Events

05/16/2013

COMPAMED Spring forum offers a taste of the leading trade fair for medical technology

In the meantime, the COMPAMED Spring forum has become as much a part of the furniture as the COMPAMED in Düsseldorf - the leading international specialist trade fair for …

03/18/2013

IHE-Europe takes on the world in Istanbul

The movement for interoperability among health information devices and systems has spread across Europe reaching Turkey, which will be host to the European IHE Connectathon in …

03/13/2013

Display innovations at ECR include 6 MP

Here comes a new, aesthetic look and feel of display systems, advanced LED technology, and cranked up luminance enhancing image quality: imaging specialists from Barco are taking …

03/12/2013

Advanced versatile ultrasound with flexible style

At ECR 2013 Hitachi Medical Systems Europe will for the first time in Europe be showcasing Noblus, an advanced versatile and compact ultrasound platform. …

03/12/2013

See you in Vienna 2014!

The 25the European Congress of Radiology ended yesterday in Vienna. …

03/12/2013

More sophisticated insights into the human mind

“We finally have tools to non-invasively study the human brain in normal subjects and diseased patients,” says Professor Stefan Sunaert, Head of Translational MRI at the …

03/11/2013

'Invest in the youth' is a great opportunity

Cyprian Olchowy, a young Polish radiologist in training, reports his impressions and experiences of ECR 2013. …

03/11/2013

Interfere or Interact?

ECR 2013: to survive, radiologists may need to come out of the closet …

03/10/2013

MRI holds a key role in cervical cancer

Modern imaging techniques greatly enhance the treatment selection …

03/10/2013

What is more personal than radiology for a patient?

ESR President Gabriel Krestin introduced a major theme for the society's congress with personalized radiology. "There is nothing more personal in healthcare than a medical image," …

03/10/2013

The importance of MRI for gynaecological malignancies

Hedvig Hricak, Chair of the Radiology Department at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA, describes emerging applications and potential trends in …

03/10/2013

How to maintain appropriateness and safety

The second Management in Radiology session at this year’s ECR focussed on challenges for radiology coming from telemedicine, eHealth, appropriateness, and safety issues. …

03/10/2013

Maximum range of examinations

Shimadzu, world-wide manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment, released its latest product, the Sonialvision G4 R/F system, during the ECR 2013 event in Vienna. …

03/10/2013

Keep the stones rolling: CT improves diagnosis of kidney stones

It is an every-day occurrence in any emergency department: patients presenting with severe flank pain. In roughly 50 percent of these cases, the pain is caused by a stone. 15 …

03/10/2013

Innovate, or go out of business

Management in Radiology (MIR): this ESR subcommittee is dedicated to management topics, developments in eHealth, and major trends in the discipline. …

03/09/2013

Fujifilm’s continuing global presence

New business ventures, new systems – and those include 3-D mammography …

03/09/2013

Perfusion imaging: The future of CT?

CT scanners now nicely cover morphology. The challenge is moving to CT functional imaging without frying patients …

03/09/2013

UK hospital pioneers ‘direct to CT scans’ for A&E patients

A UK hospital is assessing trauma patients by taking them directly for CT scans rather than to the A&E department. Piloted at King’s College Hospital, this new approach to …

03/09/2013

DMS: Breakthrough technology in bone densitometry

DMS (Diagnostic Medical Systems) is thrilled to unveil, for the occasion of the ECR 2013, the newest breakthrough in bone health management: 3D-DXA. …

03/09/2013

Exploding data gives new views of disease

It is said a picture is worth 1,000 words. Advanced medical imaging, such as 3D views of the heart or brain have certainly proven the value of this statement by advancing our …