Robert Ledley, who died OTD in 2012, invented the CT scanner https://cromwell-intl.com/3d/histogram/?s=mb #radiology #history
Llandovery Hospital safe from closure, confirms Hywel Dda Health Board
The consultation, held on 17 July, focused on proposed changes to nine clinical services across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire — including radiology, which is currently offered at Llandovery just one day a week. Under the draft options, X-ray services could be relocated to Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen and Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, due to staffing pressures and outdated equipment.
“There are no plans or decisions ongoing about closing Llandovery Hospital,” said Medical Director Mark Henwood. “We’ve heard the passion the community has for local services very clearly. The hospital remains open and continues to provide a wide range of care.”
That care includes everything from palliative and end-of-life support to a busy schedule of outpatient clinics — including diabetic retinopathy, memory services, continence care, musculoskeletal treatment, physiotherapy, podiatry, minor surgery, midwifery, phlebotomy, smoking cessation, and more.
The hospital’s X-ray machine, donated by the community years ago, now struggles to meet modern imaging standards. Some patients already need to travel to larger hospitals for scans, and if the service is retained locally, the equipment would need replacing.
“We’re extremely grateful to the League of Friends and the community for their continued support,” Henwood added. “Our staff are committed, compassionate, and deeply rooted in the area.”
Chief Operating Officer Andrew Carruthers said the hospital’s broader future isn’t part of the current consultation, but the board is keen to continue conversations with residents — especially as part of its wider Healthier Mid and West Wales strategy.
Locals can share their views on the nine services under review — including stroke, emergency surgery and urology — via the Clinical Services Consultation or by calling 0300 303 8322 (option 5). Broader feedback on community health priorities can be submitted through the Have Your Say strategy portal.
More health and community stories from Llanelli
Councillor warns against further service losses in Llanelli amid health board consultation
Published July 2025: Local leaders raise concerns over potential cuts to clinical services and the impact on community care provision.
Final days to have your say on future of Llanelli’s Minor Injury Unit
Published July 2025: Residents urged to take part in consultation as Hywel Dda Health Board reviews urgent care services in the town.
Town council leader criticises proposals to move drug rehabilitation centre to popular Llanelli retail park
Published July 2025: Cllr David Darkin voices opposition to plans that could see a rehab facility relocated to a busy shopping area.
#AI models still not up to using #radiology to diagnose what ails you
Researchers develop visual model testing benchmark and find models weak for #medical reasoning
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/28/ai_models_still_not_up/
'Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage : A Rare but Life-Threatening Pulmonary Complication of Infective Endocarditis' - a new poster published #OpenAccess on #ScienceOpen:
https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14293/P2199-8442.1.SOP-.P0ZQYU.v1
In interventional #radiology (IR), specialists use imaging technologies to guide miniature devices through a patient’s body and deliver the treatment where it is needed. However, there is a serious shortage of IR specialists 
Now, a new IHI project called SHERPA aims to ease the workload of interventional radiologists by providing them with assistive technologies, powered by #AI.
Find out more 
https://europa.eu/!kmhJ9b
#IHITransformingHealth #HorizonEU
AI to decimate the Radiology profession - NOT so fast!
Predictions that AI would rapidly steal radiology jobs and/or replace radiologists has not really come to pass. The Mayo Clinic have begun using AI to sharpen images, automate routine tasks, identify medical abnormalities and predict disease. In essence, AI is serving as “a second set of eyes.” So far, AI is proving to be a powerful medical tool to increase efficiency and magnify human abilities, rather than take anyone’s job. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/technology/ai-jobs-radiologists-mayo-clinic.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.6zJU.2tuUwyOt6Gqr&smid=url-share #AI #radiology #MayoClinic #Medicine #OpenAI #Anthropic #Radiologists
My latest roundup of recent developments across digital pharma features:
Sanofi
The European Medicines Agency
Eli Lilly
Boehringer Ingelheim
Philips
Bayer
With work that ranges across:
Commercial product launches
A digital radiology marketplace
Robotics in manufacturing
AI and data regulatory plans
https://dominictyer.substack.com/p/sanofis-digital-accelerator-emas
#plainlydifficult #radiology
I Dont Trust Russia With Anything Slightly #Radioactive...
"One year after infection, more than one third of even moderate patients with mild symptoms had persistent pulmonary abnormalities" [1]
A THIRD of moderate acute COVID-19 cases! A YEAR after acute infection! Now, remember that "moderate" in this context means requiring care but not oxygen/ICU.
[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1076633225000054
Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue
#Science #Physics #MedicineResearch #ImagingTechnologies #Radiology #MIT
https://news.mit.edu/2024/noninvasive-imaging-method-can-penetrate-deeper-living-tissue-1211
Are 3M 6000 series elastomeric half facemasks safe for use in MRI?
I'm really pleased I was able to gain cooperation for wearing an #ElastomericRespirator for each of these three #MedicalImaging #scans.
I hope these experiences also help #radiology technicians and #radiologists be aware that #patients may be able to be supported successfully in this way.
Hope the above was helpful for other folks. 
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#ABhealth
#Alberta
#healthcare
#accessibility
#disability
#RiskManagement
#Negotiation
#Navigation
Radiology IT Vendor Hack Hits 4 Practices, 411,000 People – Source: www.databreachtoday.com https://ciso2ciso.com/radiology-it-vendor-hack-hits-4-practices-411000-people-source-www-databreachtoday-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #CyberSecurityNews #DataBreachToday #DataBreachToday #Radiology #vendor
Artificial intelligence and radiologists in prostate cancer detection on MRI (PI-CAI): an international, paired, non-inferiority, confirmatory study.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(24)00220-1/fulltext
#AI #medical #radiology #cancer
I wish I spoke #radiology, because now I’m wondering if what the radiologist said and what the doctor said to me are actually the same thing?? He said the xray showed an old break. But the actual report says this:
Doesn’t this say, this bone might be broken, check with how this sad sack of bones feels?
I was reading an article about full-body MRIs saying they take roughly one hour.
A brain, cervical spine and spinal column MRI never took less than 1.5 hours for me. They were not even scanning my entire body.
Some possibilities:
* Those full-body MRIs are done with machines that operate much faster than the machines I've been in. I'm not sure why these machines would not be in more common usage.
* The operators doing a full-body scan do a half-assed job because they know that 1 hour is pushing it. (There's a difference between accepting a 1.5 hour scan because your life literally depends on it (my case) versus doing a full-body scan after a pedicure and before horseback riding because reasons (the case of those celebrities that can afford full-body scans).)
* The article is pulling numbers out of thin air.
Maybe a #radiologist has a clue about the discrepancy I'm seeing here.
(Oh, also MRIs are quite capable of missing cancer. I had MRIs galore during my cancer. They saw something but could not identify it. I had a PET scan that missed my tumor. Then I had a brain biopsy that found my tumor, and another PET that confirmed what we already knew.)
All those false positives ("indidentalomas") from full body #MRI will get expensive workups, follow up studies that will be paid by the rest of us via higher insurance premiums and taxes.
Get some data first please.
