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Use of mobile devices in radiology requires extra care

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones are increasingly being employed in radiology applications, but users must take heed of crucial technical factors that can affect their performance for viewing images, according to a Saturday presentation at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

CT scanners show better agreement on risk than on CAC scores

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - State-of-the-art CT scanners produce widely divergent coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, but at least they substantially agree on the risk levels of individuals undergoing the scans, according to a Saturday presentation at ECR 2014. However, even the risk agreement isn't strong enough.

March 8, 2014

MRI reveals the human connectome

By Mélisande Rouger

VIENNA - Researchers are now better able to understand how brain neurons connect with one another and how disease affects these connections. Maps of neural connections from MRI are vital to this task. A dedicated New Horizons session covered this fascinating topic on Friday at ECR 2014.

March 7, 2014

Use MRI to diagnose PIP breast implant ruptures, Dutch say

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - MRI has high accuracy in diagnosing rupture in silicone breast implants, ECR 2014 delegates learned on Saturday morning. This is particularly useful as many women are being imaged regardless of symptoms due to the recent recall of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) silicone breast implants.

March 7, 2014

Dr. Michael Fuchsjäger on radiology jobs in the Middle East

Dr. Michael Fuchsjäger, from the Medical University of Graz in Austria, discusses the growing employment opportunities for Western radiologists in the Middle East. He also shares his own experience of working and living with his family in the United Arab Emirates, and offers some advice for those considering working in the region.

March 7, 2014

Video from ECR 2014: Dr. Emanuele Neri on EuSoMII

VIENNA - Dr. Emanuele Neri, president of the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII), discusses the recent changes the organization has undergone and also the hot informatics topics of tablet use and teleradiology at ECR 2014.

March 7, 2014

European lung screening: Proceed with caution

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Europe might not be ready to start screening all high-risk individuals for lung cancer, according to Friday talks at ECR 2014 that addressed the question from both the U.S. and European perspectives.

March 7, 2014

Video from ECR 2014: Dr. Catherine Mandel on errors in radiology

VIENNA - Dr. Catherine Mandel from Australia talks about the Radiology Events Register, an international database of errors and adverse incidents in radiology, and discusses common types of radiology errors, as well as how to avoid them, at ECR 2014.

March 6, 2014

Guerbet launches FlowSens contrast injection system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Guerbet has released its new FlowSens contrast injection system for use in CT scans.

March 6, 2014

Radiographers explore dose reduction strategies

By Mélisande Rouger

VIENNA - Exposure indexes, image quality, and patient dose were at the heart of the scientific session for radiographers on Thursday at ECR 2014. Standardization and equalization of dose is important and must be achieved by understanding the decision-making of the radiographer, according to one presenter.

March 6, 2014

Volpara rolls out breast density software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Volpara Solutions launched its VolparaAnalytics and VolparaDose software at ECR 2014.

March 6, 2014

COCIR, ESR talk integrity at ECR 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Integrity was the topic of a 6 March joint session between the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR) at ECR 2014.

March 6, 2014

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