John Brosky[email protected]Clinical NewsDose reduction trumps horsepower at French CT symposiumNANCY, FRANCE - The word of the day was "dosimétrie," or the measure of radiation dose, at this week's annual Volumetric Scanner Symposium in France. The new focus on dose control represents a sharp shift from previous meetings, which were dominated by discussions of growing CT scanner horsepower.January 26, 2011Imaging InformaticsFrance goes online with national patient record initiativePARIS - Earlier this month, France went online with the long-awaited Dossier Médical Personnel program by opening a portal to enable physicians in five pilot regions to create electronic health records for patients.January 20, 2011ConferenceContrast ultrasound helps direct chemotherapy treatmentPARIS - French researchers have found that contrast-enhanced ultrasound can help to determine whether chemotherapy should be stopped, continued, or even enhanced, according to a presentation at the Journées Françaises de Radiologie annual congress.October 26, 2010ConferenceFrench radiology faces crisis due to lack of scannersPARIS - Despite good patient outcomes, France has a critical lack of imaging technology that must be addressed if the nation is to maintain the same level of healthcare quality available in other European countries, according to the opening press conference of the Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR) meeting.October 25, 2010Previous PagePage 5 of 5Top StoriesMRIfMRI: Cognitive behavioral therapy positively affects the brainThe findings confirm the efficacy of the treatment, researchers have reported.Molecular ImagingExperts issue appropriate use criteria for molecular breast imagingCTSafety concerns lead to suspension of CT service at Belgian hospitalMRIMRI shows how brain maintains 'representation' of phantom limbsMRIGadolinium in ... beer?
