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Radiology trainees get to grips with emergencies

By Mélisande Rouger

VIENNA - Emergency radiology (ER) in the night shift can be a tricky setting for radiologists of all ages and experience, but it is particularly difficult for beginners in the specialty. Speakers at the Radiology Trainees Forum on Sunday shared some advice on emergency imaging with attendees at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Operator dependency remains a concern for US elastography

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Deep concerns persist over the operator dependency of ultrasound elastography, judged on a heated discussion during the Special Focus session about imaging thyroid nodules on Sunday at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Heart rate jumps with CT contrast agent

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Faster heart rates are the last thing radiologists want with coronary CT angiography. But that's apparently what they get when using a contrast agent with a slightly higher iodine concentration, according to a Monday presentation at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Canon makes IT entry at ECR 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

VIENNA - Canon Europe made its entry into the healthcare informatics market this week at ECR 2014 with the launch of PACS, RIS, and quality assurance software.

March 9, 2014

Zonare launches transducer at ECR 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Zonare launched a new high-frequency transducer this week at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

CT saddled as 'workhorse' for evaluating post-op complications

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - For suspected late postoperative complications in the abdomen, CT can provide swift and accurate diagnoses in what may be life and death situations, ECR 2014 delegates heard at Sunday's session on gastrointestinal tract imaging.

March 9, 2014

Conflict over recognition for MRI discovery resurfaces at ECR

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - The long-running and hostile dispute over who should receive credit for the invention of clinical MRI resurfaced during Sunday's Honorary Lecture at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Study finds PET/CT can help diagnose CUP syndrome

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - FDG-PET/CT can identify a possible primary tumor in patients with carcinoma with unknown primary tumor (CUP) syndrome at a rate comparable to that found in autopsy studies, German researchers reported on Monday at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Case report: Interventional retrieval of portacath fragment

By Jamal Al Deen Al Koteesh, Maysam T. Abu Sa'a, and Haleema P. Saripada

Portacaths are commonly indicated for long-term administration of parenteral medications. This case report details the successful interventional retrieval of a fractured portacath fragment with cardiac migration. This is rather an unusual complication that, at times, can be life-threatening.

March 9, 2014

Diagnosing chronic back pain: More than just looking at images

By Mélisande Rouger

VIENNA - Chronic low back pain is the most common cause of disability between the ages of 45 and 65, which means that it is something radiologists will have to deal with during their careers. When they do, they should be able to read films properly, according to presenters of a Refresher Course at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Parizel takes ECR delegates on cerebral journey of discovery and hope

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Emerging functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, and diffusion kurtosis imaging can provide a better understanding of the microstructure and function of the brain, and help to elucidate some of the mechanisms involved in neuroplasticity, explained Dr. Paul Parizel in the Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Honorary Lecture at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Serbia 'comes home' as its contribution gets official recognition

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Serbian radiologists have warmly welcomed the chance for greater visibility at the ECR and in European radiology at large -- visibility which until recently has been lacking, despite the country's scientific contribution to the discipline. Saturday's "ESR meets Serbia" session brought Serbian radiology into sharper focus.

March 9, 2014

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