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CT saddled as 'workhorse' for evaluating post-op complications

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - For suspected late postoperative complications in the abdomen, CT can provide swift and accurate diagnoses in what may be life and death situations, ECR 2014 delegates heard at Sunday's session on gastrointestinal tract imaging.

March 9, 2014

Conflict over recognition for MRI discovery resurfaces at ECR

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - The long-running and hostile dispute over who should receive credit for the invention of clinical MRI resurfaced during Sunday's Honorary Lecture at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Study finds PET/CT can help diagnose CUP syndrome

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - FDG-PET/CT can identify a possible primary tumor in patients with carcinoma with unknown primary tumor (CUP) syndrome at a rate comparable to that found in autopsy studies, German researchers reported on Monday at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

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March 9, 2014

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March 9, 2014

Diagnosing chronic back pain: More than just looking at images

By Mélisande Rouger

VIENNA - Chronic low back pain is the most common cause of disability between the ages of 45 and 65, which means that it is something radiologists will have to deal with during their careers. When they do, they should be able to read films properly, according to presenters of a Refresher Course at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Parizel takes ECR delegates on cerebral journey of discovery and hope

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Emerging functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, and diffusion kurtosis imaging can provide a better understanding of the microstructure and function of the brain, and help to elucidate some of the mechanisms involved in neuroplasticity, explained Dr. Paul Parizel in the Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Honorary Lecture at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Serbia 'comes home' as its contribution gets official recognition

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Serbian radiologists have warmly welcomed the chance for greater visibility at the ECR and in European radiology at large -- visibility which until recently has been lacking, despite the country's scientific contribution to the discipline. Saturday's "ESR meets Serbia" session brought Serbian radiology into sharper focus.

March 9, 2014

Teeth: The feature radiologists need to know more about

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Most radiologists don't deal much with dental imaging, but they should be aware of what to look out for and know the difference between dental MRI and cone-beam CT, according to a Sunday presentation at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Population-based whole-body MRI finds serious disease

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Whole-body MRI screening is safe and accurate for detecting serious pathology in the asymptomatic general population -- especially in patients older than 50, according to a study presented on Sunday at ECR 2014. A few findings were more prevalent than expected in individuals younger than 50.

March 9, 2014

Experts chew the fat on obesity, services for larger patients

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Ground-breaking applications of functional imaging techniques can help radiologists play their part in the fight against the emerging obesity pandemic. In particular, MR elastography is showing promise in the early detection of disease, attendees were told at Saturday's State-of-the-Art Symposium at ECR 2014.

March 8, 2014

Tread cautiously with MR-guided prostate biopsies

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - MR-guided biopsies of the prostate should only be performed in select patients, and it's vital to keep aware of false-negative results. Also, an urgent need exists for robust multicenter trials of targeted biopsies of the prostate, ECR 2014 delegates learned during a Special Focus session on Saturday.

March 8, 2014

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