Emergency Radiology: Page 7

Video from ECR 2015: Dr. Anders Persson on forensic radiology
VIENNA - What makes a good forensic radiologist? Is CT or MRI winning the battle in postmortem imaging? Dr. Anders Persson, director of the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization in Linköping, Sweden, reveals all in an interview with AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward at ECR 2015.
March 5, 2015
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Siemens readies new handheld ultrasound unit for ECR
By Erik L. Ridley
Handheld ultrasound systems represent a rapidly growing segment of the ultrasound market, and prospective purchasers will soon have an additional entrant to consider. Siemens Healthcare will unveil Acuson P500, a new handheld ultrasound platform, at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
March 1, 2015
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Use CTA for aortic emergencies, Austrians say
By Rebekah Moan
For detecting aortic emergencies, CT angiography (CTA) is the modality of choice and enables clinical teams to decide whether elective, urgent, or emergent treatment is necessary, while endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) and surgical repair are the recommended therapies, according to Austrian researchers.
February 12, 2015
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Radiology trainees get to grips with emergencies
By Mélisande Rouger
VIENNA - Emergency radiology (ER) in the night shift can be a tricky setting for radiologists of all ages and experience, but it is particularly difficult for beginners in the specialty. Speakers at the Radiology Trainees Forum on Sunday shared some advice on emergency imaging with attendees at ECR 2014.
March 9, 2014
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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
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Act now to remove the fear from emergency radiology
Emergency radiology is an increasingly important field, as shown by last weekend's event, "Fit for the Specialist: Emergency Without Crisis," held in Berlin. Dr. Stefan Wirth, scientific director of the meeting and program planning officer of the European Society of Emergency Radiology, shares his experiences.
November 5, 2013
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ESC: CCTA effective as initial emergency test for chest pain
By Becky McCall
AMSTERDAM - Use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) does not increase the rate of subsequent invasive coronary angiography and does increase coronary revascularization in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain -- while also saving money, according to a poster at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress.
September 3, 2013
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Third-generation iPad can handle emergency CT diagnosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Apple's third-generation iPad can perform similarly to a 3D PACS workstation for the task of interpreting emergency CT studies, researchers from Hannover Medical School in Germany report in a study published on 26 July in RöFo.
August 7, 2013
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DRK 2013 highlights cancer care, emergency imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The German radiology conference, DRK 2013, opens today at the Congress Center Hamburg.
May 27, 2013
Advances in forensic imaging bring new opportunities for radiology
By Simon Lee
VIENNA - As the reliability of modern forensic imaging rapidly improves, radiologists are being increasingly sought out by forensic pathologists to help examine bodies noninvasively, so they should be prepared to answer that call, according to experts in a special session on advances in forensic imaging on Sunday at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
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Eykona's 3D camera finds applications in Afghanistan
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A portable 3D imaging camera from Eykona is being used in the field by U.K. troops at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan to assess the nature of wounds received by soldiers. The device is also being used at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, U.K., where military casualties are treated.
November 27, 2012
Out-of-hours emergency CT transforms imaging landscape
By Dr. Neelam Dugar
Over the past decade, the increasing demand for emergency CT of the head, cervical spine, and body has led to a tenfold or more increase in the demand for radiologists being called out at night. At the same time, a similar revolution has occurred with the access to, and display of, images.
September 16, 2012
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