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ECR exhibitors unveil latest innovations and upgrades in MRI

By John Bonner

VIENNA - MRI system developers are working hard to find new features that will convince customers to give their products a second look. A wide variety of developments designed to improve productivity and enhance patient care is on show at this year's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) technical exhibition.

March 2, 2012

Operating beyond 3T: Is clinical use in reach?

By David Zizka

VIENNA - The standard field strength of clinical MR units is still 1.5 tesla, but the past five years have seen a tremendous increase in the number of devices operating at 3.0 tesla. In addition, whole-body systems up to 9.4 tesla have become available in experimental settings and have already proved to be significantly beneficial in special purpose examinations.

March 2, 2012

MRI and CT provide substantial boost to ischemic stroke care

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Vascular imaging in ischemic stroke looks poised to enter an exciting phase, with the optimization of new and more accurate flow-sensitive MR sequences, and in CT, with the development of software platforms capable of differentiating the various components of plaque.

March 2, 2012

ECR sketch: Part 2 -- A dummy's guide to lecturing

By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD

VIENNA - The Maverinck attended the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), and to mark the occasion he wrote two special columns. In this second column, he offers advice for those lecturing to a mass audience.

March 2, 2012

Toshiba adds AIDR 3D to CT scanners

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba Medical Systems Europe is kicking off the addition of its adaptive iterative dose reduction (AIDR) 3D software to its CT scanners at the annual European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.

March 1, 2012

Samsung debuts new low-dose DR systems at ECR

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Samsung Electronics has introduced new digital radiography (DR) systems at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) this week.

March 1, 2012

Carestream shows new products at ECR

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health is highlighting several new products and services at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.

March 1, 2012

GE shows Caring MR Suite

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare is showcasing its wide-bore, 3-tesla Caring MR Suite in collaboration with PDC Facilities at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.

March 1, 2012

Heavy calcium won't harm CCTA accuracy in advanced scanners

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - There's no reason to limit the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with high calcium scores -- as long as the scanner is 64-detector-rows or higher, according to a new meta-analysis of 27 studies presented on Friday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 1, 2012

Software tool provides data mining of radiology reports

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - A data-mining software platform can analyze text in German radiology reports and provide semantic links between images and textual descriptions, according to a presentation on Friday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 1, 2012

New technology could become next primary breast cancer screener

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Multimodal tomography, a 3D nonionizing diagnostic imaging technology, may one day overtake mammography as the primary breast screening method considering its high sensitivity and specificity, according to a Thursday presentation at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 1, 2012

Researchers grapple with aortic measurements in cardiac MRI

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Cardiovascular MRI is becoming increasingly appealing in population-based research, but accurate measurement of the diameters of the aorta and pulmonary trunk remains a key difficulty that needs to be addressed, according to participants at yesterday morning's well-attended vascular refresher course.

March 1, 2012

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