Frances Rylands-Monk[email protected]Clinical NewsLa prise en charge des patients appelée à prendre le devant de la scène lors des JFR19 octobre 2011 -- La radiologie a longtemps été qualifiée de profession "médico-technique" par les professionnels du milieu et au-delà en France. Les organisateurs des 59èmes Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR) font toutefois du contact humain une priorité du congrès national cette année. 18.000 participants sont attendus à la conférence, qui se tiendra du 21 au 25 octobre au Palais des Congrès à Paris.October 18, 2011ConferencePatient care looks set to take center stage at JFRThe French national radiology congress, JFR, starts in Paris on 21 October. We interviewed Dr. Sylvia Neuenschwander, president of the French Society of Radiology, about her hopes and plans for this important meeting.October 12, 2011Industry NewsSoftware solutions provide vision of future in ValenciaNew software will soon provide automatic tumor measurements for gold-standard therapy planning at one of Spain's top hospitals. In the longer term, instant evaluation of tumor necrosis in follow-up should be feasible, for timely treatment tailoring once therapy is under way.October 3, 2011Clinical NewsWaking the dead: Imaging's role grows in postmortemsThe absence of patient-related motion allows for excellent postmortem CT and MRI examinations. This article focuses on the work of the Institute of Legal Medicine in Zurich, which deals with all types of unnatural death, including shootings and stabbings.September 20, 2011Clinical NewsSwiss-based body aims to grow Africa's installed baseThe developers of a new imaging device that combines digital x-ray and ultrasound in a low-cost system hope it will provide a much-needed boost for healthcare in the developing world. Project GlobalDiagnostix has been launched to meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals in resource-poor regions.September 12, 2011Clinical NewsDebate grows over how to use x-ray to diagnose mild pneumoniaThe authors of a French-language article in press published by the influential journal Archives de Pédiatrie have called for further prospective and randomized studies in children of all ages to confirm the tendency for not systematically performing an x-ray in the diagnosis of mild pediatric pneumonia.August 11, 2011Clinical NewsiSi 2011: Knowing breast disease signs can boost patient careDue to the movable nature of the breast, presurgery image correlation is particularly problematic and remains essential to get right, Dr. Debra Ikeda told delegates at the recent Symposium on State-of-the-Art Imaging (iSi 2011) in Bordeaux, France.July 31, 2011Clinical NewsiSi 2011: Ikeda voices confidence in BI-RADS updateThe forthcoming update to the BI-RADS MRI lexicon should help to resolve ambiguity arising from the varied descriptions of enhancement in reports, according to Dr. Debra Ikeda. At the recent International Symposium on State-of-the-Art Imaging (iSi 2011), she discussed how the update will include the relatively new concept of background parenchymal enhancement.July 19, 2011Clinical NewsiSi 2011: MRI advances in analysis of cardiac functionA leading European MR expert has stressed that late gadolinium enhancement imaging of the nonischemic heart continues to show promise in differential diagnosis, both as a prognostic outcome predictor when disease is already established and as a guide to therapeutic decisions.July 17, 2011Clinical NewsiSi 2011: 3T MRI provides answers in knee disordersA key benefit of 3-tesla MRI is that it enables doctors to visualize and recognize ligaments in the knee and the smaller joints, such as the posterolateral corner, according to a presentation at the recent International Symposium on State-of-the-Art Imaging (iSi 2011) in France.July 14, 2011Previous PagePage 38 of 41Next PageTop StoriesCTJFR: Radiologists, urologists, and patients collaborate for kidney tumor treatmentMinimally-invasive thermoablation techniques and software are evolving rapidly with a view to improving reproducibility and tolerability of procedures.Partner ContentBayer’s Joana Reis: Breast screening moves beyond one-size-fits-allPartner ContentBehind the scan: From warehouse to patient in MaastrichtIndustry NewsSopris Capital buys Blackford Analysis from BayerAIneuroRAD video: Joe Lennerz on continuous evidence tracking in medical AI