Frances Rylands-Monk[email protected]Clinical NewsProbe into probes defines optimal decontamination practiceDirtier than a bus pole or a public toilet? Ultrasound probes have come under the spotlight again in European best practice recommendations on infection prevention and control. The guidance seeks to address apparent confusion with respect to the level of decontamination necessary.February 11, 2018Clinical NewsReport: Turkey's clampdown has deep impact on medicineMore than 21,000 doctors and healthcare workers -- including many radiologists and radiographers -- across the public and private sector have lost their jobs since the attempted coup against the government in July 2016, according to a report. This is having a serious effect on access to specialists.January 24, 2018Clinical NewsHas the worm turned? Nano-CT can find outA multidisciplinary team from the Technical University of Munich has successfully tested a nano-CT device on a velvet worm and created 3D x-ray images at resolutions of up to 100 nanometers. The scanner promises much for virtual histological applications.December 12, 2017Clinical NewsGerman innovation supports structured data miningStructured 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, 2017Organized Radiology IssuesReport: French x-ray units must brush up on doseNew analysis of national diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) has revealed staff in French x-ray departments tend to drag their heels when it comes to radiation protection, whereas CT professionals are increasingly on board in the DRL process.December 4, 2017AIEuSoMII: AI's on cusp of deployment in cancer screeningArtificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform radiological reading, and the imaging community must gear up for revolutionary diagnostic tools far removed from today's visual representations, a U.K. expert said at the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII) meeting.November 21, 2017AIEuSoMII: Radiologists, AI must share control of dataWhile Hollywood portrays dystopias in which artificial intelligence (AI) has rendered humans obsolete, the truth may not be quite as grim if imaging can harness the power of machine learning, according to research presented on 18 November at the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII) meeting in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.November 19, 2017Clinical NewsUltralow-dose CT probes presurgical stroke riskThe danger of stroke as a cardiac postsurgery complication has flagged the need for greater understanding of patients' calcified atherosclerotic burden prior to surgery. But just how much dose is needed for CT results to be accurate, and how can radiologists optimize visualization?November 7, 2017Clinical NewsPhotorealistic imaging bolsters knowledgeWith each new publication, the high quality of cinematic rendering and its power for lifelike visualization of medical images continues to impress the radiology community. But studies demonstrating its usefulness in the clinical environment now must play catchup, according to researchers.October 22, 2017Clinical NewsJFR 2017: CT overscanning leads to higher radiation dosesEfforts to curb radiation exposure with dose reduction technology have stepped up in recent years, but a study from Switzerland has revealed another source of excessive radiation dose across hospitals -- overscanning, delegates at the Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR 2017) heard on 16 October.October 15, 2017Previous PagePage 19 of 41Next PageTop StoriesIndustry NewsSopris Capital buys Blackford Analysis from BayerSopris will fold Blackford into Azra AI, one of its portfolio companies.AIneuroRAD video: Joe Lennerz on continuous evidence tracking in medical AIAIJFR: How to integrate AI in emergency imagingCTneuroRAD 2026 Photo GalleryMRIAt neuroRAD 2026, the young take over
