Philip Ward

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Top tips on how to recognize and report vertebral fractures

Vertebral fragility fractures (VFFs) are often present on imaging but are rarely reported, and this can have a major impact on patient morbidity and quality of life. The U.K. has issued new advice in this area that includes 12 main recommendations.

May 31, 2021

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Week in Review: In praise of doing nothing | What can we learn from Irish cyberattack? | Solis gives AI masterclass

May 27, 2021

Tributes flow in for molecular pioneer Marion Hendriks-de Jong

The European imaging community has praised the remarkable career achievements and scientific legacy of Prof. Marion Hendriks-de Jong, professor of preclinical nuclear medicine and head of the Translational Molecular Imaging and Therapy research group at Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

May 24, 2021

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Week in Review: Major disruption hits Irish radiology | Sweden begins large trial on breast AI | When are cerebral aneurysm clips safe for MRI?

May 20, 2021

Wide-scale disruption continues in Ireland after cyberattack

Radiology service providers across Ireland are still facing major difficulties in the wake of last Friday's ransomware attack that caused the shutdown of many computer systems. There are now media reports of the hackers posting patient data online to bolster their demands for a $20 million ransom.

May 19, 2021

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When are cerebral aneurysm clips 100% safe for MRI exams?

In daily practice, it's often not known which type of cerebral aneurysm clip was implanted in a patient, and ferromagnetic-type clips were used until the late 1990s. The Dutch Association of Medical Specialists has now written a guideline for developing a local policy to safely perform MRI in these patients.

May 18, 2021

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Oxbridge team collects top award for 7T study of long COVID

Researchers from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, U.K., have developed a protocol for proton MR spectroscopy for evaluating brainstem function in patients recovering from COVID-19. They received a magna cum laude award at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine annual congress.

May 17, 2021

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Ransomware attack leaves Irish radiology reeling after IT shutdown

Radiologists across Ireland are battling hard to deliver services to patients after a ransomware attack led to the closure of many computer systems on Friday. The major disruption looks set to last for several days.

May 16, 2021

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Week in Review: Patient contact changes reports | U.K. advice on inappropriate requests | When will AI alter the future?

May 13, 2021

U.K. issues advice on how to handle inappropriate radiology requests

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists has released new guidelines about vetting, triaging, and canceling unnecessary requests for imaging. The aim is to reduce waste and radiation exposure and ensure all examinations are appropriate.

May 11, 2021

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Hybrid AI reading shows success in breast cancer screening

A Dutch team found that a hybrid reading strategy for screening mammography reduced radiologist workload by 38% without changing recall or cancer detection rates.

Is this the future of catering in healthcare?

Cooking robot gets rave reviews in Tübingen

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Ultrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathy

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Pressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosure

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The remarkable legacy of Austria's Guido Holzknecht

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Austrian pioneer Guido Holzknecht published the first book devoted to chest radiology. History expert Dr. Adrian Thomas explains why medical imaging owes him a huge debt.

September 16, 2024

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Photon-counting CT reduces radiation in lung transplant cases

Ultralow-dose photon-counting CT is a promising tool for repeat follow-up exams in lung transplant patients, Viennese researchers have reported.

September 16, 2024

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Radiotracer for kidney cancer performs well in phase III trial

A PET radiotracer that detects clear-cell renal cell carcinoma proved safe and highly effective in a clinical trial conducted at 36 research hospitals across nine countries.

September 13, 2024

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Mevion, Nelco to partner on proton therapy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Mevion Medical Systems and Nelco Worldwide are collaborating on the faster adoption of proton therapy.

September 13, 2024

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Hyperfine plans to use Swoop MR system on astronauts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hyperfine has announced plans to work with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to assess the brains of astronauts before and after spaceflight.

September 13, 2024

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Team Madrid seeks to minimize radiation dose in spine x-ray

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

A single-exposure x-ray system allows optimization of radiation dose in spinal exams and has great potential for reducing artifacts, Spanish researchers insist.

September 12, 2024

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Radiologist faces strong criticism in negligence case

By Amerigo Allegretto

A radiologist exhibited a "lackadaisical attitude" and did not show compassion when informed of a patient's burns due to a radiofrequency ablation, according to a media report in Malaysia.

September 11, 2024

AI helps out with spotting interval breast cancers

By Erik L. Ridley

A new study from Cambridge in the U.K. has assessed performance characteristics of AI software in identifying and localizing interval breast cancers.

September 11, 2024

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Hospital doctor gets struck off for fraud

A clinician who defrauded the U.K. health service of £50,000 (€59,200) by submitting false time sheets has been struck off. Another recent tribunal issued a warning to a radiologist over care quality.

September 10, 2024

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Serac highlights first patient imaged with SPECT agent

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Serac Healthcare and the University of Exeter are highlighting that the first patient has been scanned with a novel molecular SPECT imaging agent.

September 10, 2024

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Vaping no better than smoking, especially in youngsters

By Kate Madden Yee

Imaging shows younger people who vape have a lower capacity for exercise, according to research presented on 8 September at the European Respiratory Society Congress.

September 10, 2024

MRI model predicts therapy response in breast cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

Radiomics scoring derived from contrast-enhanced MRI can predict treatment response in women being treated for triple-negative breast cancer, French researchers have reported.

September 9, 2024

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