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Dutch survey finds second opinion reports go unread

By Rebekah Moan

Clinicians don't read over 11% of second-opinion radiology reports, a new survey by three radiologists from University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands has found. Ultrasound is the modality in which a second-opinion report is most likely to be ignored.

August 16, 2020

Attention focuses on green credentials of congresses

By Louise Gagnon

Sydney would have been an environmentally suboptimal location for the annual International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting, as measured by calculations of carbon dioxide emissions, according to new German analysis.

August 11, 2020

U.S. government awards SNMMI $750K grant

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) a grant for $750,000 (636,866 euros) over three years to support nuclear medicine initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa.

July 30, 2020

RSNA wins grant to develop learning center in Africa

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The RSNA said that it received a three-year, $750,000 (639,000 euro) grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to develop a new Global Learning Center in sub-Saharan Africa.

July 27, 2020

RSNA opens registration for 2020 online meeting

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

RSNA has opened registration for the 106th edition of its annual meeting, which will be held as an all-virtual event from 29 November to 5 December.

July 26, 2020

ESR reveals attendance figures for ECR 2020

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has announced that attendance rose for its virtual ECR 2020, which took place from 15 to 19 July.

July 23, 2020

Medicare imaging reimbursements on decline

By Kate Madden Yee

Medicare reimbursements for medical imaging have declined since 2007, and whether payment rates are adequate to match increasing demand for imaging is a pressing question, according to a study published July 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

July 23, 2020

Private radiology practices hit hard by COVID-19

By Kate Madden Yee

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly dramatic effect on the financial health of private radiology practices. This effect could drive further consolidation in radiology as smaller practices seek a lifeline from bigger players, according to a report published on 17 July in Radiology.

July 17, 2020

ECR 2020: The show goes on at ECR opening ceremony

By Brian Casey

It may not be Vienna in March, but the European Society of Radiology did its best to host a virtual approximation of its traditional opening ceremony on 15 July. As with past in-person events, the online ceremony featured the pomp and circumstance for which ECR is renowned.

July 15, 2020

EMA nominates Emer Cooke as new executive director

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Management Board has nominated Emer Cooke as its new executive director.

June 24, 2020

Is the x-ray market set for a post-COVID bounceback?

By Imogen Fitt

In the wake of COVID-19, the market for general radiography and fluoroscopy systems has experienced a significant shift, with chest x-ray examinations identified as a key tool to diagnose and track the progression of late-stage COVID-19. Imogen Fitt of Signify Research explains why a bounceback in equipment sales could be coming.

June 24, 2020

ESR seeks changes to Europe's AI white paper

By Erik L. Ridley

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has welcomed the European Commission's recent white paper on artificial intelligence (AI), but it is calling on European institutions to consider a number of suggestions aimed at facilitating the safe development and adoption of AI technology in healthcare.

June 21, 2020

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