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Body Imaging
Lack of IV access contributes to CT scanner downtime
Failing to ensure patients receive appropriate intravenous (IV) access when they leave the emergency unit or hospital ward before a contrast-enhanced CT scan often results in significant waste of resources, a U.K. audit has found. The researchers have produced a five-point action plan to address the problem.
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Week in Review: COVID-19 detection gets boost ahead of 2nd wave | Impact of fatigue on reading breast scans | Mayo Clinic shines at EANM 2020
October 29, 2020
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October 26, 2020
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PET/CT rules supreme in cases of neuroendocrine tumors
PET/CT has no rivals when it comes to the detection and surveillance of cardiac metastases in well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors as well as guiding clinical management, according to research presented at the annual congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine.
October 26, 2020
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October 25, 2020
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What effect does fatigue have on reading breast scans?
U.K. researchers have found that increased blinking -- often a key indicator of visual fatigue -- occurs after examining 20 digital breast tomosynthesis cases. Taking a break after 20 reports may help to eliminate mistakes, they suggest.
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Week in Review: Handheld ultrasound thrives in pandemic | French lessons from the front line | U.K. inquest highlights error over CT scan
October 22, 2020
Medical, Legal, and Practice
Patient dies after mix-up over CT scan
An inquest has heard a 28-year-old man with a heart disorder and chest pain died two days after a doctor at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, U.K., viewed the wrong CT scan and sent him home. The radiology department has now changed its procedures and will soon upgrade the PACS, according to a report posted on 19 October by BBC News.
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Week in Review: Fury rumbles on over Dutch politician's remark | A trainee's viewpoint on AI & radiology | 6 top tips for skier's thumb injuries
October 15, 2020
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October 11, 2020
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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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Structured reporting, AI improve chest x-ray workflows
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Automated breast ultrasound provides boost for screening
By Amerigo Allegretto
Automated breast ultrasound with remote reading can improve access to breast cancer screening and early detection in low-resource settings, according to researchers.
November 4, 2024
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PET/CT proves value in patients with hyperparathyroidism
By Will Morton
A French group has reported that F-18 fluorocholine PET/CT appears to be an effective first-line imaging method in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
November 4, 2024
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Book launch celebrates lives of global experts in radiology
By Dr. Arpan K. Banerjee
A new book containing 195 biographies of radiology's early pioneers from 38 countries was unveiled at France's national congress, JFR 2024, in Paris.
November 1, 2024
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My identity as a doctor: Why is it such a big deal?
By Dr. Chris Hammond
Medical identity is ingrained into the stories we tell ourselves as professionals, but we may be giving it too much prominence in our lives, writes interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond.
October 31, 2024
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MRI shows poor sleep translates to poor brain health
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI indicates that people in early middle age with poor sleep quality exhibit signs of poor brain health in the form of older brain age later in life.
October 30, 2024
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Dutch fraud case puts spotlight on AI arena
By Philip Ward
A report in the Dutch media about an x-ray AI developer being held in police custody over alleged fraud has focused attention on malpractice in the tech sector and how end users can protect themselves.
October 29, 2024
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Locum doctor struck off for gross misconduct
By Philip Ward
A locum doctor who told a patient she needed a CT scan "to see if she had a brain" has been erased from the U.K. medical register. The same doctor urinated in a hospital sink twice and ignored COVID-19 protocols.
October 29, 2024
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RCR releases pediatric trauma radiology guidance
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has released a guidance document on pediatric trauma radiology.
October 28, 2024
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New study highlights long-term benefits of PSMA-PET
By Will Morton
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging can improve the length and quality of life for patients with recurrent prostate cancer, researchers have reported.
October 28, 2024
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ASMIRT issues statement on radiographers and cardiac devices
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) has released a position statement about radiographers' scope of practice for cardiac medical devices.
October 25, 2024
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Tc-99m shortage expected to last into November
By Will Morton
The delayed restart of a nuclear research reactor in the Netherlands is expected to cause supply shortages of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) into November.
October 25, 2024
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Median reports revenue gains for Q3
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
France-based Median Technologies is reporting revenue increases for the third quarter of the 2024 fiscal year.
October 25, 2024
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