Search Tag: Radiologists

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What-in-breast-imaging-interests-radiology-trainees

2021 21 Dec

The workforce supply in Canada, although increasing, has not matched the demand for breast radiologists. To gauge the interest level for breast imaging and determine factors influencing radiology trainees’ decision to pursue this subspeciality, Canadian researchers sent a survey to all 16 radiology programs and all 17 medical schools’ radiology interest...Read more

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2021 15 Dec

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2023 28 Sep

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Eusobi-2022

2022 29 Sep

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Five-radiologists-speak-out-for-annual-mammograms

2021 16 Jul

SAVING LIVES, MINIMIZING INVASIVE TREATMENTS “It’s an undisputed fact, and I don’t think anyone would disagree, that annual screening mammograms saves the most lives,” says Dr. Harriet Borofsky of Mills-Peninsula, one of five radiologists featured in this short video:  Why Mammography ? Unfortunately, according to Dr. Matthew Covington of...Read more

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Passionate-about-breast-health

2021 16 Jul

Four radiologists share their passion for good breast health—the key to detecting cancer at its earliest, most treatable stage. Hologic has made remarkable strides in the fight against breast cancer. When we introduced the first 3D mammography™ system on the market in 2011, we transformed radiologists’ ability to detect breast cancer earlier...Read more

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Efrs-and-eusomii-announce-partnership-and-sign-a-memorandum-of-understanding

2021 12 Jul

The European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics  (EuSoMII)  and the European Federation of Radiographer Societies  (EFRS)  signed a Memorandum of Understanding to scale up collaboration and share their expertise and knowledge in the field of medical imaging informatics. Both organisations have a common interest in the field of imaging informatics...Read more

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How-to-address-resource-shortage-in-radiology-1

2021 11 Jan

Shortage of skilled manpower is a widespread fact and has indeed not spared radiology. If you are looking into details why radiological manpower is missing, you will find different reasons for it.   · Radiology seems not to be that attractive anymore for young doctors · Further, radiology itself gets more and more complex and the ongoing specialization...Read more

Enterprise Imaging

Why-enterprise-imaging-matters-to-the-radiologist

2020 18 Nov

  Enterprise imaging is a healthcare innovation that is driven by the latest trends in technology, including artificial intelligence and data analytics. In essence, enterprise imaging refers to a system-wide approach for storing, managing, distributing, viewing and analysing all clinical imaging and multimedia content in the electronic health record...Read more

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Netcare-pholoso-hospitals-radiology-in-polokwane-south-africa-counts-on-medavis-ris

2020 16 Nov

At Netcare Pholoso Hospital in Polokwane, the radiology department has based its delivery model on the medavis RIS, making a strong statement about the hospital’s strategy of combining cutting edge medical technology with skilled and experienced specialists to provide exceptional care for patients and their families.  Overall-access to images...Read more

Health Management

The-serious-public-health-consequences-of-health-disparity

2020 12 Nov

As hospitals and clinics rebuild and reorganise from the public health and financial challenges of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there has never been a better time to address health disparity in medicine. The American College of Radiology is collaborating with patients and other health care organisations, to develop solutions to eliminate...Read more

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Enterprise-imaging-and-shared-workflow

2020 12 Nov

The role of a radiologist is becoming more central to healthcare. Radiology departments are overloaded with work. Demand for fast imaging results and 24/7 availability are also consistently increasing. Agfa HealthCare has developed a shared reading workflow within its Enterprise Imaging platform, which allows radiologists to share tasks and expertise...Read more

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Radiologists-work-and-processes-have-become-more-efficient

2020 05 Nov

Without a Radiology Information System (RIS), it is difficult to work effectively in radiology today. This is also the case at Uster Hospital, which chose medavis RIS after an intensive tendering process. “The decisive factor for us was in the end the price to performance ratio. We wanted to get the best package at reasonable cost,” says Dr. Andreas...Read more

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Transitioning-to-peer-learning

2020 30 Oct

The process of peer review has been quite challenging in radiology. The traditional method of peer review involves a score-based assessment of interpretations of imaging studies. This method has been widely used in radiology and accepted by most credentialing bodies. However, whether it produces learning opportunities for radiologists remains questionable. ...Read more

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Hologic-launches-3dquorumtm-imaging-technology-powered-by-genius-aitm-in-europe

2020 26 Oct

Innovation can help address screening backlog due to COVID-19 pandemic by streamlining breast imaging reading process Hologic, Inc  today announced the commercial availability in Europe of its 3DQuorum™ Imaging Technology, Powered by Genius AI™. The innovation was designed to help improve mammography efficiency and workflow, which is critical as...Read more

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Family-connect-linking-covid-19-families-and-frontline-providers

