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U.S. team finds favor with new breast PET unit
A dedicated breast PET unit developed in Spain offers key advantages for breast imaging, according to a U.S. team that has been testing it. The unit offers better resolution than whole-body PET, and it may prove more useful than molecular breast imaging using technetium-99m sestamibi.
August 6, 2015
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Digitization poses threat to radiographers, says Engelhorn
MAINZ - Digitization is having a big effect on midlevel professionals, and some radiographers' jobs will disappear due to the rising level of automation in image acquisition and the availability of more nursing staff for handling patient positioning according to preset profiles.
June 22, 2015
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Dr. Adrian Dixon, breast experts & joggers excel at DRK
HAMBURG - "Sherlock Homes is nothing compared to a radiologist," Dr. Adrian Dixon pointed out in an interview with the congress newspaper at last week's German Radiology Congress (DRK) in Hamburg. Dixon received honorary membership of the German Radiological Society at the meeting.
May 19, 2015
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DRK: Support grows for cloud-based dose monitoring
Cloud-based solutions allow for effective analysis and comparison of radiation dose in CT exams across multiple sites, and represent a major step forward in ensuring patient safety, according to research presented at the German Congress of Radiology (DRK), which began today in Hamburg.
May 12, 2015
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MIR: Communicate with patients or face being sued
Failure to communicate effectively in the form of a triangle involving the radiologist, the referring physician, and the patient will result in more lawsuits, delegates were warned at this month's Management in Radiology (MIR) congress in Bologna, Italy.
October 14, 2014
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Clinical News
MIR: Convey critical findings to avoid malpractice claims
In a radiologist's final report, failure to provide adequate details about important or unexpected findings considered to be actionable is a leading cause of malpractice claims, attendees were warned at last week's Management in Radiology (MIR) congress in Bologna, Italy.
October 7, 2014
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MIR: Beware the pitfalls of teleradiology
Globalization of radiology is creating opportunities, and posing major challenges and threats, according to a discussion on teleradiology at last week's Management in Radiology (MIR) congress held in Bologna, Italy. Dr. Elisabeth Schouman-Claeys and Dr. Jan Schillebeeckx led the debate.
October 6, 2014
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PACS downtime comes under growing scrutiny
As more and more core care processes move from paper-based to e-support, system or service uptime now plays a critical role in provider organizations, and planned or unplanned PACS downtime can be a serious problem, according to German expert Joachim Zaers.
July 7, 2014
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Clinical News
Technology helps get a grip on scheduling, resources
Across Europe, managers and staff in radiology departments, as well as their clinical peers, are facing a desperate need for dynamic scheduling and transparency regarding available resources. At the 16th DICOM Meeting and HIS-RIS-PACS workshop, held last week in Mainz, Germany, details of a dashboard solution were presented.
June 30, 2014
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Clinical News
Hruby: Healthcare IT systems need urgent standardization
Besides simplifying workflow, the key future goal in healthcare IT is to standardize and unify systems, and this reaches well beyond PACS. It includes integrating the hospital and RIS with the long-term archive, according to the Vienna-based pioneer and early adopter Dr. Walter Hruby.
June 8, 2014
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Book launch celebrates lives of global experts in radiology
By Dr. Arpan K. Banerjee
A new book containing 195 biographies of radiology's early pioneers from 38 countries was unveiled at France's national congress, JFR 2024, in Paris.
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The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has released a guidance document on pediatric trauma radiology.
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ASMIRT issues statement on radiographers and cardiac devices
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The Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) has released a position statement about radiographers' scope of practice for cardiac medical devices.
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Tc-99m shortage expected to last into November
By Will Morton
The delayed restart of a nuclear research reactor in the Netherlands is expected to cause supply shortages of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) into November.
October 25, 2024
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Median reports revenue gains for Q3
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France-based Median Technologies is reporting revenue increases for the third quarter of the 2024 fiscal year.
October 25, 2024
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Philips and Medtronic collaborate on stroke care
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Royal Philips and Medtronic Neurovascular have signed a partnership for delivering timely stroke care.
October 25, 2024
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Ventripoint receives CE Mark for cardiac ultrasound software
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Ventripoint Diagnostics has received CE Mark certification for its VMS+4.0 automated cardiac ultrasound software.
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