Chest Radiology: Page 19

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

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

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.

October 14, 2020

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

French-speaking world gets set for 6-channel JFR

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Predictive imaging, lung cancer screening, and the so-called patient experience will be central themes at the annual congress for the French-speaking radiological community, the Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR). The event will take place between 2 and 5 October via six livestreaming channels.

September 27, 2020

U.K. team shows stroke scans can reveal COVID-19 infection

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Researchers from a top London facility have highlighted a simple COVID-19 imaging biomarker obtained from CT angiography lung apices: the presence of ground-glass opacification. Their findings may have major implications for management of patients with suspected stroke.

September 23, 2020

SERAM supports Peruvian hospital's plea for help in pandemic

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) is urging the imaging community to help a hospital in Cuzco, Peru, to purchase x-ray equipment to assist with imaging needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 21, 2020

Sam Hare secures key U.K. job as national adviser

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dr. Sam Hare, the U.K. thoracic radiologist who came to prominence during the pandemic when he called radiographers "the real heroes" and used a plastic cup in a BBC interview to demonstrate how COVID-19 can leave lung damage, was named the new National Specialty Advisor for Imaging for National Health Service England on 21 September.

September 21, 2020

Experience matters in detection of COVID-19 pneumonia

By Erik L. Ridley

Italian investigators have revealed that the capability of radiologists to detect COVID-19 pneumonia on chest x-rays grew over time, as they gained experience. This also applied to readers with less x-ray experience, they noted in an online article posted on 10 September in the European Journal of Radiology.

September 17, 2020

Global COVID-19 survey casts light on modality use

By Philip Ward

A survey of 50 radiology departments in 33 countries has highlighted significant variations in imaging procedures for COVID-19 patients. Conducted by the International Society of Radiology and supported by the European Society of Radiology, the research was published online on 17 September by European Radiology.

September 16, 2020

Sleep wrecker: COVID-19 causes insomnia in radiologists

By Frances Rylands-Monk

It's official: The COVID-19 pandemic has induced widespread insomnia, anxiety, and depression among radiologists. A large French survey has confirmed this, but it has also shown that access to logistical and psychological support has been easier in public rather than private hospitals during the pandemic.

September 15, 2020

AI aids diagnosis of heart failure on chest x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

Deep learning is useful for diagnosing heart failure on x-ray images, researchers reported at the recent European Society of Cardiology virtual congress. They used chest x-rays from a publicly available database to train an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that yielded 82% accuracy for detecting heart failure on a test dataset.

September 15, 2020

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