Michael Reiter[email protected]Industry NewsU.S. team finds favor with new breast PET unitA dedicated breast PET unit developed in Spain offers key advantages for breast imaging, according to a U.S. team that has been testing it. The unit offers better resolution than whole-body PET, and it may prove more useful than molecular breast imaging using technetium-99m sestamibi.August 6, 2015Clinical NewsDigitization poses threat to radiographers, says EngelhornMAINZ - Digitization is having a big effect on midlevel professionals, and some radiographers' jobs will disappear due to the rising level of automation in image acquisition and the availability of more nursing staff for handling patient positioning according to preset profiles.June 22, 2015Residents/FellowsDr. Adrian Dixon, breast experts & joggers excel at DRKHAMBURG - "Sherlock Homes is nothing compared to a radiologist," Dr. Adrian Dixon pointed out in an interview with the congress newspaper at last week's German Radiology Congress (DRK) in Hamburg. Dixon received honorary membership of the German Radiological Society at the meeting.May 19, 2015Clinical NewsDRK: Support grows for cloud-based dose monitoringCloud-based solutions allow for effective analysis and comparison of radiation dose in CT exams across multiple sites, and represent a major step forward in ensuring patient safety, according to research presented at the German Congress of Radiology (DRK), which began today in Hamburg.May 12, 2015Medical, Legal, and PracticeMIR: Communicate with patients or face being suedFailure to communicate effectively in the form of a triangle involving the radiologist, the referring physician, and the patient will result in more lawsuits, delegates were warned at this month's Management in Radiology (MIR) congress in Bologna, Italy.October 14, 2014Clinical NewsMIR: Convey critical findings to avoid malpractice claimsIn a radiologist's final report, failure to provide adequate details about important or unexpected findings considered to be actionable is a leading cause of malpractice claims, attendees were warned at last week's Management in Radiology (MIR) congress in Bologna, Italy.October 7, 2014Clinical NewsMIR: Beware the pitfalls of teleradiologyGlobalization of radiology is creating opportunities, and posing major challenges and threats, according to a discussion on teleradiology at last week's Management in Radiology (MIR) congress held in Bologna, Italy. Dr. Elisabeth Schouman-Claeys and Dr. Jan Schillebeeckx led the debate.October 6, 2014Clinical NewsPACS downtime comes under growing scrutinyAs more and more core care processes move from paper-based to e-support, system or service uptime now plays a critical role in provider organizations, and planned or unplanned PACS downtime can be a serious problem, according to German expert Joachim Zaers.July 7, 2014Clinical NewsTechnology helps get a grip on scheduling, resourcesAcross Europe, managers and staff in radiology departments, as well as their clinical peers, are facing a desperate need for dynamic scheduling and transparency regarding available resources. At the 16th DICOM Meeting and HIS-RIS-PACS workshop, held last week in Mainz, Germany, details of a dashboard solution were presented.June 30, 2014Clinical NewsHruby: Healthcare IT systems need urgent standardizationBesides simplifying workflow, the key future goal in healthcare IT is to standardize and unify systems, and this reaches well beyond PACS. It includes integrating the hospital and RIS with the long-term archive, according to the Vienna-based pioneer and early adopter Dr. Walter Hruby.June 8, 2014Page 1 of 2Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-RayBook launch celebrates lives of global experts in radiologyA new book containing 195 biographies of radiology's early pioneers from 38 countries was unveiled at France's national congress, JFR 2024, in Paris.Patient SafetyRCR releases pediatric trauma radiology guidanceRadiographersASMIRT issues statement on radiographers and cardiac devicesMolecular ImagingTc-99m shortage expected to last into NovemberSponsor ContentFREE Webinar