Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 13

Space, the final frontier: France embarks on new mission
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The French society of radiology and the country's national center for space exploration have signed a partnership, delegates learned at the French national radiology congress on 4 October. The aim is to develop imaging solutions to be sent on space flights and to collaborate on image collection and optimization, teleradiology, and training of astronauts.
October 5, 2020
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Mobile x-ray units expand in Sweden
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical technology company Solutions for Tomorrow has joined forces with the Kamprad Foundation to bring mobile x-ray imaging to patients in Sweden, specifically the elderly.
October 4, 2020
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CurveBeam secures CE Mark for weight-bearing CT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Conebeam CT technology developer CurveBeam has secured the CE Mark for its HiRise weight-bearing CT system for lower extremity imaging.
September 30, 2020
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Does reporting speed matter when it comes to errors?
By Philip Ward
Reporting speed appears to play less of a role in causing radiological errors than other human and technical factors, according to a new two-year study from a London teaching hospital. The findings were presented to RCR Digital 2020, the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists' (RCR) online learning program that runs from 21 September to 9 October.
September 28, 2020
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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
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50 years of CT scanning approaches
By Dr. Adrian Thomas
A widely held view is that the profits from the Beatles funded early research into the CT scanner, but this is an urban legend and there is no evidence for it, writes radiology's history buff Dr. Adrian Thomas. As CT's 50th anniversary looms large, he tells the story of the modality's origins.
September 21, 2020
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Safety of 3D printing comes under growing scrutiny
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Office for Product Safety and Standards in the U.K. has announced plans to focus on the safety of 3D printing technologies, according to an article published by law firm Pinsent Masons.
September 21, 2020
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NordicCAD unveils AI-based knee segmentation software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Norwegian artificial intelligence (AI) software developer NordicCAD has introduced MR Segmentation Tool, an AI-based software package designed to segment knee structures on high-resolution MR images.
September 9, 2020
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Illicit drug use: Dublin team turns to imaging
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
MRI is the modality of choice for suspected bone or joint complications arising from injected drug use, while CT and ultrasound play a key role in assessing soft tissue and vascular issues, Irish researchers have reported. Illicit drug use is a major healthcare problem associated with numerous multisystem complications, they say.
August 31, 2020
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AK Medical buys GE 3D printers to meet implant demand
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Chinese orthopedic implant manufacturer AK Medical has purchased eight 3D printers from GE to meet the rising demand for orthopedic implants in the country.
August 24, 2020
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Micro-CT unveils secrets of animal mummies
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
U.K. researchers have used 3D micro-CT to uncover the internal features and material composition of three mummified animals from ancient Egypt. The cobra, kitten, and Eurasian kestrel that were scanned come from the collection of the Egypt Center at Swansea University.
August 19, 2020
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Why AI implementation looks set to remain a distant goal
By Philip Ward
The lack of high-quality annotated datasets required for training, the difficulty of proving technical validation, and the absence of standards for data sharing between digital systems are the three major issues preventing the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in daily clinical workflow, two leading European informatics experts have warned.
August 17, 2020
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