Resources: Page 124

MRI ensures no more stabbing in the dark over wound length

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - A ground-breaking study examining the reliability of MRI to image experimentally produced stab wounds in amputated human limbs was presented for the first time on Thurday at ECR 2014. The study findings may help with forensic evidence in criminal cases and with postmortem reports.

March 6, 2014

'Opportunity' knocking for women demanding mammograms

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Opportunistic screening accounts for nearly a quarter of all referred mammograms in the Netherlands. And contrary to expectations, there is no difference among age groups, delegates at ECR 2014 learned on Friday morning.

March 6, 2014

Video from ECR 2014: Dr. Erik Ranschaert on mobile devices and teleradiology

VIENNA - Dr. Erik Ranschaert, PhD, talks about why radiologists should use tablets and mobile devices in their daily practice, shares how they are used at his hospital, and also discusses the European Society of Radiology's recent statement on teleradiology.

March 6, 2014

Russia eyes teleradiology to bridge gaps in healthcare

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Slowly but surely, teleradiology is clearing challenging hurdles to adoption in Russia, paving the way for improved healthcare in sparsely populated areas of the country, attendees learned during Friday's "ESR meets Russia" session at ECR 2014.

March 6, 2014

Bezzi: To succeed with lung biopsies, talk to your patients

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - When it comes to lung biopsies, the key factors are patient consent and collaboration, indications and contraindications, imaging review, guidance selection, patient positioning and the use of local anesthesia, and recovery and potential complications, a leading Italian interventional radiologist told a standing-room only Mini Course on Thursday.

March 6, 2014

Dr. Emanuele Neri on EuSoMII and informatics hot topics

Dr. Emanuele Neri, from the University of Pisa in Italy and the president of the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII), formerly EuroPACS, discusses the recent changes the organization has undergone and also the hot informatics topics of tablet use and teleradiology.

March 6, 2014