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Artificial Intelligence

U.K. team scoops Europe's only top award at RSNA 2020

A research group from a leading London facility won Europe's solitary magna cum laude for its research into the strategies, applications, and limitations of cinematic rendering of musculoskeletal MRI. The RSNA judges gave out just 23 of the prestigious prizes to the authors of nearly 2,500 digital posters displayed at the virtual congress.

December 8, 2020

2020 12 08 20 38 1856 Magnum Cum Laude Keyboard 400

Inquest into patient death hears of MRI delay

A vital delay of at least two days due to a broken MRI machine might have contributed to the death of a 51-year-old man from sepsis, a U.K. inquest was told last week. The incident has revealed a string of failures prior to the patient's death, including the lack of a checklist for cases of sepsis, according to a local media report.

December 7, 2020

2020 12 07 22 37 9195 Diagnose Sepsis 400

Week in Review: Imaging of winter sports injuries | 3D printing advances in the liver | Radiology reporting by med students

December 3, 2020

Keep aware of head and neck injuries in winter sports

Radiologists need to know the essentials about head and neck, brain, and spinal injuries from skiing and snowboarding and about how CT and MRI can help in challenging cases, according to new research presented at the RSNA 2020 meeting by Swiss trauma experts.

December 2, 2020

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Keep aware of head and neck injuries in winter sports

Radiologists need to know the essentials about head and neck, brain, and spinal injuries from skiing and snowboarding and about how CT and MRI can help in challenging cases, according to new research presented at the RSNA 2020 meeting by Swiss trauma experts.

December 2, 2020

2020 12 02 20 37 9170 2020 12 02 Winter Sports Figure1 400

3D printing makes giant strides in liver

3D models that combine vascular and biliary anatomy using different imaging techniques can contribute to more rigorous planning of complex liver operations, including hepatic resections, living-donor transplantation, vascular intervention procedures, and biliary reconstruction surgery, Portuguese researchers have reported at the RSNA 2020 meeting.

December 1, 2020

2020 12 01 17 34 7219 2020 12 01 Portugal Intrahepatic Masses 400

Imaging Informatics

Involve medical students in reporting, Swiss team urges

Integrating medical students into the radiology reading room can have major long-term benefits, and the accuracy of medical students' reports is only slightly inferior to that of first-year residents, Swiss researchers have reported at the virtual RSNA 2020 meeting.

November 30, 2020

2020 05 13 17 42 3163 Medical Students 400

What's the German experience of COVID-19 imaging?

Radiologists from Hamburg, Germany, have presented comprehensive new data at RSNA 2020 about the use of CT and radiography in COVID-19 cases during the first wave of the pandemic. Their analysis may have important implications for the creation of staffing models in all departments.

November 29, 2020

2020 11 29 19 25 8247 Covid 19 Hamburg 400

Week in Review: Total-body PET can prove a game changer | New U.K. breast screening data | EuroMinnies 2021 gets underway

November 26, 2020

Breast screening proves most effective in women over 65

The effect of breast screening is stronger and longer-lasting in women who are 65 and older, but it remains highly relevant for younger women, according to new data from England published on 23 November in the British Journal of Cancer.

November 22, 2020

2020 11 21 01 24 7544 Telemedicine Geriatric Patient 400

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MRI safety panel unveils findings on patient death

An MRI scan that resulted in a patient's death deviated from national recommendations, a Finnish safety investigation has found.

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Abdominal pain? Consider fishbones

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Christiane Kuhl endorses DRG's new women’s health campaign

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Do young athletes with low back pain need advanced imaging?

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Structured reporting, AI improve chest x-ray workflows

Functional MRI shows what motivates e-cigarette use

By Kate Madden Yee

Functional MRI indicates that e-cigarette users perceive the product as equally rewarding as money -- a finding that highlights the addictive potential of vaping.

November 25, 2024

Vaping College Students

CT-defined CAC predicts cardiac events in lung cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

CT-defined coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores can help predict cardiovascular conditions in lung cancer patients, a German study has found.

November 25, 2024

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Bone health normal in infants exposed to HIV medication

Bone health appears to be normal in infants born to women treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to prevent HIV infection, a South African study has found.

November 22, 2024

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Lessons from Asia: German expert reflects on Seoul trip

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

National breast cancer screening is implemented very differently in Asia, says Dr. Susanne Wienbeck. She speaks about her recent visit to the Korean Congress of Radiology.

November 22, 2024

Dr. Susanne Wienbeck is shown here with fellow speakers Dr. Manisha Bahl, from Mass General Research Institute in the U.S., and Dr. Ji Soo Choi, from Samsung Medical Center at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, and other session participants. Image courtesy of the German Roentgen Society.

Careful use of thermoprotection boosts safety in HCC cases

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Radiologists at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, have shared their 20 years of clinical experience of treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with thermal ablation.

November 21, 2024

(A) Targeted HCC in segment IV-A near the diaphragm. (B) Artificial ascites (*) created using a 6.3 Fr Dawson-Mueller catheter inserted along the inferior margin of the left hepatic lobe. (C) Satisfactory distribution of ascites beneath the diaphragm. (D) Microwave antenna inserted at the target, with mechanical leveraging performed to further accentuate the gap between the liver and diaphragm.

How do ergonomic factors affect breast imaging quality?

By Amerigo Allegretto

It's essential to fully consider the physical surroundings of mammography rooms for optimal image quality, researchers say.

November 20, 2024

Breast Specialist Ultrasound Exam Social

Overdue baby dies after scan results sent 'to nowhere'

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The results of a scan of an overdue baby with medical concerns were not sent to the mother's midwife, possibly contributing to the death of the baby.

November 20, 2024

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Tribunal suspends oncologist over CT scan omission

A tribunal has issued a 12-month suspension to an oncologist who did not inform a patient about the results of a CT scan and who prescribed chemotherapy without documenting the case.

November 19, 2024

Radiologists outperform LLMs in evaluating PI-RADS

By Amerigo Allegretto

Large language models (LLMs) are not ready to assign PI-RADS classifications for prostate cancer, a new study has found.

November 19, 2024

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

GPT-4 proves useful tool in knee MRI reports

GPT-4 can accurately convert free-text knee MRI reports into structured reports, thereby helping to boost communication with referring clinicians.

November 18, 2024

Knee Joint Meniscus Injury

Wireless transducers and MEMs transform ultrasound

By Mustafa Hassan

Wireless transducers and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are among the latest technological trends shaping the ultrasound market.

November 18, 2024

Mobile Ultrasound Devices For Point Of Care Imaging

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks prove safe for pain management

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks performed by emergency clinicians appear to be safe for pain management.

November 15, 2024

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