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Debate grows in Spain over value of lung cancer screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Spanish Society of Medical Radiology has made it clear it does not agree with a recent health technology assessment that has recommended not implementing low-dose CT screening for lung cancer.

September 10, 2023

Do cancer screening exams really extend patients' lives?

By Amerigo Allegretto

In what is sure to be a controversial study among cancer screening advocates, researchers from Norway have concluded that screening mammography and CT for lung cancer screening don't necessarily extend patients' lives, according to results published on 28 August in JAMA Internal Medicine.

August 28, 2023

ESC calls for competency-based cardiac imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has called for competency-based cardiac imaging delivery to ensure effective patient care, according to a statement published on 25 August in the European Heart Journal.

August 27, 2023

Case report: Button battery lodged in esophagus for a year

By Will Morton

The case of a two-year-old girl with a button battery lodged in her esophagus for 12 months highlights the urgent need for imaging examinations in patients with a history of difficulty in swallowing, doctors from Tanzania have reported.

August 27, 2023

TeraRecon partners with Optellum on AI integration

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

ConcertAI subsidiary TeraRecon has formed a strategic partnership with U.K.-based AI software developer Optellum.

August 22, 2023

European survey opens on lung cancer screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

EU4Health has launched a survey on lung cancer screening perceptions and practices as part of the Strengthening the screening of Lung Cancer in Europe (SOLACE) project.

August 14, 2023

Qure.ai highlights clinical results from chest x-ray software study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiology AI software developer Qure.ai is highlighting results from a study conducted by the U.K.'s Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust that show that the company's qXR software effectively differentiates between normal and abnormal chest x-rays.

August 6, 2023

Using AI with prior LDCT exams improves lung nodule assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

A deep-learning algorithm that incorporates information from prior low-dose CT (LDCT) exams is more effective for estimating three-year malignancy risk of pulmonary nodules than models that use a single CT exam alone, Dutch researchers have found.

August 3, 2023

Radiation dose levels in cervical, lumbar spine CT raise concerns

By Philip Ward

Failure to specify the medical indications in the dose archiving and communication system can increase scan lengths, particularly in cervical and lumbar spine CT exams, a survey of 48 hospitals and clinics in France has revealed.

August 1, 2023

Which radiology AI tools are the Dutch using clinically?

By Philip Ward

More than a third of radiology departments are using AI in clinical practice, particularly for lung-nodule detection on CT, stroke diagnosis, and bone age prediction, a survey conducted in the Netherlands has found.

July 31, 2023

German group presents results on photon-counting CT use in lung

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT helps clinicians evaluate lung structure and function more effectively than standard CT, according to research from Hannover Medical School published on 11 July in Radiology.

July 13, 2023

Synthetic CT images as good as real ones for visualizing CF

By Kate Madden Yee

Synthetic CT images show almost perfect concordance with real ones for visualizing cystic fibrosis (CF)-related lung changes -- and have even better image quality than ultrashort echo time lung MRI. That's the key finding of new research from France.

July 10, 2023

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