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Teeth: The feature radiologists need to know more about

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Most radiologists don't deal much with dental imaging, but they should be aware of what to look out for and know the difference between dental MRI and cone-beam CT, according to a Sunday presentation at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Population-based whole-body MRI finds serious disease

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Whole-body MRI screening is safe and accurate for detecting serious pathology in the asymptomatic general population -- especially in patients older than 50, according to a study presented on Sunday at ECR 2014. A few findings were more prevalent than expected in individuals younger than 50.

March 9, 2014

Nordion files positive Q1 financial results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nordion reported an increase in revenue for the first quarter of its fiscal 2014.

March 9, 2014

Experts chew the fat on obesity, services for larger patients

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Ground-breaking applications of functional imaging techniques can help radiologists play their part in the fight against the emerging obesity pandemic. In particular, MR elastography is showing promise in the early detection of disease, attendees were told at Saturday's State-of-the-Art Symposium at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

Tread cautiously with MR-guided prostate biopsies

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - MR-guided biopsies of the prostate should only be performed in select patients, and it's vital to keep aware of false-negative results. Also, an urgent need exists for robust multicenter trials of targeted biopsies of the prostate, ECR 2014 delegates learned during a Special Focus session on Saturday.

March 8, 2014

New model for CKD screening cuts eGFR redundancies in half

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Because of the proportion of false positives in predicting chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients undergoing contrast-enhanced CT, the current combination of all risk factors is inaccurate, delegates at ECR 2014 learned. A less elaborate model cuts estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) redundancies by 50%.

March 8, 2014

Russia pursues reform of TB screening system

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Incidence and management of tuberculosis (TB) in Russia are much mystified and misunderstood, according to Dr. Igor Tyurin. But new modalities have started to modify radiology's diagnostic approach to the disease, he told delegates at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

Controversy breaks out over how to study cell death in cancer

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - When Dr. Uwe Haberkorn drew breath after his ECR presentation during a New Horizons session on imaging the hallmarks of cancer, he probably didn't anticipate the lively debate that was to follow.

March 8, 2014

Multimodality vendors launch scanners at ECR 2014

By Brian Casey

VIENNA - In the past, ECR languished in the shadow of Chicago's RSNA show when it came to new product introductions. But ECR is slowly coming into its own, as indicated by new product launches from the major multimodality companies at this week's congress.

March 8, 2014

Survival guide to giving evidence in court

By Mélisande Rouger

VIENNA - Medical imaging professionals need to understand what is at stake when carrying out procedures on children as they can encounter some sensitive situations, experts said during a dedicated Refresher Course at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

Ultrasound offers answers in tumor therapy evaluation

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - A multicenter study of 500 patients using dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound nudges radiologists further toward standardization in functional evaluation of tumor perfusion, which until recently was lacking in the toolkit of oncologic imaging specialists, French researchers reported at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

de Roos lists essential ingredients for research success

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - The future well-being of radiology hinges not on where the specialty will go, but on what role radiologists will play in the delivery of healthcare and how they can stimulate the research enterprise, according to a presentation by Albert de Roos, PhD, on Saturday at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

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