Eric Barnes[email protected]Clinical NewsGood sensitivity seen in large French CTA trialThe largest multicenter study ever undertaken in France to establish the clinical value of coronary CT angiography (CTA) in stable patients delivered good sensitivity for detecting coronary artery disease.April 3, 2011Clinical NewsRadiographers ease hospital's virtual colonoscopy crunchU.K. radiographers are making life easier for both radiologists and colorectal cancer screening patients while improving disease detection at a U.K. hospital, according to a report presented at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology.March 21, 2011ConferenceStudy recommends skipping gonad shields in pediatric x-raysVIENNA - Gonad shielding is more trouble than it's worth, concluded Dutch researchers in a study of more than 700 children undergoing x-ray exams of the abdomen and pelvis. Shield placement is rarely correct, they said, and crucial anatomy ends up being covered even when performed correctly, especially in girls.March 6, 2011ConferenceHigh-pitch chest CT captures fast-moving babiesVIENNA - High-pitch chest CT is a robust technique that provides high-quality thoracic images of babies in motion -- quickly, without sedation, and at low radiation doses -- according to a study presented at the European Congress of Radiology.March 5, 2011ConferenceRadiographer's role grows in planning, image interpretationVIENNA - As radiographers in Europe increasingly take over tasks once reserved for radiologists, investigators continue to find that their skills are often equivalent to if not better than those of their physician partners, according to two radiography presentations Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.March 4, 2011ConferenceHigh-pitch DSCTA often repeated, but dose still lowerVIENNA - Nearly one in five coronary CT angiography scans acquired with an emerging high-pitch dual-source CT angiography (DSCTA) protocol needs to be repeated. But the low-dose acquisitions possible mean even repeated scans have lower overall doses than comparable 64-detector-row CTA scans, researchers reported at the European Congress of Radiology.March 3, 2011ConferenceCT limited for detection of subtle aortic tearsVIENNA - Even with electrocardiographic gating, CT angiography cannot confidently visualize subtle aortic tears of the ascending aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography may be a better option in some patients, according to a presentation Thursday at the European Congress of Radiology.March 2, 2011Clinical NewsVC reading is faster with 'panoramic view' softwareVirtual colonoscopy studies can be read nearly twice as fast using an advanced panoramic view technique compared to conventional 3D endoscopic views, according to researchers at the Medical University of Vienna.February 10, 2011Clinical News320-row coronary CTA accurate in atrial fibrillation patientsCT with a 320-detector-row scanner holds several advantages for CT angiography (CTA) of patients with atrial fibrillation and suspected coronary artery disease, concludes a study published online in European Radiology.February 7, 2011Clinical NewsDECT for myocardial perfusion does more for less than SPECTA study published online February 1 in the European Journal of Radiology found that dual-energy (DE) coronary CT angiography (CTA) outperformed SPECT for assessing myocardial perfusion in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.February 1, 2011Previous PagePage 42 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
