Body Imaging: Page 36

Davos group offers 3 global training courses

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Diagnostic Course Davos is offering three training courses this spring, the organization announced.

March 12, 2013

Gymnasts' spines, footballers' ankles, and golfers' wrists take the strain

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - The ultrademanding and highly competitive nature of modern professional sport was visible to all during Sunday's refresher course on overuse injuries at ECR 2013. An international group of radiologists discussed common injuries in professional athletes and what to look for when imaging these patients.

March 10, 2013

DMS unveils 3D-DXA at ECR 2013

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bone densitometry developer Diagnostic Medical Systems (DMS) is debuting its 3D-DXA bone densitometry technology at ECR 2013 being held in Vienna.

March 7, 2013

Global radiologist leads the way in musculoskeletal trauma cases

By Becky McCall

VIENNA - Go back to basic anatomy and mechanism of injury to understand which structures could possibly be injured in a particular scenario. That was the overriding message of a leading musculoskeletal radiologist in a lunchtime session on trauma on Thursday at ECR 2013.

March 7, 2013

Injuries from alcohol-induced night sledging on the rise

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A letter in this week's BMJ has highlighted the alarming increase in the incidence of injuries resulting from sledging at night and after drinking alcohol.

February 5, 2013

Make full use of iterative reconstruction in musculoskeletal CT

By Philip Ward

Iterative reconstruction algorithms are a considerable advance in musculoskeletal CT, and allow a dose reduction of 50% and better imaging of metallic implants, according to award-winning research from France.

January 22, 2013

Radiographer-led 'hot' reporting can help optimize patient care

By Frances Rylands-Monk

New research from the U.K. has revealed radiographer-led immediate (or "hot") reporting in the emergency room can cut overall hospital costs, reduce treatment errors, and improve doctor confidence. And if radiographer reporting roles were expanded to chest and abdomen radiographs, the total savings could be substantial.

January 21, 2013

Spatial resolution model enhances PET imaging of various cancers

By Wayne Forrest

Using routine clinical protocols in whole-body FDG-PET/CT, Danish researchers have found that a point spread function PET reconstruction technique increases lesion detection for numerous cancers, according to an article in the European Journal of Radiology.

January 7, 2013

New MRI approach can reveal medial meniscus tears

By Philip Ward

An upright MRI technique makes it possible to recognize the stability of a meniscal tear and avoid potential damage from arthroscopic investigations, leading to more rapid recovery from injury, according to Italian researchers.

December 27, 2012

Philips wins contract in the Netherlands

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, has signed a 10-year managed services agreement with Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, for the supply, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of its imaging equipment.

December 25, 2012

Sectra highlights OneScreen osteoporosis research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PACS firm Sectra is highlighting research from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm that shows how the company's Sectra OneScreen online service offers an efficient and inexpensive method for early identification of people at risk for osteoporosis.

November 20, 2012

Support grows for virtual autopsies

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

It makes good sense to replace as many traditional autopsies as possible with noninvasive imaging alternatives, especially using CT when appropriate, according to a new report commissioned by the U.K.'s Department of Health.

October 28, 2012

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