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Global study sheds light on MRI availability, use, and price
By Kate Madden Yee
New analysis posted on 8 May by the Kaiser Family Foundation has revealed fresh data about the worldwide availability, use, and price of MRI. The information was published as part of a forum held by the foundation and the Peterson Center on Healthcare in Washington, DC, U.S.
May 16, 2018
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Medical groups unite to address doctor visa issue in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has joined the British Medical Association (BMA), the National Health Service (NHS), and 11 other medical royal colleges and faculties in urging the new U.K. home secretary to amend a visa restricting the recruitment of skilled non-European Union medical workers.
May 6, 2018
Hunt: Up to 270 may have died from breast screening error
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
As many as 270 women may have died as a result of not receiving invitations to a final routine breast cancer screening, said the U.K.'s secretary of state for health and social care.
May 2, 2018
RCR reacts to breast screening blunder affecting 450K women
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is expressing its concern for approximately 450,000 older women who for years did not receive notices for final breast screenings.
May 1, 2018
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Portsmouth x-ray inquiry finds error rate 'acceptable'
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An investigation of Portsmouth Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust regarding mistakes in checking the x-rays of two patients who later died has found these mistakes were within an acceptable error rate, according to a BBC report.
May 1, 2018
Red tape prevents non-EU radiologists working in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A cap on visas for skilled non-European Union medical workers is having a negative impact on radiology recruitment in the U.K., according to a report from BBC News.
April 30, 2018
Top 5 trends from ECR 2018 in Vienna
By Philip Ward, Erik Ridley, Wayne Forrest, and Rebekah Moan
The huge red dragon that dominated the registration area of ECR 2018 looked amazing in everybody's photos, but what were the lasting impressions and meaningful issues to take away from this year's congress in a decidedly chilly Vienna? Our editorial team has put together a list of the five key themes.
March 7, 2018
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The unreasonable radiologist
By Dr. Paul McCoubrie
We should be bold and decisive, borderline unreasonable, writes Dr. Paul McCoubrie. We need to all become a little more "Dr. No," and we need the wisdom to distinguish clinical demand from clinical need, he notes.
March 6, 2018
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Facebook Live from ECR 2018: Day 4
Our video coverage of ECR 2018 wraps up with a final Facebook Live broadcast from the lounge of Austria Center Vienna on day 4 of the congress. Today's topics are Brexit and women's imaging, with a guest appearance by Rebekah Moan, associate editor of AuntMinnieEurope.com.
March 2, 2018
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Radiographers: Foster the human touch in the age of AI
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) with permanently evolving imaging techniques and machines has created a complex working environment. There is an ever greater need for radiographers to create strategies to optimize the patient's clinical pathway and be prepared to develop skills to keep their profession alive.
March 1, 2018
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Video from ECR 2018: Nicola Strickland on workforce disruption
VIENNA - Brexit is already having significant workforce implications for radiology in the U.K., and it's likely to affect other important areas in the future, such as the supply of radioisotopes and the relationship between the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR). Dr. Nicola Strickland, president of the RCR, gives her opinions on the impact of Brexit and the risk of the U.K. being sidelined by the ESR.
March 1, 2018
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Irish hospital completes audit of 46K scans
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
In a review of more than 46,000 medical images for nearly 27,000 patients, Kerry University Hospital uncovered 10 missed diagnoses by the radiologist who initially evaluated the images, according to a report in the Irish Times.
February 19, 2018
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