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Berlin to host ultrahigh-field MRI symposium

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin will be the venue for the annual Scientific Symposium on Ultrahigh Field Magnetic Resonance, which will be held on 8 June.

February 23, 2012

ESUR issues new guidance on best use of prostate MRI

By Philip Ward

As a first step toward the greater standardization of prostate imaging, the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has published a guideline for MRI of the prostate. The ESUR Prostate Working Group has developed a structured reporting system, called PI-RADS (prostate imaging, reporting, and data system).

February 23, 2012

U.K. agency appoints new medical device director

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has named John Wilkinson as its director of medical devices.

February 20, 2012

U.K. radiographers society develops benchmarking tool

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Society and College of Radiographers in London announced that it is working with the Amor Group to develop a benchmarking tool for radiology services.

February 15, 2012

BIR sponsors medicolegal conference

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) is sponsoring a daylong medicolegal conference for radiologists on 22 March at its headquarters in London.

February 14, 2012

South African wins Radiographer of the Year

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists named Sandra Pridgeon of South Africa the society's DoseWise Radiographer of the Year for 2011.

February 12, 2012

Female radiologists: Does gender really matter?

By Dr. Anagha Parkar

In her latest column, Dr. Anagha Parkar discusses whether gender matters in medicine. More women are entering the field but there is an imbalance regarding certain subspecialties. What does that mean for radiology?

February 12, 2012

Radiologists may be sheltered from Elsevier boycott

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The growing storm over pricing policies at academic publishing giant Elsevier does not appear to have reached radiology's shores, according to Dr. Hans Blickman, editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Radiology (EJR), an Elsevier title. Still, radiologists are likely to see more open-access articles as EJR adapts to the changing publishing environment.

February 9, 2012

Royal College opposes U.K. health reforms

By Cynthia E. Keen

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has joined the ranks of U.K. organizations opposing the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill first introduced in Parliament more than a year ago. On 27 January, the RCR sent a special bulletin to its 8,900 members, stating its opposition to the legislation in its current form.

January 31, 2012

French breast implant boss arrested

By Reuters Health

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who has sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was arrested on Thursday and could be charged with manslaughter, the public prosecutor in the city of Marseille said.

January 25, 2012

European cardiac society seeks growth in Middle East

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Cardiology is producing a one-day program in conjunction with the Saudi Heart Association at its annual meeting in Riyadh on 21-24 February.

January 24, 2012

New European charter aims to unite radiology training

By Rebekah Moan

The revised European Training Charter for Clinical Radiology will harmonize training across the continent, while also providing flexibility among the major subspecialties, according to an editorial published by the European Society of Radiology on 15 January in Insights into Imaging.

January 24, 2012

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