Events

02/27/2012

Europe’s first Positron Emission Mammography

Early this year the radiology and nuclear medicine practice of Doctors Andreas Blynow, Frank Muller, Jorg Kowalski in Ludwigshafen, Germany, began to offer breast examinations …

02/27/2012

Sectra highlights the latest developments

At ECR 2012, Sectra will highlight the latest development within its product suites with the main focus on how radiology can increase their service to referring physicians thereby …

02/24/2012

ECR 2012: Hologic launches four products

Hologic a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of …

02/23/2012

ECR: Satellite Symposia Sunday

Date for your ECR diary in advance! At a glance: All Satellite Symposia for Sunday March 4. …

02/23/2012

ECR: Satellite Symposia Saturday

Date for your ECR diary in advance! At a glance: All Satellite Symposia for Saturday March 3. …

02/23/2012

ECR: Satellite Symposia Friday

Date for your ECR diary in advance! At a glance: All Satellite Symposia for Friday March 2. …

02/23/2012

ECR: Satellite Symposia Thursday

Date for your ECR diary in advance! At a glance: All Satellite Symposia for Thursday March 1. …

02/22/2012

What´s new in ultrasound and contrast agents?

Critical ultrasound, as a tool for immediate therapeutic decisions, and emergency POC ultrasound – an extension of the clinical examination at the bedside or on the accident …

02/22/2012

What´s new in personalised molecular medicine and biomarkers?

In breast imaging, advances are constant. Dr Peter Brader, at the Department of Radiology, Division for Molecular and Gender Imaging, Medical University Vienna, believes a …

02/22/2012

What’ s new in information technology?

This remains critical in radiology and demand rows for even more rapid report turnaround and quicker access to imaging, especially for cancer. …

02/22/2012

What´s new in high-resolution radionuclide imaging?

This technique is increasingly used to detect breast cancer and has been shown to improve diagnosis in many clinical situations. It is also allowing clinicians to detect …

02/22/2012

What´s new in breast MRI, tomosynthesis and elastography?

MRI: Although an area of constant debate, this is becoming a widely accepted clinical modality in Europe. However, researchers in The Netherlands have shown that performing …

02/22/2012

The UK’s National Proton Beam Therapy Service

PBT uses a high-energy beam of particles to destroy cancer cells by more accurately targeting the affected areas and is particularly suitable for complex childhood cancers. It …

02/22/2012

MedAustron is becoming a reality in Wiener Neustadt

Currently there is a truly enormous hole in the ground in the city of Wiener Neustadt, Austria, but by summer 2012 MedAustron, one of the most modern centres for ion therapy and …

02/21/2012

Improved specificity in breast ultrasound

Sonography is the most important non-invasive supplementary procedure to mammography, the current gold standard in breast cancer diagnostics. High-resolution ultrasound can …

02/21/2012

What’ s new in the world of radiology?

Radiology constantly evolves. There are technical advances in terms of the capabilities of various modalities, greater clarity from contrast agents that are also safer for …

02/21/2012

What´s new in neuroradiology and interventional radiology?

When scanning seizures, Dr Walter Kucharczyk, director of MRI at Toronto General Hospital, believes that MRI still remains the best imaging test to discover if there is an …

02/21/2012

The end of blooming effects

Ehen, during the RSNA 2011, Professor Uwe J Schoepf MD, was asked what will be the chosen procedure of the future in cardiac imaging, he answered without hesitation: …

02/21/2012

Protecting the future of incidental discoveries in imaging

Radiologists in the United Kingdom have taken steps to help ensure unexpected findings iscovered during the course of imaging research are being recorded and effectively …

02/21/2012

IT is making surgical procedures safer

Image guidance and information management are turning into essential components of operating theatre workflow. Integrating the operating theatre (OT) with the help of IT systems …