Emergency Radiology

Coroner voices deep concerns over radiology services

By Philip Ward

A coroner’s report has indicated that an insufficient number of radiologists in England contributed to the death of a 17-year-old amateur boxer at Peterborough City Hospital.

April 29, 2025

ML-based system predicts x-ray service times

By Will Morton

A team in Italy has developed a real-time machine-learning (ML) system that can predict x-ray service times in emergency departments.

March 21, 2025

Deadline approaches for DRG elections

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German Roentgen Society (DRG) has published details of its upcoming elections for working group members.

January 24, 2025

U.K. releases guidelines on trauma imaging

By Philip Ward

A new 38-page free-to-download document from the Royal College of Radiologists aims to give up-to-date, practical information on emergency radiology.

July 1, 2024

Cyberattacks have major impact on emergency radiology workflow

By Amerigo Allegretto

A Dutch-led international study has found that ransomware attacks have a significant effect on emergency radiology workflow, as well as on acute care delivery and the personal well-being of healthcare staff and providers.

June 21, 2023

Seat-belt injuries pose serious diagnostic challenges

By Philip Ward

Seat-belt injuries resulting from trauma in road traffic accidents can be misdiagnosed initially, and they may be life-threatening and require surgical intervention. Great care must be taken with vascular bowel and mesenteric injuries, radiologists from Spain have reported.

April 25, 2023

Traumatic injuries from downhill biking can be life-changing

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Get to know the wide range of traumatic injuries related to the extreme sport of downhill biking that often require a multimodality imaging approach in the emergency setting. That's the advice of Italian researchers who've shared their clinical experiences of this area.

April 17, 2023

Availability of mobile CT systems increases in Asia-Pacific

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

NeuroLogica, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, is highlighting the installation of its SmartMSU with the OmniTom Elite for mobile head CT imaging in the Asia-Pacific region.

December 18, 2022

Strasbourg group develops ultrasound protocol for trauma cases

By Amerigo Allegretto

An extended ultrasound exam performed at the bedside in trauma settings can help guide appropriate treatment prior to the use of whole-body CT, according to French research published on 7 December in JAMA Network Open.

December 11, 2022

Swiss team finds hot weather causes a spike in emergency CT scans

By Will Morton

CHICAGO - Researchers from the University of Basel have reported that trauma CT scan volume can be forecasted on the basis of weather data. They presented their findings on 30 November at RSNA 2022.

November 30, 2022

On the front line: Radiologists confront new challenges in Ukraine

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Radiologist Dr. Andrii Makarenkov receives up to 10 frontline casualties every day. We interviewed him and other Ukrainians about the type of injuries they encounter and how their working lives have changed since the Russian invasion.

November 21, 2022

Attention shifts to pros and cons of pediatric teleultrasound

By Amerigo Allegretto

Researchers from Tours, France, have delivered an upbeat assessment of teleultrasound in a study that examined the use of the technology to evaluate children seen in the emergency department. The results were published in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

September 11, 2022

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