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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

Toshiba brings new cardiac US offerings to ACC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems is debuting its Aplio 500 CV and Aplio 300 CV ultrasound systems at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in San Francisco.

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

Carestream nabs Ohio PACS, DR contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has won a contract with an Ohio-based orthopedic center for its Carestream Vue PACS and Carestream and Quantum digital radiography (DR) systems.

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

IMS presents breast tomosynthesis research at ECR

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Italian women's imaging vendor Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS) is highlighting research on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) using its Giotto device at ECR 2013.

March 6, 2013

GE completes 1st U.S. install of Centricity Cardio

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has announced the first U.S. installation of its Centricity Cardio Enterprise at Oklahoma State University Medical Center in Tulsa.

March 6, 2013

Zonare expands ZS3 ultrasound system shipments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems has expanded commercial shipments of its new ZS3 ultrasound system worldwide.

March 6, 2013

Idaho introduces RT licensure bill

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Idaho legislators have introduced a bill that would require individuals in the state to obtain a license before performing medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures, according to the Idaho Society of Radiologic Technologists.

March 6, 2013

Philips integrates Infraredx software into Allura Xper

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, and coronary imaging developer Infraredx have introduced a software collaboration that enables integration of Infraredx's true vessel characterization (TVC) imaging system with Philips' Allura Xper systems.

March 6, 2013

Outsourced CT reads reliable even for emergency department

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Can a hospital turn its critical after-hours emergency reads over to a teleradiology provider without putting patients at risk? It most likely can, according to a U.K. study of more than 1,000 patients, in results presented on Thursday at ECR 2013.

March 6, 2013

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