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SuperSonic adds to installed base in Italy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine has delivered its Aixplorer ultrasound scanner to the Agostino Gemelli Teaching Hospital in Rome.

August 17, 2015

Bedside chest x-rays: Are radiologists needed?

By Rebekah Moan

When it comes to reading bedside chest x-rays, is the radiologist still needed, or can the task be delegated to other physicians? Swiss researchers have found that as long as the person is experienced, the discipline really doesn't matter.

August 17, 2015

Bicycle spoke injuries: What's the best approach?

By Philip Ward

Injuries resulting from a leg being trapped in bicycle spokes are surprisingly common, particularly in children, but no guideline or protocol defines what type of radiography can diagnose or rule out a fracture. Dutch researchers have now acted to fill this knowledge gap.

August 16, 2015

CT transforms abdominopelvic trauma care

By Philip Ward

Today, CT is vital for assessing intra-abdominal and pelvic hemorrhage, and it has boosted trauma management and had major implications for radiologists, according to new research presented at the 2015 congress of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology.

August 12, 2015

EACVI adds new CMR exam date

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) will be offering an additional European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) test this year.

August 11, 2015

Wrist fractures come out top in audit of MSK errors

By Philip Ward

In a new audit of musculoskeletal (MSK) errors made at a top London hospital, the most common mistakes presented at discrepancy meetings in 2014 were wrist fractures, with triquetral fractures being the biggest group within these, and the most common type was perceptual.

August 10, 2015

Fraunhofer MeViS creates 3D heart movie

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm Fraunhofer MeViS, headquartered in Bremen, Germany, has developed a special functional 3D heart display for this month's exhibition at Ars Electronica Center's "Deep Space 8K" experience in Linz, Austria.

August 9, 2015

Belgians scoop prize for research on elbow injuries

By Philip Ward

Elbow injuries are common in power and combat sports such as boxing, judo, weightlifting, and wrestling, but uncertainty surrounds the best imaging approach. Belgian researchers provided fresh analysis at the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology congress and collected a top award for it.

August 9, 2015

ESSR posts obituary for Slovenian radiologist

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) has published an obituary on Slovenian radiologist Dr. Vladimir Jevtič, who passed away earlier this year.

August 9, 2015

U.S. team finds favor with new breast PET unit

By Michael Reiter

A dedicated breast PET unit developed in Spain offers key advantages for breast imaging, according to a U.S. team that has been testing it. The unit offers better resolution than whole-body PET, and it may prove more useful than molecular breast imaging using technetium-99m sestamibi.

August 6, 2015

New light shed on triple-negative breast cancer

By Rebekah Moan

Watch out for triple-negative breast cancer as it will often demonstrate benign morphological features on ultrasound, researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia have found. Biopsies should still be performed unless the lesion is clearly a cyst or typical fibroadenoma, they insist.

August 5, 2015

Kalender: Tell your patients about CT's benefits, not risks

By Philip Ward

CT is thriving, and instead of informing patients about the risk of radiation-induced cancer, now's the time to emphasize the upside of undergoing an examination, according to CT pioneer Willi Kalender, PhD. Tell them CT saves lives, he said in a special lecture.

August 4, 2015

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