Medical, Legal, and Practice: Page 28

RSNA plans webinar on gender penalty during COVID-19

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The RSNA will be offering a free webinar to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the gender gap in radiology.

June 9, 2020

IAEA expands SAFRON to support radionuclide therapy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) has expanded its Safety in Radiation Oncology (SAFRON) radiotherapy patient safety tool to support radionuclide therapy.

June 8, 2020

Delayed CT reading results in patient's death

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A man from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, died after a CT scan that suggested cancer was not read for more than a year, stated a report published online on 8 June by Radio New Zealand (RNZ).

June 8, 2020

WMIS switches annual meeting to virtual conference

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) said that its World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) scheduled for 7-10 October will now be a fully virtual event in order to protect the health and well-being of attendees, staff, and the public.

June 3, 2020

Radiology worker gets jail for COVID-19 mask scam

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A staff member at an unnamed medical imaging facility in Singapore was sentenced on 2 June to eight weeks in jail for taking money from people for face masks that she did not supply to them, according to a news report in the Straits Times.

June 2, 2020

Stroke misdiagnosis leads to death of 57-year-old man

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A coroner in New Zealand has found that 57-year-old man from Auckland died from a stroke just days after doctors misdiagnosed him with a migraine, according to a report in Stuff.

June 1, 2020

What are the hot topics in abdominal imaging?

By Erik L. Ridley

Abdominal sessions at ECR 2020 in July are set to feature many highlights, including new advances in pancreatic imaging, the use of imaging to predict therapeutic success, and how best to optimize and shorten imaging protocols, according to Prof. Dr. Thomas Lauenstein from Düsseldorf, Germany.

June 1, 2020

Irish court settles alleged negligence claim over screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A woman whose lawsuit claimed a breast cancer screening mobile unit was negligent has lost her High Court claim, according to a report in the Irish Examiner newspaper posted on 29 May.

May 28, 2020

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

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