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Radiology trainees get to grips with emergencies

By Mélisande Rouger

VIENNA - Emergency radiology (ER) in the night shift can be a tricky setting for radiologists of all ages and experience, but it is particularly difficult for beginners in the specialty. Speakers at the Radiology Trainees Forum on Sunday shared some advice on emergency imaging with attendees at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Case report: Interventional retrieval of portacath fragment

By Jamal Al Deen Alkoteesh and Maysam T. Abu Sa'a

Portacaths are commonly indicated for long-term administration of parenteral medications. This case report details the successful interventional retrieval of a fractured portacath fragment with cardiac migration. This is rather an unusual complication that, at times, can be life-threatening.

March 9, 2014

Serbia 'comes home' as its contribution gets official recognition

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Serbian radiologists have warmly welcomed the chance for greater visibility at the ECR and in European radiology at large -- visibility which until recently has been lacking, despite the country's scientific contribution to the discipline. Saturday's "ESR meets Serbia" session brought Serbian radiology into sharper focus.

March 9, 2014

Teeth: The feature radiologists need to know more about

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Most radiologists don't deal much with dental imaging, but they should be aware of what to look out for and know the difference between dental MRI and cone-beam CT, according to a Sunday presentation at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Russia pursues reform of TB screening system

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Incidence and management of tuberculosis (TB) in Russia are much mystified and misunderstood, according to Dr. Igor Tyurin. But new modalities have started to modify radiology's diagnostic approach to the disease, he told delegates at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

Multimodality vendors launch scanners at ECR 2014

By Brian Casey

VIENNA - In the past, ECR languished in the shadow of Chicago's RSNA show when it came to new product introductions. But ECR is slowly coming into its own, as indicated by new product launches from the major multimodality companies at this week's congress.

March 8, 2014

Radiographers explore dose reduction strategies

By Mélisande Rouger

VIENNA - Exposure indexes, image quality, and patient dose were at the heart of the scientific session for radiographers on Thursday at ECR 2014. Standardization and equalization of dose is important and must be achieved by understanding the decision-making of the radiographer, according to one presenter.

March 6, 2014

Keep ahead of the game in plain film with 2 views, says McCall

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - The overwhelming thirst for basic knowledge was evident at Thursday's Mini Course on skeletal radiology, as delegates crammed into a conference room to hear insights from Dr. Iain McCall, former European Society of Radiology president.

March 6, 2014

Video from ECR 2014: ESR president on EuroSafe Imaging

VIENNA - The official launch of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) EuroSafe Imaging campaign took place on the opening day of ECR 2014. But why did the ESR choose now for the launch? And why is the campaign necessary? ESR President Dr. Guy Frija reveals all to AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward.

March 5, 2014

Unfors RaySafe supports EuroSafe Imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Unfors RaySafe announced that it is a supporting partner of the EuroSafe Imaging campaign, launched at ECR 2014 in Vienna.

March 5, 2014

Ziehm highlights mobile C-arm at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ziehm Imaging is highlighting its Vision RFD Hybrid Edition mobile C-arm at ECR 2014 in Vienna.

March 5, 2014

ESR's EuroSafe Imaging campaign promotes radiation protection

By Madan M. Rehani, PhD

VIENNA - The mission of EuroSafe Imaging is to support and strengthen medical radiation protection across Europe. Europe is unique and has the potential for coordinated radiation safety actions in medical imaging, according to Madan Rehani, PhD, director of radiation protection for the European Society of Radiology (ESR).

March 5, 2014

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