How AI Can Increase the Value of Radiologists
The integration of machine learning/artificial intelligence into routine clinical practice will significantly alter the current practice of... Read more
PROMISE Trial: Safety of CTA vs. Functional Testing
According to researchers, both coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) and functional stress testing are safe for the evaluation of stable... Read more
Lung Cancer Screening: Its Impact on Surgical Volume
Lung cancer screening has demonstrated a reduction in lung cancer mortality by 20 percent. Annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening... Read more
Study: No 'Angelina Jolie Effect' on Screening Mammography
Celebrity medical news can increase patient demand for important healthcare services. A well-powered analysis in a large regional breast... Read more
Physicians' Reduced Imaging Reimbursements
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) – which took effect in 2017 – and other noninvasive diagnostic imaging (NDI) payment cuts that followed have... Read more
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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
Why we do need to humanize radiology?
Humanizing radiology should be not a fashion but a way to rethink the profession of the radiologist instead. It represents not only a challenge but also an opportunity to redefine the role of the diagnostic radiologist as a physician primarily in the continuum of caring for patients. From my point of view, there are great reasons to humanize... Read more
Radiomics in magnetic resonance imaging: the need for standardisation
Radiomics is a hot topic in radiology. A steadily increasing number of researchers across the globe is engaging in radiomics and applying it to a large number of imaging data. “Radiomics” means the extraction of a large number of quantitative imaging features from routinely acquired imaging data (e.g, x-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, PET) in order to... Read more
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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
3D Printed Kidney Phantoms Will Optimise Radiation Dose
How can affordable cost 3D printed kidney phantoms assist nuclear medicine... Read more
The patient voice in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: an Edinburgh perspective
This article will explore the ERAS Programme and provide a unique insight... Read more
New indications for coronary CT angiography
The time has come The latest in CCTA and how the quality and timeliness... Read more
Healthcare wearables: What are the risks?
How can stakeholders harness the potential of healthcare wearables to... Read more
Organisational Change in Newly Integrated Medical Imaging Departments
INCREASE COMMITMENT BY TEAM INVOLVEMENT In Europe, departments of... Read more
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