abraham Kim
Not knowing the identity or whereabouts of people who were part of a mass disaster is frustrating for physicians and devastating for loved ones. Mobile CT scanners can help ameliorate this issue, according to a study presented at RSNA 2017.
December 6, 2017
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