EUropean Federation for CAncer IMages – Using Technology to Improve Cancer Care
2024 24 May
An overview of the EUropean Federation for CAncer IMages (EUCAIM) initiative to catalyse innovation and adoption of digital technologies in cancer care, and faster and more accurate clinical decision-making, diagnostics, treatment, and predictive medicine for cancer patients. Key Points The EUropean Federation for CAncer IMages...Read more
The Chessboard of Radiology: Learning from Each Move Through Peer Review
2024 24 May
Key Points In the precise and critical field of radiology, peer review embodies the philosophy of continuous improvement. Like chess grandmasters who meticulously analyse every move to enhance their gameplay, radiologists engaged in peer review explore their diagnostic decisions, learning from each case to improve patient outcomes. Peer...Read more
Innovative Diagnostics at Varese Hospital With the uCT 780 CT Scanner
2024 24 May
A United Imaging Healthcare uCT 780 CT scanner installed at the Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi di Varese in the small town of Varese in the far north-western province of Lombardy. Key Points The uCT 780 CT scanner from United Imaging Healthcare is a state-of-the-art medical device used primarily for diagnostic imaging. ...Read more
United Imaging Healthcare Advances Medical Diagnostics in Lithuania
2024 24 May
United Imaging Healthcare has installed its innovative uMR 670 MRI system at the Antėja Clinic in Klaipėda, Lithuania. Key Points The innovative diagnostic equipment installed in the clinic is the uMR 670, a state-of-the-art 1.5 T wide gantry scanner that provides efficient, reliable and comfortable MRI examinations. The groundbreaking...Read more
Cutting-Edge Technology: Cobellis Clinic and the World's First Ultra-Wide-Bore 3T MRI
2024 24 May
Cobellis Clinic has partnered with United Imaging Healthcare to install the world's first ultra-wide-bore 3T MRI, the uMR Omega™️ . This cutting-edge technology, powered by advanced AI, enhances diagnostic accuracy, speeds up MRI exams, and significantly improves patient comfort. The collaboration promises to elevate healthcare standards and...Read more
Elevating Healthcare: Affidea's Commitment to Patient Safety
2023 28 Nov
Affidea recognises the pivotal role of innovation and patient-centric care in transforming the healthcare experience and is committed to setting new benchmarks that prioritise patient safety while offering best-in-class care Key points Radiation safety is not a matter to be taken lightly. Numerous studies highlight the rising concerns...Read more
United Imaging's uMR Omega Revolutionises MRI at Military Clinical Hospital, Ełk
2023 28 Nov
An overview of the collaboration between United Imaging and the Military Clinical Hospital in Ełk and the shared dedication to ensuring that a wide spectrum of patients can benefit from the highest standards of diagnostic accuracy and safety in medical imaging. On the 11th of October, 2023, the Military Clinical Hospital in Ełk officially...Read more
Implications of Breast Density on Cancer Screening
2023 13 Nov
Athina Vourtsis is the founder of Athena Medical, a Breast Imaging and Women's Health Centre in Athens, Greece, where she is the Head of the Radiology department and Chief Scientific Advisor. She is also the Founding President of the Hellenic Breast Imaging Society. Dr Vourtsis has shown special interest in supplemental screening methods and AI....Read more
No Blame, No Shame - A New Quality Approach in Radiology With Peer Learning
2023 13 Nov
Radiologists make errors, and this is inevitable. Peer Learning is a safe way to improve the performance of the entire group of radiologists, benefitting from each other’s errors in a spirit of Just Culture. The process is anonymous; there is no scoring, shame, or blame. Key points The overall prevalence of errors in radiology has not...Read more
High-Resolution Digital PET/CT - uMI Vista at St. Orsola University Hospital
2023 13 Nov
World-renowned St. Orsola University Hospital (Policlinico di Sant’Orsola) integrates the cutting-edge High-Resolution Digital PET/CT - uMI Vista from United Imaging into their comprehensive Medical Oncology Unit. United Imaging Healthcare Europe proudly announces that world-renowned St. Orsola University Hospital (Policlinico di Sant’Orsola)...Read more
A New Era of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Through Innovation
2023 30 Oct
United Imaging Healthcare debuts next-generation PET/CT Systems, the uMI Panorama Family, and the Integrated Molecular Technology Platform at the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) annual meeting, pioneering a new era of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. Key Points United Imaging Healthcare (UIH) is a global leader...Read more
Global Medical Health: Advancing Diagnostic Excellence
2023 30 Aug
Global Medical Health, a top-tier diagnostic clinic in Bucharest, has recently acquired next-generation United Imaging Healthcare equipment to provide high-quality diagnostics to patients suffering from various diseases. Key Points Global Medical Health is a state-of-the-art facility that brings together leading Romanian...Read more
Radiomics in Cardiovascular Imaging: Current Role and Future Perspectives
2023 28 Feb
Radiomics may lead to personalised management and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, which could impact patients’ prognosis. Key Points In recent years, multiple radiomics-based tools have been investigated in the field of cardiovascular imaging. Radiomics may predict outcomes of cardiac diseases without the need of...Read more
Why Should Radiologists Care about IT Standards and Interoperability?
