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ROLE OF THE ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL, GHANA
First Seminar in 2024
Therapy Practise: Advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Pandemic
Evolution of Medicine: Imaging and Radiation
Therapy Practise: Advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Pandemic
A call for Presentations
Invitation is hereby opened for members to submit their presentations for the upcoming national scientific conference and 1st Triennial Congress. Presentations should be directly or indirectly related to the theme of the conference/congress --- Evolution of Medical...
A NON-SMOKING PROFESSION
Faculty and students of the department of Medical Imaging, University of Health and Allied Sciences and the University of Cape Coast, and preceptors at the radiology department of the Ho Teaching Hospital, Ghana join the International Society of Radiographers and...
Transfer learning exploits chest-Xray to diagnose COVID-19 pneumonia
The rapid diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a high research priority, with the rapid increase in infections and deaths as winter approaches. A new study from Athens, Greece, describes the use of a deep learning algorithm that uses chest X-rays to...
AI models look for shortcuts that could lead to errors in diagnosis of COVID-19
Artificial intelligence promises to be a powerful tool for improving the speed and accuracy of medical decision-making to improve patient outcomes. From diagnosing disease, to personalizing treatment, to predicting complications from surgery, AI could become as...
History of Radiography In Ghana
History of Radiography in Ghana: development, Challenges and the way forward. PREAMBLE The practice of radiography and radiology began, just after X-rays were discovered by Professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a German Physicist, in 1895. It was employed in the medical...
Use of portable ultrasound equipment for at home pregnancy scanning
In response to a trend for people to carry out ultrasound scans at home, the SCoR and BMUS (British Medical Ultrasound Society) have issued a position statement highlighting that "ultrasound equipment should only be used by properly trained professionals." The...
Sonographer experiences of working during the pandemic
Author: Ultrasound Advisory Group members Ellen Dyer, Rosie Hospital Cambridge and Karen Hammett, Royal Free London At the beginning of January 2020 no one could of have foreseen that we were about to be involved in a global pandemic. As obstetric sonographers, our...
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