Emergency Radiology: Page 4

Trauma experts share top CT tips at ECR 2020
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Mass casualty incidents are rare, but preparedness and optimum use of CT are vital for any medical imaging professional on the front line treating high casualty numbers with limited resources, international experts told attendees at a special session during ECR 2020.
July 26, 2020
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Esaote delivers more than 100 ultrasound units to fight COVID-19 in Italy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote has assembled and delivered 103 portable ultrasound units to intensive care and emergency departments in four regions in Italy to support their efforts in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 2, 2020
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Canon expands U.K. customer list for Aquilion One Genesis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Cornwall Hospitals National Health Service Trust in the U.K. has agreed to install an Aquilion One Genesis CT scanner from Canon Medical Systems in the hospital's emergency department.
February 9, 2020
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U.K. group calls for action on aortic tear management
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A new U.K. report published by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has called for improved diagnosis and management of deadly aortic tears. The HSIB has tasked the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists with creating a process to improve the management of aortic dissection.
January 23, 2020
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RCR responds to damning emergency CT access report
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has responded to a new report that found many accident and emergency (A&E) patients with potentially deadly bowel obstructions experienced delayed diagnoses because of issues accessing CT scanners.
January 9, 2020
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At the sharp end: Knife injuries are everyone's problem
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Knife crime is now so prevalent that every healthcare professional has a responsibility to become more familiar with the resulting injuries and how to treat them, according to expert speakers at a special meeting held in Birmingham, U.K., last month.
October 6, 2019
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Mobile ambulances give boost to stroke therapy
By Abraham Kim
German investigators have provided new evidence that mobile stroke ambulances fitted with CT can greatly improve the accuracy and efficiency of determining which patients require surgical treatment, compared with standard clinical decision-making. They published their results online on 3 September in JAMA Neurology.
September 3, 2019
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Swiss shed light on bullets in gunshot injuries
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from Zurich have reported that dual-energy CT can differentiate between various types of bullets in gunshot wounds based on their core material. The findings may have major implications for the future of forensic imaging.
September 1, 2019
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Zebra wins CE Mark for emergency imaging AI algorithms
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Zebra Medical Vision has received the CE Mark for two AI algorithms capable of flagging critical cases on emergency x-rays and CT scans.
February 28, 2019
X-ray procedures may have led to patient death in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Hospital procedures for interpreting after-hours x-rays may have contributed to the death of a U.K. patient, according to a newspaper report.
February 7, 2019
Questions, dilemmas abound in fast-moving world of trauma imaging
By Katrina Megget
Time is of the essence when it comes to polytrauma, yet numerous questions arise about how and who should be scanned and for which conditions. For a trauma team, making the right imaging decisions for patients with severe injuries can be complex and a matter of life and death. Trauma specialists shared their experiences at today's session at ECR 2018.
March 3, 2018
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Waking the dead: Forensic imaging requires different mindset
By Frances Rylands-Monk
To document vascular lesions linked with possible cause of death, radiologists will need to be familiar with the specific questions that the pathologist wants answered. While postmortem CT angiography is simple, fast, and reliable, the signs associated with motor vehicle accidents, homicides, and medical liabilities are numerous and subtle. Radiographers, too, will need to step outside their comfort zone, delegates will hear at today's session on forensic imaging.
February 27, 2018
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