2023 28 Feb
Interoperability is essential in healthcare in general. In radiology, there are specific and relevant requirements, as radiology facilities are often completely digitised and a wide variety of systems need to communicate with each other. The use of IHE profiles is a great help for users when deciding on new modalities or IT solutions, as there is...Read more
Clinical diagnostic reference levels in medical imaging
2018 22 Sep
An introduction to the European study on clinical DRLs for x-ray medical imaging (EUCLID). The EUCLID project was launched by the European Commission to collect data needed for the establishment of DRLs for the most important x-ray imaging tasks, from the perspective of radiation protection, and to specify up-to-date DRLs for these clinical...Read more
Successful quality management system in a radiology department
2018 22 Sep
Basic components of effective performance improvement programmes include patient safety, process improvement, customer service, professional staff assessment, and education, each of which requires strategies for implementing continuous programmes to monitor performance, analyse data, implement change, and meet regulatory requirements....Read more
Establishing competence in radiology
2018 22 Sep
A UK perspective. Competence in radiology is established by the end of training by a variety of summative and formative assessments, collated within an e-portfolio alongside annual educational supervisors’ reports and review of competence progression. In the United Kingdom training in clinical radiology is undertaken...Read more
A patient-centred approach to mammography
2018 22 Sep
Head radiologist provides feedback on department’s three-year use of the Hologic Selenia® Dimensions® 3D Mammography™ System In an exclusive interview with HealthManagement, 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
How can radiologists adapt to the knowledge age?
2018 22 Sep
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the talk of the radiology world. While AI is unlikely to replace the radiologist, better adaptation in healthcare to new technology is needed. In this interview with HealthManagement, Paul Chang, Professor of Radiology at the University of Chicago, explains the importance of human-machine cybernetic harmony....Read more
Follow-up breast cancer imaging widely variable, U.S. study finds
2018 22 Sep
No consensus on surveillance imaging after treatment. Geography affects what post-treatment imaging women with low-risk breast cancer receive in the United States. A study that analysed follow-up imaging received by women with non-metastatic breast cancer found wide variation across the United States. Of concern was that many low-risk...Read more
Breast Imaging
2013 28 Nov
Author Raghuraman Madanagopal Analyst Frost & Sullivan Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women, and the second leading cause of cancer death in women around the world, after lung cancer. The incidence of breast cancer in women increases dramatically with age, with most breast cancer cases reported in women over the...Read more
Perspectives on Error Disclosure in Radiology
2013 28 Nov
Interviewees Professor Stephen Brown Assistant Professor of Radiology Boston Children’s Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston, US Professor Thomas Gallagher Department of Medicine Department of Bioethics & Humanities University of Washington Seattle, US “we see much bigger differences in error disclosure...Read more
The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist:A Multifunctional Hospital Risk Management Tool
2013 28 Nov
Author: Axel Fudickar Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Germany [email protected] Hospital risk management includes human factors and technical hazards as well as leadership, procedural, educational, financial and organisational issues. The World Health...Read more
Provision of a Dedicated Radiology Service For Acute Hospital Care
2013 28 Nov
Author Dr. Daniel Boxer West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Watford, UK [email protected] Key Point · Delivery of radiology for acute care within a dedicated unit may be beneficial for patient outcomes and lengths of stay. · Read more
Radiology in South Korea
2013 28 Nov
Author Prof. Kyung-Hyun Do Department of Radiology University of Ulsan College of Medicine Asan Medical Center, Seou l [email protected] Healthcare in South Korea The Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs (MIHWFA) is responsible for the health of the population, and has a supervisory role in health insurance policy....Read more
Interventional Radiology And Stroke Therapy
2013 28 Nov
Authors Dr . Leo Lawler Department of Radiology Dr. Matt Crockett Department of Radiology Dr . Eoin Kavanagh Department of Radiology Prof. Sean Murphy Stroke Physician Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin, Ireland “in the acute setting, deciding which patients should not proceed to...Read more
Peer Review in Radiology: The Canadian Approach
2013 28 Nov
Authors Prof. David A. Koff Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Radiologist-in-Chief, Diagnostic Imaging, Hamilton Health Sciences HealthManagement Editorial Board member [email protected] Dr. Nadine Koff President and co-founder Real Time Medical Toronto, Ontario, Canada...Read more
Clinical Applications of Shearwave™ Elastography
2013 28 Nov
Author Dan Conley Correspondent Key Points Strain elastography vs. ShearWave™ elastography Non-invasive alternative to biopsy Measure tissue stiffness in kilopascals Appropriate for detection, characterisation, biopsy guidance, therapeutic monitoring Introduction...Read more
Social Media in Radiology
2013 19 Sep
Author Dr. Lorenzo Faggioni Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology University Hospital of Pisa Pisa, Italy [email protected] Social media have now become familiar companions to everyday life, thanks to the widespread diffusion and ongoing technological evolution of highly portable...Read more
Radiolopolis
2013 19 Sep
Interviewee Dr. Roland Talanow President, Radiolopolis Lincoln, CA, United States [email protected] Interviewed by Claire Pillar Managing Editor With so much information available on the Internet, the advantages of a one stop shop are clear. One such resource is Radiolopolis...Read more
