UKRC 2014: Can Radiology Errors Be Eliminated?
If we understand why people make mistakes, we can build systems appropriately, said Ken Catchpole, Director of Surgical Safety and Human Factors... Read more
Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening For High Risk Smokers
Age and habitual cigarette use factor into the risk assessment for lung cancer in former and current smokers. The implementation of a screening... Read more
Zoom On: Professor Henrik S. Thomsen - Imaging Editorial Board Member
HealthManagement Editorial Board member, Professor Henrik S. Thomsen, is a leading light in urogenital radiology. He hails from Denmark, where... Read more
Calgary Scientific’s ResolutionMD 4.0 Extends Access to Non-DICOM Data
Seamlessly image-enabling any healthcare enterprise Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating transformative technology for... Read more
International Clinicians Expand Cardiovascular CT Knowledge via Siemens Training
A comprehensive four-day training course run by experts from Royal Brompton Hospital and supported by the National Heart and Lung Institute... Read more
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A patient-centred approach to mammography
Head radiologist provides feedback on department’s three-year use of the Hologic Selenia® Dimensions® 3D Mammography™ System In an exclusive interview with HealthManagement.org, Dr. Annie Philippou Papoutsou explains how the implementation of Hologic’s Selenia® Dimensions® 3D Mammography™ System has helped radiologists to detect more cancers,... Read more
What is needed to ensure radiology and clinical oncology can support the NHS for another 70 years?
The National Health Service (NHS) was created to provide medical care for all, free at the point of use. Now 70 years old, it is a national treasure under intense strain, battling to provide the best modern medicine to an ever-growing, ageing UK population. Both radiology and clinical oncology are vital to the health service. Most patient diagnoses... Read more
Can we put true value back into radiology?
The radiology department has transformed from a unit of collaboration to one that focuses on interpretation, and in order to regain past values, an efficient harmony between IT and humans needs to be achieved. As radiologists we have to be valued for not just interpreting images. I have been around the world giving talks, and I seen radiology... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Breast Ultrasound
2016 23 Jul
Samsung Applies Deep Learning from Big Data in World-First The 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.... Read more
Telemedicine – a new model for pre-hospital ultrasound?
2017 28 Nov
FUJIFILM SonoSite’s M-Turbo point-of-care (POC) ultrasound systems will soon be providing pre-hospital diagnostics across the Scottish Highlands as part of the innovative SatCare trial. This study aims to combine POC ultrasound and advanced communications to enable remote image interpretation and decision making for a range of time-critical conditions.... 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,... Read more
From Our Journals
Biomarkers in Heart Failure
Cardiac biomarkers, including natriuretic peptides and troponins, have... Read more
Potential Nutritional Strategies to Reduce Muscle Wasting in Early Critical Illness
This review will briefly discuss the potential role of nutrition and... Read more
Critically Ill Diabetic Patients
The Case for Liberal Glycaemic Management Background Several... Read more
Benchmarking: Lessons Learnt
Benchmarking —comparing your own results with those of others—has the... Read more
Ultrasound Guides the Way in Stuttgart
CLEARLY SEE WHAT TO EXPECT DURING AN OPERATION Dr Konstantin Feise,... Read more
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OmniTom®
Mobile CT
OmniTom ® is ideal for cranial procedures and is designed to deliver the highest quality non-contrast CT, CT angiography and CT perfusion scans. The combination of its rapid scan time, ultra-small footprint and immediate image viewing makes OmniTom...
SonoSite SII
The SonoSite SII features a new touchscreen user interface with a clinician-driven menu logic that adaptively adjusts to your imaging needs – “what you need, is what you see”. An embedded dual transducer connector allows you to quickly switch between...
Sectra VNA
Sectra offers solutions for capturing, storing and accessing virtually all images, video, audio and documents. Sectra VNA allows you to consolidate image handling, while ensuring clinical workflow efficiency, growth management and business continuity...
GM85
Portable Digital Radiography system
GM85 from Samsung is a mobile digital radiography system which allows easy navigation through anywhere with its compact design. Long lasting battery and superior user experience with SID Guide and S-Align deliver optimized workflow with enhanced usability....
Sectra Reporting
Sectra's reporting module, developed with complex oncology cases in mind, facilitates overview of relevant priors together with the current request and report text. It also offers support for resident workflows and embedded links to images in the rep...