Becky McCall[email protected]Clinical NewsESC: CCTA effective as initial emergency test for chest painAMSTERDAM - Use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) does not increase the rate of subsequent invasive coronary angiography and does increase coronary revascularization in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain -- while also saving money, according to a poster at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress.September 3, 2013Clinical NewsESC: Imaging prior to noncardiac surgery may not be neededAMSTERDAM - The value of medical imaging prior to noncardiac surgery for preoperative cardiac risk assessment may have been overstated. Importantly, guidelines issued in 2009 are considered insecure and may need to be rewritten, according to an expert at this week's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting.September 3, 2013Musculoskeletal RadiologyClinical lead elaborates on factors behind Olympic gloryTraining, training, training: That's what lay behind the success of trauma care at the 2012 Olympics, the clinical lead for emergency services for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games told a packed audience at last week's International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2013.April 23, 2013Clinical NewsHealthcare in 2050: Digital technology to give power to patientsLONDON - The growth of smartphones and other digital technology will give patients much greater control over healthcare in the future, and patients will eventually decide on the hiring of researchers and medics, predicts Lucien Engelen, from the Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands.April 18, 2013Clinical NewsPhilip Gishen: We must fully embrace teleradiologyDo not fear teleradiology, asserts Dr. Philip Gishen, the respected radiologist who restored calm and order at two of London's top hospitals after turbulent times. He has nurtured a special interest in teleradiology, and is convinced it can deliver high standards and won't take away a radiologist's job.April 9, 2013Medical, Legal, and PracticeImaging community reflects on French radiation scandalAs the dust continues to settle on last month's radiation therapy overdose litigation and prison sentences in France, experts believe the gravity of the case relates to the attempts to conceal the errors, and they are keen to see reinforcement of a culture in which staff are encouraged to report and not hide mistakes.March 19, 2013Clinical NewsReiser reveals his vision for European Radiology's futureDr. Maximilian Reiser is set to become the new editor in chief of European Radiology in January 2014. Despite the long lead-in time, he is already preparing for this challenging role, and is developing his own ideas for the journal's future.March 18, 2013Conference'Unfair' regulatory stance on radiotracers poses threat to PET's futureVIENNA - Legal and regulatory issues surrounding the production and uses of radiotracers represent a significant threat to PET imaging, a senior luminary told ECR 2013 attendees at Sunday's professional challenges session on the legal matters related to multimodality techniques.March 10, 2013ConferenceA 3-piece jigsaw: patient, radiologist, clinician. But do they fit together?VIENNA - The delicate balance of power and complex set of interactions between radiologists, patients, and clinicians was the subject of some lively and frank discussion at Sunday's professional challenges session, which followed a novel and original format, at ECR 2013.March 10, 2013ConferenceSouth African radiology demonstrates its dynamism, vibrancy at ECRVIENNA - It's dynamic, exciting, and evolving. That's how an engaging presenter opened her talk about the state of academic radiology training in South Africa at ECR 2013. The reality, as displayed in the lectures at Saturday's "ESR meets South Africa" session, certainly lived up to the promise.March 9, 2013Previous PagePage 4 of 7Next PageTop StoriesCTRadiology mourns death of Ireland’s Barry KellyTributes are being paid to Prof. Barry Kelly, an important figure in Irish radiology who played a central role in designing and implementing the ESR’s audit scheme and the European Diploma of Radiology.Artificial IntelligenceAI improves MRI diagnosis of prostate cancerHomeHow can we minimize errors caused by human factors?CTNew advice issued on cardiac CT for prosthetic heart valvesSponsor ContentJoin us 26 June at 6 p.m. CET for a FREE webinar!
