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RCR releases imaging referral guide in Wales, Scotland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has released its online radiology referral guide, iRefer8, to general practitioners and referring physicians across Wales and Scotland.
March 4, 2018
Focus on FOCUS, a new DWI-MRI protocol for breast lesions
By Rebekah Moan
A new type of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is giving conventional breast MRI a run for its money. Field-of-view optimized and constrained undistorted single-shot (FOCUS) imaging can identify 85% of suspicious breast lesions, ECR 2018 delegates learned in Vienna.
March 4, 2018
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Questions, dilemmas abound in fast-moving world of trauma imaging
By Katrina Megget
Time is of the essence when it comes to polytrauma, yet numerous questions arise about how and who should be scanned and for which conditions. For a trauma team, making the right imaging decisions for patients with severe injuries can be complex and a matter of life and death. Trauma specialists shared their experiences at today's session at ECR 2018.
March 3, 2018
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Failure to diagnose abdominal bleeds often means bad outcome
By Frances Rylands-Monk
In vascular abdominal emergencies, patient status can degenerate quickly, so time is of the essence. CT is pivotal for fast and appropriate triage of patients and selection of the best treatment strategy. But what if the really important signs and symptoms are small and hidden? New technologies are helping to provide the answers.
March 3, 2018
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New treatment strategies give hope to patients with MSK tumors
By Katharina Miedzinska
In today's Special Focus Session, experts provided an update on imaging modalities, treatment strategies, and therapy monitoring in patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) tumors, aiming to raise awareness of how multimodality imaging can influence therapeutic balancing between tumor control and quality of life.
March 3, 2018
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Esaote, Barco partner on new MyLab 9 system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound and MRI vendor Esaote and image display firm Barco previewed the new MyLab 9 evo 2.0 ultrasound system at ECR 2018 in Vienna.
March 3, 2018
ECR 2018: Fashion & style in radiology | Vicky Goh on research | Imaging for dementia
By Philip Ward
March 3, 2018
Guerbet presents contrast management software at ECR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French contrast developer Guerbet is featuring its new Contrast&Care contrast media management software at ECR 2018 in Vienna.
March 3, 2018
ESNR survey taps into future of imaging for dementia
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - While there is considerable consensus on which modalities and protocols to use to diagnose dementia, few neuroradiologists feel comfortable using advanced imaging, structured reports, or visual rating scales, according to survey results from the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR) presented on Saturday at ECR 2018.
March 3, 2018
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Video from ECR 2018: Fashion & style in radiology
VIENNA - Your style should match your ambition, as the saying goes, but how much thought and attention do we give to what we wear at a congress? Two immaculately groomed and fashion-conscious delegates -- Thomas Beyer, PhD, MBA, a professor of physics of medical imaging at the Medical University of Vienna, and Dr. Tamara Geliashvili, a radiologist from Chelyabinsk, Russia -- share their philosophies on choosing the right outfit for the right occasion.
March 3, 2018
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Video from ECR 2018: Vicky Goh on research matters
VIENNA - Well-planned and ethical research projects are vital to advance knowledge, but getting studies off the ground is becoming increasingly difficult. Dr. Vicky Goh, a professor of clinical cancer imaging at King's College Hospital in London, reveals what lessons she has learned during her career and how she goes about obtaining the all-important funding.
March 3, 2018
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Cybersecurity threats pose challenge to radiology's future
By Vivienne Raper
Keep aware of the need to protect imaging equipment from cyberrisks that pose a threat to the safety of patients and institutions, urged Dr. Jacob Sosna, president of the Israeli Radiology Association, in a session today on cybersecurity. He warned that a cyberattack could alter a patient's radiation dose during a CT scan, and an attack on the hospital's air-conditioning may shut down and damage CT and MRI machines.
March 2, 2018
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