Robin Marshall[email protected]Organized Radiology IssuesScreening debate 'destabilizes' breast imagingAs president-elect of the European Society of Breast Imaging, Dr. GĂ¡bor Forrai from Budapest faces a busy time ahead. In this exclusive interview, we ask him to take out the crystal ball and reflect on the future challenges and opportunities facing the community he will be representing.October 30, 2014Clinical NewsBrain drain continues to pose severe challenges in HungaryThe dire circumstances driving Hungary's brain drain of experienced specialist doctors -- typified by poor recognition, long hours, and low wages -- are only deteriorating, and it's tough to be optimistic about the future, according to a top radiologist from Budapest.April 10, 2012Musculoskeletal RadiologyImaging illuminates athleticism of Canarian wrestlersCanarian wrestling may be a fairly specialized and small-scale sport, but the physical prowess of its athletes has come under intense scrutiny from a group of Spanish researchers. Their findings were presented at the recent Euroecho and Other Imaging Modalities conference in Budapest.December 20, 2011Clinical NewsQuality control lies at heart of positive outcomeBUDAPEST - The quality of a hospital's equipment, along with patient protocols and the skill sets and training of staff, all require constant attention if an echocardiogram is to produce an effective result, Euroecho delegates learned last week.December 12, 2011Clinical NewsHungary fine-tunes approach to breast screeningAs the country prepares to celebrate 10 years of national breast screening, Hungarian radiologists are keen to share their experiences of developing a rigorous training scheme. Few countries offer a dedicated examination to radiologists involved in breast screening, but Hungary is one of them.November 20, 2011Medical, Legal, and PracticeHungary counts the growing cost of brain drainHungarian radiology has become trapped in a vicious circle: A combination of low prestige, long hours, and low wages is driving a brain drain of the most experienced specialists to find work abroad, in particular to the Republic of Ireland, Scandinavia, the U.K., and now Germany.July 7, 2011Imaging InformaticsTechnology developers strive to unlock potential of e-healthBUDAPEST - Cloud computing -- which involves running application software and storing related data in central computer systems, while providing users with access to them through the Internet -- may effectively speed up the development of e-health and help countries with infrastructure problems to leap forward.May 16, 2011Clinical NewsElectronic health records require major change of focusBUDAPEST - The development of electronic record keeping and sharing has come a long way during the past 20 years, but the overall landscape remains a mess, and the fine granular data still lives on paper in hospitals, according to a health informatics professor.May 11, 2011Page 1 of 1Top StoriesMolecular ImagingDublin team evaluates radiation dose in PSMA PET/CTReducing average injected dose and uptake time in prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT can lead to improved patient throughput, according to Irish researchers.CTBelgium moves ahead with novel radiology referral schemeCTAssessing CT image quality: Which method is best?CTCT pearls from Ireland’s top orthopedic hospitalMolecular ImagingSPECT/CT identifies prostate cancer patients with poor outcomes
