Wayne Forrest[email protected]Imaging InformaticsStudy explores cost of telemedicine for rural hospitalsGiven the scarcity of physicians and healthcare facilities in rural areas, German researchers are developing a financial model to calculate the most cost-effective option to deliver medical expertise to patients in need through telemedicine.March 28, 2013Clinical NewsDWI-MRI assists proton beam therapy for ocular melanomaThe ability of diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) to differentiate between ocular melanoma and retinal detachment can help direct the appropriate proton beam therapy for patients, according to a German study presented at this month's ECR 2013.March 24, 2013Clinical NewsImprove MRI safety in Europe, urge medical physicistsThe European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics recommends imaging centers take a two-level approach to improve MRI safety and eliminate accidents. It has found a wide variation in safety procedures in Europe, ranging from restrictive national standards to no MRI safety regulations at all, the organization reports in a policy statement published in the European Journal of Medical Physics.March 12, 2013ConferenceHigh-field MRI exposure linked to radiographers' depressionVIENNA - 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, 2013ConferenceMultislice CT can identify unknown infection, change treatmentVIENNA - 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, 2013ConferenceRadiologists dislike how their profession is portrayed on TVVIENNA - 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, 2013ConferenceGa-68 DOTATOC PET/MRI tops PET/CT for staging neuroendocrine tumorsVIENNA - Researchers from University Hospital Essen in Germany have shown the feasibility of whole-body staging of patients with neuroendocrine tumors with PET/MRI and the radiotracer gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTATOC, and with greater reliability than PET/CT, in a preliminary study presented Friday at ECR 2013.March 7, 2013ConferenceFDG-PET/MRI 'comparable' to FDG-PET/CT in head/neck cancerVIENNA - FDG-PET/MRI can produce diagnostic quality images "comparable" to FDG-PET/CT in patients with head and neck cancer, according to a study presented on Thursday during the opening day of ECR 2013.March 6, 2013Clinical NewsStudy shows PiB-PET detects amyloid plaque in heartSwedish researchers are expanding the use of PET imaging with carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) to cardiac amyloidosis, confirming the biomarker's ability to detect amyloid plaque deposits in the heart in a first-of-its-kind study in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.February 6, 2013Clinical NewsC-11 choline PET/MRI helps restage prostate cancer patientsA preliminary study by German researchers suggests that carbon-11 (C-11) choline PET/MRI may provide an alternative imaging modality to PET/CT for restaging of prostate cancer by offering equal, if not better, diagnostic performance and less radiation exposure.January 16, 2013Previous PagePage 33 of 46Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundForeign body imaging: X-ray overused, ultrasound underusedUltrasound is an effective modality for detecting radiolucent foreign bodies, but it's being underused compared with x-ray, U.K. musculoskeletal researchers have found.CTIR study: Keep aware of hydrophilic polymer embolizationCTRadiology mourns death of Ireland’s Barry KellyArtificial IntelligenceAI improves MRI diagnosis of prostate cancerMedical, Legal, and PracticeHow can we minimize errors caused by human factors?
