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To err is human, to learn from that error is vital
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Mistakes that have an impact on patient management often stem from problems of perception, and lack of background clinical information is frequently due to communication issues, delegates heard at the European Congress of Radiology's packed Special Focus Session on Saturday.
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Act now to avoid defeat in turf battles
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - The wider recognition of interventional radiology as a separate specialty, along with a far more rigorous approach to training and accreditation, is vital to stave off looming turf battles with other healthcare professionals, according to a Saturday presentation at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
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Brazilians share know-how and seek to build global cooperation
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - Brazilians have a thirst for knowledge-sharing, and the country offers numerous investment opportunities, but it needs substantial reforms in healthcare and education to diminish social inequalities and address public health concerns, according to Saturday's European Society of Radiology Meets Session.
March 5, 2011
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Radiology needs more evidence-based medicine
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - There are not enough secondary evidence-based radiology research studies conducted by radiology professionals -- a shortfall that could negatively impact the specialty's clinical role, according to a Saturday session at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
MR images of edema can assess pathology response to chemo
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Using conventional T1-weighted dynamic MRI to evaluate edema in breast cancer patients, radiologists and physicians can accurately assess pathology response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study presented Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
Toshiba adds CT, ultrasound to ECR launches
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - Toshiba Medical Systems has added ultrasound and CT scanners to the products it is introducing at this week's European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
High-pitch chest CT captures fast-moving babies
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - High-pitch chest CT is a robust technique that provides high-quality thoracic images of babies in motion -- quickly, without sedation, and at low radiation doses -- according to a study presented at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
Technical issues still prevent widespread use of 7T MRI
By Philip Ward
The current generation of high-field MR systems is not ready for clinical use, but future 7-tesla magnets look set to overcome some of the technical barriers that prevent the wider use of these systems for clinical studies, according to presentations Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
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Advances and limitations surface in imaging the treated breast
By Mélisande Rouger
Imaging is indispensable in evaluating the efficacy of breast cancer therapies, and technological advances have improved patient care. But radiologists still face a number of challenges with imaging breast cancer patients, according to a refresher course at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
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High-relaxivity MRI contrast agents benefit clinical applications
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Contrast agents with higher relaxivity are capable of providing greater tissue enhancement than conventional gadolinium-based contrast agents at equivalent doses, according to several studies presented Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
Emerging techniques provide answers in head and neck cancer
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Treatment planning and evaluation in head and neck oncology represents a major challenge for the radiologist. But new techniques and protocols are helping to overcome obstacles, and promise much in treatment prediction and early follow-up, delegates discovered at Friday's European Congress of Radiology Special Focus Session.
March 4, 2011
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Thou shalt remember the three commandments
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - The general way chest x-rays are performed and appear has not altered in 115 years, noted Dr. José Cáceres in his honorary lecture Friday at the European Congress of Radiology. But radiologists should bear in mind three commandments when it comes to this enduring modality.
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