New Centres to Offer Digital Autopsies in UK
Digital autopsies are set to become an increasingly common practice across parts of the UK with the opening of more new facilities providing... Read more
#RSNA14: CT: New System Detects Anomalous Radiation Exposure in Context
A radiation exposure extraction engine that detects anomalous radiation events has been developed. Ronald Summers, MD, PhD, of iCAD, presented... Read more
#RSNA14: Role of Adjunct Whole Breast Ultrasound After NY Breast Density Law
A session on breast ultrasound at the 2014 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago (30 November-4 December) heard... Read more
#RSNA14: “Getting Scans Faster” by Entering Erroneous Information Puts Patients at Risk
An Irish hospital that evaluated clinical information in electronic radiology requests found erroneous information in nearly half the electronic... Read more
#RSNA14: Improved Turnaround Time with Subspecialty Reporting
Introduction of subspecialised radiology reporting led to a 15 percent improvement in report turnaround time in one Swiss hospital, according... Read more
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doRadiology apps review
App Name Do Radiology Description This is a series of radiology apps. The creators of the apps describe them as ‘Dynamic, immersive radiology environment’. The topics covered are: MR imaging in prostate cancerNeuroradiology imaging in stroke Fundamentals in thoracic imagingThoracic imaging – a primer for physicians Dynamic approach to... Read more
How is the British Institute of Radiology Meeting the Challenges of Today's Healthcare Environment
The most significant challenge facing any membership organisation is how to stay relevant in today's healthcare world of free information and high clinical workloads and pressures. This is exacerbated by increasing specialisation and the need to stay abreast of developments in a fast-changing medical world. Examples of the increased complexity of imaging and... Read more
High Time for Shift to a Better Model of Radiology
For the Russian state-based public healthcare system, the concept of value-based imaging could be regarded as a new one. So far it is sill mostly based on reimbursement according to volume of radiological services. But this situation has to be changed rapidly. During the last years our government has taken a course to promote preventive and high-technology... Read more
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Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Breast Ultrasound
2016 23 Jul
Samsung Applies Deep Learning from Big Data in World-FirstThe Samsung RS80A with Prestige premium ultrasound device now includes S-Detect™, which applies deep learning to breast lesion analysis using ultrasound.Background Breast ultrasound can be hard to read and interpret and the reader may experience fatigue and attention lapses. Computer-aided diagnosis... Read more
Regional Healthcare Initiatives in the UK: An Opportunity For Silo-Busting & Integrated Diagnostics
2017 02 May
Health authorities in the UK are developing regional initiatives to make significant improvement to health and care. The needs look beyond departmental and organizational boundaries, focusing on the needs of the local population.[1] (These initiatives are called STPs, sustainability and transformational plans). In this article, Chris Scarisbrick, Sectra... Read more
Breaking Down Silos: Delivering True Clinical Value From a VNA
2017 09 Feb
The vendor neutral archive offers one of the best opportunities to join together imaging and other valuable data from across diagnostic modalities, to the entire hospital and beyond. How can we ensure the underpinning technology works for everyone’s needs? Sectra’s Chris Scarisbrick explores.Why we need a VNA—joining up diagnostics across the enterpriseImaging... Read more
From Our Journals
KLAS Tomosynthesis – Hologic
CAN GE HEALTHCARE AND SIEMENS COMPETE WITH HOLOGIC? Although the report... Read more
Clostridium Difficile
A Public Health Threat That Should Be Routinely Included Within Care Quality... Read more
How to... Assess Staff Performance in the Imaging Department
Implementing good staff assessments in the medical imaging department begins... Read more
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Unanswered Questions
The value and importance of multidisciplinary teams in breast cancer was... Read more
Education and Training in Affidea – Developing a New Generation of Leaders
Affidea is known for clinical excellence and operational efficiency, but... Read more
Ultrasound Guides the Way in Stuttgart
CLEARLY SEE WHAT TO EXPECT DURING AN OPERATIONDr Konstantin Feise, a d... Read more
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