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Whole-body MRI feasible for stage III melanoma follow-up

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Except for in the lungs, whole-body MRI can perform comparably to CT or PET/CT for following up stage III melanoma patients, according to a presentation on Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 3, 2012

Low-dose MBIR beats ASIR recon in most image-quality categories

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - The new model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) technique handily outperformed adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) in one of the first head-to-head series, researchers reported on Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 3, 2012

Switching to digital mammo increases recall rate, study finds

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - A low recall rate in combination with the introduction of digital mammography affects the balance between recall rate and detection rate, which can influence breast cancer care and the associated costs, according to a session at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 3, 2012

Maroldi takes ECR delegates into head and neck imaging's future

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Small is beautiful when it comes to head and neck imaging, particularly because the small structures are so fascinating to explore, according to Prof. Roberto Maroldi, head of radiology at the University of Brescia, Italy, who spoke at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

March 3, 2012

Egypt's national breast screening program is put firmly on the map

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Breast cancer accounts for 33% of all female cancers in Egypt, and its incidence will continue to rise, noted Prof. Dorria Salem, director of the national women's outreach program for breast cancer screening, in Saturday's European Society of Radiology meets Egypt session.

March 3, 2012

ECR 2012

In ECR's "Pin to Win" game, attendees collect pins distributed in the booths of exhibitors. Those who collect 14 pins are eligible to win a new tablet computer (this attendee is missing just one).

March 3, 2012

PACS providers innovate to broaden availability of digital images

By John Bonner

VIENNA - PACS has become a vital component in the radiologist's toolbox, but beyond radiology it's often a different story. Therefore, PACS vendors are working hard to create technologies that allow images to be available hospital-wide, as well as integrate all relevant documents into the electronic archive.

March 3, 2012

Atherosclerosis markers can unravel paradox of Churchill et al

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Winston Churchill smoked heavily and was overweight, yet he lived to the age of 90. Others live healthily and die well before 60. Emerging techniques for diagnosing atherosclerosis promise to explain this apparent contradiction and make medicine more patient-specific.

March 3, 2012

Modality choice poses difficulties in hip joint replacement

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Total hip arthroplasty is one of the most effective and rapidly growing orthopedic reconstruction procedures. This means radiologists can expect to see many more hip prosthesis failures over the coming years, but deciding which imaging modality to use to detect them remains problematic.

March 3, 2012

ECR 2012

The sun sets on Saturday at ECR 2012.

March 2, 2012

CAD aids in stenosis detection on coronary CTA

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Computer-aided detection (CAD) software can accurately rule out stenosis on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with acute chest pain and an intermediate risk of acute coronary syndrome, according to research presented at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 2, 2012

CAD could become a second reader in breast imaging

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) in breast cancer screening is quickly approaching the level of experienced radiologists and may soon be used as a second or third reader, said a presenter on Saturday morning at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 2, 2012

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