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How radiology can get ready for coronavirus crisis

By Kate Madden Yee

An international team of imaging specialists has issued a list of best practices for preparedness during the coronavirus crisis. There is a checklist for each of the four main areas: limit exposure to the virus, determine best use of imaging, protect staff, and maintain operations.

March 18, 2020

RLG issues statement on transporting radiopharmaceuticals

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Radio Pharma Logistics Group (RLG) has pledged to continue to transport radiopharmaceuticals for its national and international clients, despite the substantial challenges posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak.

March 17, 2020

3D printing enhances CT segmentation for brain disease

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from the U.K. and Sweden have created a realistic 3D-printed brain based on MR images. The model is ideal for refining brain CT segmentation workflows, which, in turn, may improve the evaluation of neurological disorders on CT.

March 17, 2020

Top 5 applications of AR in orthopedic surgery

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from Switzerland, Germany, and the U.S. have outlined the key applications of augmented reality (AR) in orthopedics and the technology's potential to save time, reduce risk, and enhance accuracy for image-guided procedures.

March 17, 2020

AR phone apps screen for atrial fibrillation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Two smartphone applications that create 3D anatomical models using augmented reality (AR) technology can enable patients to better understand their heart condition and detect possible atrial fibrillation, U.K. investigators have found.

March 16, 2020

AI comparable to rads for interpreting wrist x-rays

By Kate Madden Yee

An artificial intelligence (AI) deep-learning algorithm performs comparably to radiologists when it comes to interpreting wrist x-rays, according to a study published online on 9 March in the European Journal of Radiology.

March 16, 2020

Prepare for COVID-19 crisis, U.K. experts urge

By Philip Ward

Radiology departments must actively prepare to deal with the COVID-19 crisis because imaging appears set to play an emerging role in the disease, four leading U.K. thoracic specialists have warned in a BMJ blog posted on 12 March.

March 16, 2020

RCR sees no role for CT in coronavirus diagnosis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) said there is no current role for CT in the diagnostic assessment of individuals suspected of having the novel coronavirus disease.

March 15, 2020

CT helps determine coronavirus severity, treatment

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

CT can help clinicians determine the severity of disease and the appropriate treatment strategy for individuals affected by the novel coronavirus disease, according to a study published online on 12 March in the European Journal of Radiology.

March 15, 2020

Italy leverages 3D printing to combat coronavirus

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

3D printing firm Isinnova used 3D printing technology to provide a hospital in Brescia, Italy, with vital medical supplies needed to treat 250 patients infected with the novel coronavirus disease, according to a 16 March article from the BBC.

March 15, 2020

Polish facility launches medical 3D printing course

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Medical University of Gdańsk in Poland has initiated a medical 3D printing course for fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-year students at the university's department of medicine.

March 12, 2020

PET tracks down causes of fever in children

By Tami Freeman, PhD

In children with fever of unknown origin, imaging studies are scarce and the usefulness of FDG-PET/CT remains uncertain. Now a Dutch team has examined a large group of children in an attempt to fill the knowledge void.

March 12, 2020

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