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O'Connor's squad gets set for imaging the 2012 Olympics
By Becky McCall
The head of the musculoskeletal (MSK) medical imaging service for this summer's Olympic Games aims to set new standards in sports radiology. Dr. Phil O'Connor, consultant MSK radiologist from Leeds, U.K., says he hopes it will become the benchmark against which future Olympic medical services are compared.
March 13, 2012
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Breast MRI displays viability for new indications
By John Brosky
When participants at a European Society of Breast Imaging training course were presented with a case study and asked to provide their first-line assessment, the instant poll revealed the challenge of changing clinical practice for assessing whether a patient complaint of nipple discharge is symptomatic of cancer.
March 12, 2012
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Siemens launches Magnetom Combi line at ECR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare used last week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) to launch a new line of MRI patient tables, called Magnetom Combi Suite, designed to support a broader range of interventional radiology procedures.
March 11, 2012
Philips announces 1st PET/MR in Nordic region
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare is announcing the official opening of the Turku PET Centre at Turku University Hospital in Finland, where the first whole-body PET/MR scanner in the Nordic region is now in operation.
March 8, 2012
Politics blocks widespread use of breast MRI for implants
By John Brosky
VIENNA - In the region served by the Ribera public hospital, around 10,000 women have received defective Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) implants, a population that would quickly overwhelm the radiology service if MRI examinations were authorized, according to Dr. Julia Camps Herrero, head of radiology at the center in Alzira, Valencia, Spain.
March 6, 2012
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Medtronic gets CE Mark for MRI pacing leads
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has obtained CE Mark approval for its CapSure Sense MRI SureScan pacing leads.
March 4, 2012
PET/MR performs well in assessing pulmonary masses
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - PET/MR is a feasible technique that yields diagnostic image quality in evaluating lung masses, according to results presented at a Monday scientific session of the European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2012
Rigorous investigation using MRI can prove crucial for endometriosis
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Endometriosis substantially affects women's quality of life and can sometimes cause infertility. Radiologists involved in diagnostic workup for suspected endometriosis are strongly urged to make a checklist of areas needing investigation when presented with such cases.
March 4, 2012
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Goodman captivates ECR attendees with insight on venous thromboembolism
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - It may seem hard to believe, but the first reference to venous thromboembolism was made between 600 and 900 B.C. in a Sanskrit text. This was one of many fascinating facts presented by Dr. Lawrence Goodman during Sunday's Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Honorary Lecture.
March 4, 2012
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Trial shows no NSF from gadolinium, even in dialysis patients
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Even dialysis patients can safely undergo contrast-enhanced MRI without the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) if a few safety guidelines are followed, according to the final results of the multicenter Pro-FINEST study presented on Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2012
Molecular imaging: Researcher forsees application in myocardial failure
By Mélisande Rouger
In a dedicated minicourse on Monday at the European Congress of Radiology, a panel of experts will show that molecular imaging can -- and soon could -- offer improvements in the efficiency of treatment.
March 4, 2012
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Whole-body MRI feasible for stage III melanoma follow-up
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - Except for in the lungs, whole-body MRI can perform comparably to CT or PET/CT for following up stage III melanoma patients, according to a presentation on Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 3, 2012
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