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2013: Page 3
Including menopause as factor aids breast US performance
By
Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Menopause has an important influence on breast elasticity as measured by elasticity parameters, according to study results presented this week at ECR 2013. Taking this factor into consideration may help improve the diagnostic performance of breast sonoelastography, the researchers found.
March 8, 2013
MRI manufacturers target opportunities in emerging markets
By
John Bonner
VIENNA - This week the eyes of the radiology world are firmly fixed on events here at ECR 2013. But in the months leading up to the congress, the major MRI equipment vendors have been looking elsewhere, beyond the borders of Europe to the growing markets of the developing world.
March 8, 2013
Adults with congenital heart disease represent growing challenge
By
Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
VIENNA - Thanks to medical progress, most babies born with congenital heart disease (CHD) now survive to adulthood. Imaging is critical for these patients, and it's important for radiologists to become familiar with the most common CHD imaging aspects and surgical procedures, according to a special focus session on Saturday at ECR 2013.
March 8, 2013
DMS unveils 3D-DXA at ECR 2013
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry developer Diagnostic Medical Systems (DMS) is debuting its 3D-DXA bone densitometry technology at ECR 2013 being held in Vienna.
March 7, 2013
TeraRecon brings new offerings to Vienna
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization developer TeraRecon is presenting its iNtuitionReview review and collaboration tool at ECR 2013 being held this week in Vienna.
March 7, 2013
Debate ignites over breast MRI's added value
By
Philip Ward
VIENNA - Researchers from the Netherlands found that 3-tesla breast MRI of mammographically detected microcalcifications is of added diagnostic value, but only by expert radiologists, according to a presentation during the breast scientific session on Thursday at ECR 2013. However, their findings were challenged by a member of the audience.
March 7, 2013
Global radiologist leads the way in musculoskeletal trauma cases
By
Becky McCall
VIENNA - Go back to basic anatomy and mechanism of injury to understand which structures could possibly be injured in a particular scenario. That was the overriding message of a leading musculoskeletal radiologist in a lunchtime session on trauma on Thursday at ECR 2013.
March 7, 2013
Is visibility the only way to save radiology?
By
Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Visibility is the shield that can protect radiology against the slings and arrows steadily lining up against it, according to experts who spoke at a professional challenges session on Friday at ECR 2013.
March 7, 2013
Warning: Staff with prosthetics may not be as safe as patients
By
Becky McCall
VIENNA - Some prosthetic devices that pass as MR-compatible for patients may not be safe for radiographers and nurses, according to Dr. Nadia Oberhofer from South Tyrol, Italy. She spoke in a scientific session dedicated to MRI safety on Thursday at ECR 2013.
March 7, 2013
Ga-68 DOTATOC PET/MRI tops PET/CT for staging neuroendocrine tumors
By
Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Researchers from University Hospital Essen in Germany have shown the feasibility of whole-body staging of patients with neuroendocrine tumors with PET/MRI and the radiotracer gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTATOC, and with greater reliability than PET/CT, in a preliminary study presented Friday at ECR 2013.
March 7, 2013
Airport security scanners carry some radiation risk
By
Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Airport security scanners are safe for individuals, but when their effects are considered collectively, there is still a risk of cancer developing due to the machines, ECR 2013 delegates learned at a standing-room-only session on Thursday afternoon.
March 7, 2013
CT vendors focus on iterative reconstruction, cardiac applications
By
John Bonner
VIENNA - Innovation in software technologies provides the main talking points for visitors to the CT equipment vendors' booths at the ECR 2013 commercial exhibition. Companies are demonstrating novel approaches to reducing radiation dose, improving image quality, and extending the modality's capabilities in cardiac imaging.
March 7, 2013
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