Eric Barnes[email protected]ConferenceTrial shows no NSF from gadolinium, even in dialysis patientsVIENNA - Even dialysis patients can safely undergo contrast-enhanced MRI without the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) if a few safety guidelines are followed, according to the final results of the multicenter Pro-FINEST study presented on Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology.March 4, 2012ConferenceLow-dose MBIR beats ASIR recon in most image-quality categoriesVIENNA - The new model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) technique handily outperformed adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) in one of the first head-to-head series, researchers reported on Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.March 3, 2012ConferenceHeavy calcium won't harm CCTA accuracy in advanced scannersVIENNA - There's no reason to limit the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with high calcium scores -- as long as the scanner is 64-detector-rows or higher, according to a new meta-analysis of 27 studies presented on Friday at the European Congress of Radiology.March 1, 2012ConferenceGrowing ECR adds new subspecialties, attendees for 2012VIENNA - Among the firsts in store for this year's 2012 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) will be free, live webcasts of key events, including today's opening session, organizers said in a news conference today launching the event. This year's 24th ECR is expecting more than 20,000 participants and 300 vendors from more than 90 countries.February 29, 2012Clinical NewsCT perfusion plus PET/CT aids lung cancer diagnosisAdding CT perfusion scans to routine PET/CT offers critical new information about tumor viability that can improve staging and management noninvasively in patients with suspected lung cancer, according to a study from Italy.February 28, 2012Cardiac ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac InsiderFebruary 27, 2012Clinical NewsWhole-body CTA outpredicts Framingham for cardiac eventsAn individual's total plaque burden at whole-body CT angiography (CTA) is a far more accurate predictor of cardiovascular risk than traditional risk-assessment measures, Italian researchers have discovered.February 27, 2012Clinical NewsHeart failure, ischemia, tied to gray-matter loss at MRIHeart failure is associated with gray-matter loss at MRI and a worsening of both memory and psychomotor skills. To a lesser extent, the presence of ischemic heart disease slows recall as well, according to a new study in the European Heart Journal.February 16, 2012Clinical NewsCT shows moderate sensitivity for spinal injuriesWhole-body CT has excellent specificity but imperfect sensitivity for detecting spinal injuries in blunt trauma, concluded German researchers presenting at the 2012 American Academy of Spinal Surgeons meeting held earlier this month in San Francisco.February 14, 2012Clinical NewsStress dynamic myocardial perfusion CT a 'viable alternative'Dual-source CT can compete with MRI and SPECT in the performance of sophisticated cardiac scans that combine anatomic and functional imaging for a comprehensive assessment of patients with suspected coronary artery disease, say researchers from Spain and the U.S.February 6, 2012Previous PagePage 36 of 59Next PageTop StoriesWomens ImagingHybrid AI reading shows success in breast cancer screeningA Dutch team found that a hybrid reading strategy for screening mammography reduced radiologist workload by 38% without changing recall or cancer detection rates.Medical, Legal, and PracticeCooking robot gets rave reviews in TübingenMRIUltrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathyMedical, Legal, and PracticePressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosureMRIMRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volume