Clinical News: Page 917

Finland acts to protect children from excess radiation dose

By Cynthia E. Keen

Image Gently, the international campaign to protect children from unnecessary radiation dose exposure, is practiced avidly in Finland. A network of PACS throughout the country helps make this possible, according to a recent article in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

May 13, 2013

Distinguishing between teleradiologists and clinical radiologists

By Dr. Neelam Dugar

Multidisciplinary team meetings still have a vital role to play in radiology today, even though the profession is changing fast, writes Dr. Neelam Dugar. Also, patients are in the driving seat for demanding quality and can have a significant impact on the care they receive.

May 13, 2013

AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider

By Philip Ward

May 12, 2013

Adolescent woes: MRI illuminates ACL tears

By Philip Ward

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are not isolated events, but only the most obvious sign of a complex knee injury involving multiple structures. Awareness of the broad spectrum of MRI appearances at common sites of associated injury is vital, according to a multinational group of musculoskeletal experts.

May 12, 2013

Study shows feasibility of cardiac PET/MRI -- with caveats

By Wayne Forrest

Cardiac FDG-PET/MRI is feasible on an integrated whole-body PET/MRI system, but the hybrid modality still must prove it adds clinical relevance to cases of ischemic heart disease, according to a German study published online on 7 May in Radiology.

May 12, 2013

Study shows feasibility of cardiac PET/MRI -- with caveats

By Wayne Forrest

Cardiac FDG-PET/MRI is feasible on an integrated whole-body PET/MRI system, but the hybrid modality still must prove it adds clinical relevance to cases of ischemic heart disease, according to a study published online May 7 in Radiology.

May 12, 2013

Samsung joins COCIR as corporate member

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Samsung has joined the Coordination Industries Committee for the Radiological Industry (COCIR) as a corporate member. The organization represents the European medical imaging, electromedical, and healthcare IT industries.

May 10, 2013

Carestream, Forcomed collaborate on mammography training

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health and French radiology training firm Forcomed have joined forces in an initiative to provide Internet-based training program for digital mammography.

May 9, 2013

Study disputes PIP breast implant decision

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

An article study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine disagrees with the conclusion that breast implants made by Poly Implant Prosthèse (PIP) do not show any evidence of significant risk to human health.

May 9, 2013

Fuji signs U.K. x-ray service deal with Veritek

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems said it has signed a service agreement with engineering firm Veritek Global to provide technical support for computed radiography and conventional x-ray systems throughout the U.K.

May 9, 2013

Pink ribbons fail to inform Austrian women about breast cancer

By Rebekah Moan

Despite high-profile breast cancer awareness campaigns -- such as the use of pink ribbons -- the majority of Austrian women ages 45 to 69 were unaware of key aspects of screening, such as the existence of potential harms from the exams, an Austrian researcher has found.

May 9, 2013

Artery choice affects perfusion CT accuracy in stroke patients

By Eric Barnes

The internal carotid artery is the intracranial artery to pick for arterial input function calculations following CT perfusion imaging of stroke patients, Dutch researchers report in a new study published in European Radiology.

May 8, 2013

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