Emergency Radiology: Page 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Docs ordering CT scans too often for head trauma

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The majority of CT exams ordered for patients with head trauma in the emergency room of an Italian hospital did not meet the appropriate referral criteria, according to new research.

February 26, 2018

MedaPhor releases point-of-care ultrasound simulator

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. ultrasound training developer MedaPhor has released BodyWorks Eve, a female mannequin-based simulator designed to assist in the education of medical professionals practicing point-of-care ultrasound in emergency medicine and critical care.

February 20, 2018

French find no need for CT to rule out PE

By Abraham Kim

French researchers found that a set of clinical criteria was just as accurate as a protocol that included CT pulmonary angiography for ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department, according to an article published in the February 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

February 13, 2018

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