2009

Hitachi launches US scanner at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems introduced a new ultrasound scanner, HI Vision Preirus, at last week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
March 16, 2009
7-tesla breast MRI shows advantages in first tests
By Rob Skelding
The promise of a diagnostic advantage in mammography using powerful 7-tesla MRI was underlined by preliminary results presented at the European Congress of Radiology. Although image quality was improved compared to 1.5-tesla MRI, using such a powerful system might be problematic due to current patient safety rules.
March 12, 2009
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CT often unjustified in the young; German pediatricians lack dose awareness
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - About a third of the CT scans performed in patients younger than 35 could be replaced by other modalities, concludes a Norwegian study presented Tuesday at the European Congress of Radiology. Meanwhile, a survey in the region of Essen, Germany, found that many pediatricians lack basic knowledge of radiation exposures for various chest indications.
March 9, 2009
E-learning tool may offer value in radiology education
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - An online e-learning tool shows promise for providing case-based radiological content, according to a presentation Tuesday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 9, 2009
ECR studies confirm impact of breast MRI on patient outcomes
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - With tissue-conservation procedures among the most common surgical treatments for breast cancer, imaging techniques that accurately probe the depths of disease status surely prove invaluable. Or do they? A pair of presentations from this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) sheds some light on the matter.
March 9, 2009
NELSON lung cancer trial yields positive early results
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - A first peek at the first results of the first large randomized lung cancer screening trial to near completion found that CT detected four-fifths of participants' lung cancers at stage I -- in time to effect a curative resection.
March 8, 2009
CT protocols reduce risk for pulmonary embolism
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - New research presented at the 2009 European Congress of Radiology examines whether reduced-energy CT and low-dose contrast media provide safer solutions without compromising pulmonary embolism image quality.
March 8, 2009
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IHE readies extensions to PDI profile
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - With hopes of improving the user experience of handling image CDs, the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative will soon be publishing new extensions to its Portable Data for Imaging (PDI) integration profile and a new Basic Image Review profile, according to a presentation Monday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 8, 2009
TeraRecon updates AQi, growth at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon has released version 4.4 of its Aquarius iNtuition (AQi) software at this year's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
March 8, 2009
European hospitals have room to improve
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - Although they may have the best intentions, many European hospitals aren't following through on efforts to improve their operations, according to a presentation at this week's European Congress of Radiology.
March 8, 2009
Aloka shows new system at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Aloka is unveiling a new diagnostic ultrasound system at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
March 8, 2009
European hospitals must do more with less
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - An aging population and falling government healthcare budgets are forcing hospital administrators to figure out how to improve the performance of their facilities with fewer resources, according to a presentation at the 2009 European Congress of Radiology.
March 7, 2009
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