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Clinical News: Page 934
PET/MR shows great potential for detecting multifocal cancers
By
Becky McCall
VIENNA - PET/MRI allows superior early detection and evaluation of cancers as they disseminate around the body. That was the key message of Dr. Heinz-Peter Schlemmer in his talk in Saturday's new horizons session at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Utilizing MR for dense breasts saves biopsies, money
By
Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Adding dense breasts as a new standard indication for MR mammography in cases with unclear findings could ward off approximately 88% of biopsies and end up saving insurance companies money, according to research presented on Sunday morning at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Radiologists dislike how their profession is portrayed on TV
By
Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Radiologists have a very low opinion of how their profession is portrayed on television programs, while patients and technologists believe the TV shows are accurate examples of radiology at work, according to the results of a survey presented on Sunday at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Integrated CT detector improves coronary stenosis assessment
By
Eric Barnes
VIENNA - A new integrated circuit CT detector may improve the ability of clinicians to accurately grade coronary artery stenoses visualized during coronary CT angiography, especially when combined with thin-slice imaging and iterative reconstruction, researchers reported on Sunday at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Excitement builds over digital breast tomosynthesis
By
Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Will digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) replace mammography for breast cancer screening? The answer depends on how well the modality performs in some forthcoming clinical trials, according to two experts in Sunday's special focus session at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Advances in forensic imaging bring new opportunities for radiology
By
Simon Lee
VIENNA - As the reliability of modern forensic imaging rapidly improves, radiologists are being increasingly sought out by forensic pathologists to help examine bodies noninvasively, so they should be prepared to answer that call, according to experts in a special session on advances in forensic imaging on Sunday at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Las grandes cuestiones: What's the link between the finest Rioja and radiology?
By
Becky McCall
VIENNA - It was not entirely predictable, but Friday's "ESR meets Spain" session at ECR 2013 held the door wide open for whatever came its way. On this occasion, it manifested as an exploration somewhat off the beaten track of mainstream radiology, by discussing the parallels between biomarkers and Spanish wine.
March 8, 2013
Keep aware of DWI capacity of new MRI systems
By
Becky McCall
VIENNA - Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is viewed increasingly as an essential tool for detecting liver metastases, but experts said they would welcome improvements in signal-to-noise ratio, as well as better image resolution and sequences, among other developments, in Friday's state-of-the-art symposium on the abdomen at ECR 2013.
March 8, 2013
CT pioneers spell out how to reduce patients' anxiety over dose
By
Philip Ward
VIENNA - Justification is radiology's trump card in the increasingly tough battle to win back public confidence and reassure patients over the benefits of CT. That was certainly the strong impression given by two opinion leaders at Friday's special focus session at ECR 2013.
March 8, 2013
Including menopause as factor aids breast US performance
By
Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Menopause has an important influence on breast elasticity as measured by elasticity parameters, according to study results presented this week at ECR 2013. Taking this factor into consideration may help improve the diagnostic performance of breast sonoelastography, the researchers found.
March 8, 2013
CAD scheme automatically characterizes lung nodules
By
Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Taking a step beyond lung nodule detection schemes evaluated in previous studies, researchers from the Netherlands have developed an automated method of characterizing nodules as solid, part-solid, or nonsolid, pointing the way to different patient management paths, according to a presentation at ECR 2013.
March 8, 2013
MRI manufacturers target opportunities in emerging markets
By
John Bonner
VIENNA - This week the eyes of the radiology world are firmly fixed on events here at ECR 2013. But in the months leading up to the congress, the major MRI equipment vendors have been looking elsewhere, beyond the borders of Europe to the growing markets of the developing world.
March 8, 2013
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