Thoracic Imaging: Page 18

How imaging can unmask true face of COVID-19
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Radiologists must become COVID-19 symptom-aware and remain vigilant at all times, especially as the second wave takes root, leading thoracic radiologist Dr. Sam Hare said in a Royal College of Radiologists webinar on the evening of 12 November. He also described how imaging has taken center stage when it comes to COVID-19 diagnosis.
November 16, 2020
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FNMR steps up campaign for lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
France's union of private radiologists (Fédération Nationale des Médecins Radiologues, FNMR) issued a statement on 13 November calling on the government to give more support to lung cancer screening during November, which is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
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New analysis underlines value of lung cancer screening
By Brian Casey
In a study of eight randomized controlled trials involving over 90,000 people, CT lung cancer screening produced a relative risk reduction of 0.81 for death from lung cancer and an absolute risk reduction of 0.4%. Screening did not reduce all-cause mortality, however.
November 15, 2020
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Aidence receives CE Mark for lung nodule software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Netherlands-based artificial intelligence firm Aidence has been granted the CE Mark for Veye Chest, the company's lung nodule management assistant software.
October 28, 2020
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COVID-19 detection training tool gains momentum
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A free app designed to train medical imaging professionals in COVID-19 case recognition is making progress. While other apps exist, users of the BerlinCaseViewer app have access to all the CT slices they would have on their workstations in normal clinical practice, the developers say.
October 28, 2020
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Italian team reports new data on COVID-19 tests
By Theresa Pablos
A group of emergency physicians from Turin, Italy, have used the point-of-care lung ultrasound scan findings and clinical symptoms of more than 200 patients to highlight patients with false-negative COVID-19 test results.
October 25, 2020
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French study supports spectral CT for COVID-19 assessment
By Kate Madden Yee
A team from France has found spectral CT can improve detection of early-stage COVID-19 disease and lead to better visualization of pulmonary lesions compared with conventional CT. They published their results on 21 October in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 22, 2020
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Patient dies after mix-up over CT scan
By Philip Ward
An inquest has heard a 28-year-old man with a heart disorder and chest pain died two days after a doctor at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, U.K., viewed the wrong CT scan and sent him home. The radiology department has now changed its procedures and will soon upgrade the PACS, according to a report posted on 19 October by BBC News.
October 19, 2020
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Lessons from COVID-19 front line: What can we learn?
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Gaining a more complete knowledge of COVID-19 and the value of imaging in these cases -- along with the need to reorganize services, protect staff, and cope with the impact on non-COVID-19 pathologies -- are among the main lessons radiology must learn during the pandemic, according to a senior French radiologist.
October 19, 2020
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ESR to co-host lung cancer screening webinar
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) will co-host a webinar on lung cancer screening with the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry and Lung Cancer Europe on 4 November.
October 15, 2020
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Thales, NEHS Digital collaborate on French AI project
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Digital x-ray developer Thales and NEHS Digital are collaborating on a French defense ministry project that will use artificial intelligence (AI) with lung CT exams to combat COVID-19.
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Thirona licenses patent for cystic fibrosis AI software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dutch artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Thirona said it has exclusively licensed a patent that will enable development of an automated method for detecting and quantifying the extent of lung disease on CT scans in patients with cystic fibrosis.
October 5, 2020
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