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MRI: Page 364
GE, NFL join forces to tackle traumatic brain injury
By
Cynthia E. Keen
NEW YORK CITY - With the goal of improving the safety of athletes, members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and society overall, GE Healthcare and the National Football League (NFL) have launched a $60 million program aimed at speeding the diagnosis of and improving treatment for mild traumatic brain injury.
March 11, 2013
Gymnasts' spines, footballers' ankles, and golfers' wrists take the strain
By
Philip Ward
VIENNA - The ultrademanding and highly competitive nature of modern professional sport was visible to all during Sunday's refresher course on overuse injuries at ECR 2013. An international group of radiologists discussed common injuries in professional athletes and what to look for when imaging these patients.
March 10, 2013
High-field MRI exposure linked to techs' depression
By
Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - As MRI continues to advance to greater magnet strengths to uncover mysteries in the body, researchers warned on Monday at ECR 2013 that constant exposure to high-field systems could lead to psychological problems such as clinical depression among MRI technologists.
March 10, 2013
Bracco promotes MultiHance study results
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bracco Diagnostics is highlighting results from a recent study that found a single, standard dose of its MultiHance MR contrast agent provided at least equivalent contrast enhancement and diagnostic performance to a double dose of gadopentetate dimeglumine in MR angiography of the peripheral arteries.
March 10, 2013
Apply Formula 1-type methods to smooth the way in urogenital emergencies
By
Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
VIENNA - There is no single gold standard for training medical teams, but it can pay off to adapt team-working principles from other high-reliability industries such as Formula 1 racing, and integrate them into crisis resource management training, according to a presentation by emergency room radiologists on Monday at ECR 2013.
March 10, 2013
PET/MR shows great potential for detecting multifocal cancers
By
Becky McCall
VIENNA - PET/MRI allows superior early detection and evaluation of cancers as they disseminate around the body. That was the key message of Dr. Heinz-Peter Schlemmer in his talk in Saturday's new horizons session at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
GI radiologists prepare for new era of personalized medicine
By
Philip Ward
VIENNA - Gastrointestinal (GI) imaging looks poised to make another quantum leap forward in the years ahead, as the field develops beyond simply anatomical imaging, embracing increasingly functional and quantitative techniques, according to speakers at Saturday's special focus session on GI imaging at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Utilizing MR for dense breasts saves biopsies, money
By
Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Adding dense breasts as a new standard indication for MR mammography in cases with unclear findings could ward off approximately 88% of biopsies and end up saving insurance companies money, according to research presented on Sunday morning at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Advances in forensic imaging bring new opportunities for radiology
By
Simon Lee
VIENNA - As the reliability of modern forensic imaging rapidly improves, radiologists are being increasingly sought out by forensic pathologists to help examine bodies noninvasively, so they should be prepared to answer that call, according to experts in a special session on advances in forensic imaging on Sunday at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Keep aware of DWI capacity of new MRI systems
By
Becky McCall
VIENNA - Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is viewed increasingly as an essential tool for detecting liver metastases, but experts said they would welcome improvements in signal-to-noise ratio, as well as better image resolution and sequences, among other developments, in Friday's state-of-the-art symposium on the abdomen at ECR 2013.
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
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