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ECR imagines radiology's future

By Robert Bruce

Imagine a radiology department outfitted with the latest innovations in workstations, PACS, RIS, computer-aided detection (CAD), and advanced image visualization tools. For its meeting in Vienna this week, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) has assembled such a collection of products for its Imagine project, which promises a preview of the radiology department of the near future.

March 2, 2005

Nanotechnology and new horizons: A talk with the president of ECR 2005

By Eric Barnes

We are pleased to present our annual interview, and our first bilingual interview, with the president of the European Congress of Radiology. Professor Antonio Chiesa is director of the department of radiology at the University of Brescia in Italy.

March 2, 2005

Del donates to tsunami relief

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Del Medical Imaging has donated two military portable x-ray devices in support of tsunami disaster-relief efforts under way in South Asia.

March 1, 2005

Agfa debuts CR Radiotherapy offering

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has debuted CR Radiotherapy Solution, a digital simulation and portable imaging system that can acquire computed radiography images in a radiotherapy environment.

February 28, 2005

Preparation eases PACS' impact on technologists

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Technologists are on the front line of service, both to patients and radiologists, and a PACS implementation can have a particularly dramatic effect on their workflow. A presentation at the Digital X-Ray and PACS forum on Monday offered guidelines for easing technologists' transition to a filmless practice.

February 28, 2005

NEMA offers ethics code for sale

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has made available its new code of ethics for member companies that manufacture medical imaging equipment and radiation therapy systems.

February 27, 2005