Clinical News: Page 1003

Fuji adds features to digital x-ray console

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems has upgraded its digital x-ray console, Console Advance, to include several new features.

March 6, 2012

Expert view on implants and MRI; shocking news on ablation; teleradiology's future

By Philip Ward

The breast implant scandal looks set to impose a huge strain on MRI services in Europe over the coming months. The modality is recognized as the best way to assess patients postprocedure, and many of the hundreds of thousands of women who have received defective Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) implants may well require an MRI examination.

March 6, 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

Prepare for a shock: There's a new kid on the block in tumor ablation

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Ever thought of giving your patient an electric shock? The idea may sound like something out of a Frankenstein movie, but more interventional radiologists may soon be doing this if the initial promise of irreversible electroporation is supported by further research.

March 6, 2012

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March 5, 2012

Teleradiology, mobile devices look certain to bring big changes

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Radiology and the role of radiologists will have to be redefined in light of the rapid and sustained growth of telemedicine and mobile applications. That was the central message of Sunday's special focus session, "Radiology on the road."

March 5, 2012