Organized Radiology Issues: Page 13

RSNA 2020 won't take place in Chicago

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The RSNA has followed the trend set by the ECR and decided its annual congress scheduled to begin in Chicago on 29 November will instead be a virtual event. Concerns about the safety of attendees during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the change.

May 27, 2020

Ultrasound features prominently in MSK talks at ECR 2020

By Erik L. Ridley

MRI has been the main modality for musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging research in recent years, but the applications of ultrasound are covered in many of the abstracts for the ECR 2020 meeting in July. Artificial intelligence and 3D printing are also set to play a major future role in this field, noted MSK Section Chairperson Dr. Anagha Parkar.

May 25, 2020

ISMRM annual meeting goes virtual

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), along with the Society for MR Radiographers and Technologists, have announced that their annual meeting will be turned into a virtual conference this year due to safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 17, 2020

Breast screening set to resume soon in Sweden and Hungary

By Rebekah Moan

An imaging facility in Sweden plans to restart breast cancer screening in the next week or two, and clinics across Hungary expect to start screening patients regularly from 1 June, expert sources have revealed to AuntMinnieEurope.com.

May 12, 2020

Germany offers e-courses to bridge COVID-19 training gap

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German Röntgen Society has expanded its interactive e-learning platform to help radiology lecturers and students access course content and modules during the pandemic.

May 3, 2020

SIRM issues guidance on CT, AI use in pandemic

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Italian Society of Medical and Interventional Radiology (SIRM) released a statement on 29 April about the appropriate use of CT and artificial intelligence (AI) in the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 29, 2020

EIBIR provides online COVID-19 resource

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR) has compiled a list of imaging databases to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 29, 2020

ESMI honors Gambhir with achievement award

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society for Molecular Imaging (ESMI) has chosen Dr. Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, PhD, to receive its annual achievement award for 2020.

April 29, 2020

IAEA acts to promote COVID-19 safety in nuclear medicine

By Wayne Forrest

New guidance from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is designed to ensure that nuclear medicine departments across the globe keep patients and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 29, 2020

Dutch airline makes pledge on radioisotope deliveries

By Wayne Forrest

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has promised to allow medical isotopes to be carried on its planes from Europe to the U.S., beginning on 27 April. The move is designed to keep supplies moving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 23, 2020

France releases pediatric guidance on COVID-19

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The French radiology society has published a series of recommendations for pediatric thoracic imaging in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, based in part on studies in the literature.

April 21, 2020

U.K. staffing crisis deepens, RCR asserts

By Philip Ward

Workforce shortages in clinical radiology are increasing year-on-year, resulting in delayed diagnoses and lower-quality patient care, according to the latest annual census from the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR). Shortages of interventional and breast radiologists are an area of particular concern.

April 20, 2020

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