Clinical News: Page 937

US elastography, contrast-enhanced mammography, MR spectroscopy: Which offers the most promise?

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Mammography is an imperfect modality, so it makes sense that radiologists are on the lookout for something better, or at least something to supplement the technique. Thursday's refresher course covers functional imaging of the breast and goes into detail about ultrasound elastography, contrast-enhanced mammography, and MRI diffusion, perfusion, and spectroscopy, which may supplement mammography or replace it altogether.

March 6, 2013

The 'beauty' of the head and neck: From temporal bone to oral cavity

By Becky McCall

VIENNA - General radiologists often shy away from the anatomical complexity of the temporal bone, but Dr. Bert De Foer, from GZA Hospital Sint-Augustinus in Antwerp, Belgium, provides both encouragement and inspiration, noting that he finds this anatomy to be one of the most intriguing regions of the human body.

March 6, 2013

Molecular advances boost evaluation of cancer treatment response

By Becky McCall

VIENNA - Advances in molecular imaging promise to make it realistic to identify differences in response of cancer cells to a specific treatment, and this information will eventually be used to better adapt therapies to a patient's specific needs.

March 6, 2013

Interventional techniques improve outcomes in colorectal liver metastases

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Imaging is the mainstay of colorectal liver metastasis management. Although colorectal liver metastasis is one of the top causes of cancer death, patient prognosis has improved dramatically due to improved collaboration between oncology and radiology.

March 6, 2013

Varian to highlight wireless x-ray detectors at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems plans to highlight its wireless image detector offerings at ECR 2013 in Vienna, the company said.

March 5, 2013

PerkinElmer to debut new x-ray detectors at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PerkinElmer plans to highlight an expanded portfolio of amorphous silicon (a-Si) and complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) flat-panel x-ray detectors at ECR 2013 in Vienna, the company announced.

March 5, 2013

Matakina to present Volpara research at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast density software developer Matakina International is highlighting five abstracts to be presented at the upcoming ECR 2013 in Vienna that show that the company's Volpara objective breast density measurement software helps overcome the limitations of mammography for women with dense breasts.

March 5, 2013

Agfa awarded German DR retrofit contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has won a contract with a German hospital to upgrade the facility's computed radiography units with Agfa's wireless detector direct radiography (DR) devices, the company said.

March 5, 2013

Image Information debuts image archive migration tool

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Telemedicine and teleradiology developer Image Information Systems has launched a new image archive migration software tool.

March 5, 2013

Longer surveillance intervals fine for men with small AAAs

By Erik L. Ridley

The majority of men with small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) can be followed at longer ultrasound surveillance intervals than are typically used in current AAA screening programs, according to a U.K. meta-analysis published on 27 February in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

March 5, 2013

What is 'molecular' in molecular imaging?

By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD

"Molecular" is a very fashionable adjective, and molecular imaging has become the battlefield of a turf war. Everybody now wants to be a molecular imaging warrior. The Maverinck investigates in his latest column.

March 5, 2013

Bayer signs Intego PET distribution deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bayer HealthCare has signed a distribution agreement for its Medrad Intego PET infusion system with Italian protection technology firm Comecer.

March 4, 2013

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