2020 19 Oct

Healthcare systems have faced significant challenges since the beginning of coronavirus disease in December 2019. During the first wave of the virus, as case volume began to increase dramatically, hospitals imposed a restrictive visitation policy to ensure the safety of both staff and patients. Families were no longer allowed at the bedside, and because...Read more

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Covid-19-imaging-and-artificial-intelligence

2020 07 Oct

A new position paper provides a collection of views on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper discusses clinical tools, the design of AI-based systems and the application of these tools in the clinic. Factors in designing system solutions are also discussed. The authors focus on three specific use cases for which...Read more

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Enterprise-imaging-and-peer-learning-in-radiology

2020 14 Sep

Peer reviews are one of the most important tools that can help with radiology workflow. Peer reviews help you collect and evaluate data on reading errors and can help ensure you meet regulatory requirements. However, one gap in peer reviews is that they don’t provide insights into how and why an error was made and they don’t allow radiologists to share...Read more

Health Management

How-ai-orchestration-will-be-music-to-the-ears-of-weary-radiologists

2020 29 Aug

How can health organisations speed up AI adoption to gain efficiency, quality and resourcing advantages, without a slow and complex set-up process that could add to the cognitive overload already being experienced by radiologists?   Key Points Coronavirus has generated greater empathy for the radiology profession and has highlighted the...Read more

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Artificial-intelligence-in-breast-imaging-will-shift-the-landscape

2020 29 Aug

The development and refinement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for use in radiology practice continues. However, this development leads to many questions and concerns. Prof. Baker provides an overview. The development and refinement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for use in radiology practice is advancing. Scientific journals continue...Read more

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Electronic-consultations-between-primary-care-providers-and-radiologists-improve-patient-care

2020 20 Aug

According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), electronic consultation not only offered primary care providers (PCPs) easy access to expert opinions by radiologists, it promoted collaboration between physicians that improved patient care, including avoiding unnecessary imaging tests. "The eConsult (Champlain BASE) electronic consultation...Read more

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Covid-19-superheroes

2020 03 Aug

COVID-19 has affected  15 million people  across the globe, and meanwhile, over 600,000 deaths are associated with it. Even my father, having some pre-conditions, passed away because of it. The healthcare systems and economies of more than 200 countries have been severely affected, also impacting healthcare workers both physically and psychologically....Read more

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Radiology-practice-in-a-post-pandemic-world

2020 30 Jul

Radiology practice has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been a sharp decline in imaging volume and a significant increase in remote working. There have also been changes in clinical operations in radiology departments across the world. As some regions begin to stabilise, radiologists are slowly returning to their...Read more

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Ecr2020-the-abused-child-and-the-role-of-imaging

2020 21 Jul

In an eye-opening session on the abused child, experts at #ECR2020 the role of imaging and determining/diagnosing child abuse.   Child abuse is quite common across the world. In the Netherlands alone, between 100,000 and 160,000 children are victims of some form of abuse every year, highlighted Prof. Rick van Rijn, a paediatric radiologist at...Read more

Health Management

U-s-radiology-responds-to-the-pandemic-and-looks-ahead

2020 23 Jun

U.S. radiologists have been significantly negatively impacted by the pandemic but valuable lessons have been learned. As the United States prepared to face an onslaught of COVID-19 cases that could swamp healthcare facilities and decimate the workforce, it became clear that the American College of Radiology needed to use its power as...Read more

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Swedish-american-hospital-adopts-powerlook-r-density-assessment

2020 19 May

“Installing PowerLook ® Density Assessment has helped improve the workflow of our department and also in the education of our patients about the importance of knowing your breast density,” Adrea Bennett, Center for Women Supervisor, Swedish-American Hospital Summary Swedish-American Hospital (SAH), a division of UW Health,...Read more

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Artificial-intelligence-for-digital-breast-tomosynthesis-reader-study-results

2020 19 May

Abstract ProFound AI™ is the latest artificial intelligence algorithm developed by iCAD , Inc., Nashua, NH using deep learning technology that is intended to be used concurrently by radiologists while reading digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams. The algorithm detects soft tissue densities (masses, architectural distortions and asymmetries)...Read more

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Ich-diagnosis-could-ai-step-in-where-radiologists-fail

2020 26 Feb

  The heavy workload radiologists deal with means that the potential for errors may increase. Misdiagnosis of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) can lead to an adverse impact on patient outcomes.   You might also like: AI and Radiology: Not Ready For Prime Time   Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have released a...Read more

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Planmed-to-present-a-broad-range-of-digital-innovations-at-ecr-2020

2020 20 Feb

The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) is the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology, where professionals within the field come to meet and discuss all the latest developments in the radiological community. The theme of ECR 2020, “A Clear Vision for Radiology”, represents everything radiologists, radiographers, medical physicists,...Read more