Medical, Legal, and Practice: Page 46

Open access articles have higher citation rates

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Open access articles in radiology are cited, downloaded, and shared more than articles that require a subscription to access, according to Dutch research published online on 19 August in European Radiology.

August 27, 2019

Live hybrid imaging conference will return in October

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The 2019 edition of the Conference on Hybrid Imaging Live (CHILI) will be broadcast live on 25-26 October from a studio in Vienna.

August 27, 2019

French government recognizes national radiology council

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The French Ministry of Health has officially recognized the country's professional council for radiology and medical imaging (G4). The G4 unites the national radiology society, France's college of radiology teachers, and the private and state radiology unions.

August 26, 2019

Researchers to study media coverage of 'overdiagnosis' tests

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers from Australia plan to explore media coverage of the benefits and harms of medical testing that they believe may lead to overdiagnosis in healthy individuals, according to a protocol published online on 24 August in BMJ Open.

August 26, 2019

Thieves target mobile breast screening unit

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Thieves stripped a mammography van of copper cable in the city of Perth in Western Australia, forcing the cancellation of breast screening services on a day devoted to cancer awareness, according to an article on the website WAtoday.

August 22, 2019

IT error leads to cancer misdiagnoses in Scotland

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

More than 300 patients being cared for at the National Health Service (NHS) Forth Valley's Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, U.K., were wrongly informed they had cancer due to an IT error, according to a report posted on 22 August by DigitalHealth.

August 22, 2019

RSNA to launch new global learning program

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The RSNA plans to launch a new Global Learning Centers program in 2020 to improve radiology education around the world.

August 21, 2019

Maverinck responds to Karolinska radiology chief's rebuttal

By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD

The people to blame for the controversial construction of the New Karolinska have gone into hiding and rely on smoke-screen tactics, while those now trying to run the dysfunctional hospital are faced with operational problems beyond belief and major financial restrictions, writes the Maverinck.

August 19, 2019

Is DBT cheaper than digital mammography?

By Kate Madden Yee

Scandinavian researchers have conducted a large cost-effectiveness study comparing digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with digital mammography. They published their findings online on 9 August in the European Journal of Health Economics.

August 19, 2019

Metrasens files patent infringement suit in China

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced magnetic detection technology firm Metrasens has initiated new patent infringement proceedings against Nanjing Cloud Magnetic Electronic Technology in Shanghai Intellectual Property Court in China.

August 18, 2019

Mobile breast screening unit gets hit by hefty parking fees

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cornwall Council in the U.K. has charged the National Health Service breast screening program substantial parking fees for its mobile screening van, but the charges have now been waived, according to a report posted by CornwallLive.com.

August 15, 2019

Breast imaging service closes at U.K. hospital

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, U.K., has permanently shut down its breast imaging facility, according to a recent article in the Manchester Evening News.

August 12, 2019

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