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Gymnasts' spines, footballers' ankles, and golfers' wrists take the strain
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - The ultrademanding and highly competitive nature of modern professional sport was visible to all during Sunday's refresher course on overuse injuries at ECR 2013. An international group of radiologists discussed common injuries in professional athletes and what to look for when imaging these patients.
March 10, 2013
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A 3-piece jigsaw: patient, radiologist, clinician. But do they fit together?
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - The delicate balance of power and complex set of interactions between radiologists, patients, and clinicians was the subject of some lively and frank discussion at Sunday's professional challenges session, which followed a novel and original format, at ECR 2013.
March 10, 2013
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High-field MRI exposure linked to radiographers' depression
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - As MRI continues to advance to greater magnet strengths to uncover mysteries in the body, researchers warned on Monday at ECR 2013 that constant exposure to high-field systems could lead to psychological problems such as clinical depression among MRI radiographers.
March 10, 2013
Bracco promotes MultiHance study results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Bracco Diagnostics is highlighting results from a recent study that found a single, standard dose of its MultiHance MR contrast agent provided at least equivalent contrast enhancement and diagnostic performance to a double dose of gadopentetate dimeglumine in MR angiography of the peripheral arteries.
March 10, 2013
Prone-supine matching algorithm shows high accuracy in CTC
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - U.K. researchers have developed an accurate matching algorithm to deal with the gnarly problem of integrating prone and supine CT colonography (CTC) datasets, according to a presentation at ECR 2013.
March 10, 2013
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Multislice CT can identify unknown infection, change treatment
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Multislice CT can solve the mystery behind unknown or suspected infection and alter treatment plans to provide more effective therapy, according to a German study presented on Sunday at ECR 2013.
March 10, 2013
Structured reports can improve quality and workflow efficiency
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Harder, better, faster, stronger: It's not just a song, it could also be the mantra for radiologists as they try to improve workflow efficiency and quality. Enhancing radiology reports and becoming more familiar with dose management regulations and registries can help in this process.
March 10, 2013
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New FPD technology in digital x-ray drives modular future
By Steve Holloway
VIENNA - The fundamentals of static x-ray imaging have changed little in decades, prompting the majority of radiologists to pay scant attention to developments in this sector. However, the emergence and increasing use of flat-panel detector (FPD) technology is producing surprising results.
March 10, 2013
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Apply Formula 1-type methods to smooth the way in urogenital emergencies
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
VIENNA - There is no single gold standard for training medical teams, but it can pay off to adapt team-working principles from other high-reliability industries such as Formula 1 racing, and integrate them into crisis resource management training, according to a presentation by emergency room radiologists on Monday at ECR 2013.
March 10, 2013
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CT of mummies finds heart disease an ancient problem
By Kate Madden Yee
Using CT to image mummies from four different geographical regions -- and spanning 4,000 years of human history -- researchers have found that heart disease was common among ancient people, according to a study published online on Sunday in Lancet.
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South African radiology demonstrates its dynamism, vibrancy at ECR
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - It's dynamic, exciting, and evolving. That's how an engaging presenter opened her talk about the state of academic radiology training in South Africa at ECR 2013. The reality, as displayed in the lectures at Saturday's "ESR meets South Africa" session, certainly lived up to the promise.
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GI radiologists prepare for new era of personalized medicine
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - Gastrointestinal (GI) imaging looks poised to make another quantum leap forward in the years ahead, as the field develops beyond simply anatomical imaging, embracing increasingly functional and quantitative techniques, according to speakers at Saturday's special focus session on GI imaging at ECR 2013.
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