From analogue to digital
Thanks to the convertion from analogue to digital imaging, Kodak Health Group reported a considerable success in Europe.
Between innovation and investment
Many radiologists are fascinated by the exciting new developments in medical technology but they find themselves faced with difficult or even irresolvable problems when trying to purchase this equipment.
ECR 2007
Science and culture: between tradition and modernity. Interview with Christian Herold, Head of the Clinical Department for Radiodiagnostics at the General Hospital Vienna, Austria.
Advancing individualised therapies
The decoding of the genome has made it possible for molecular biology specialists to detect predispositions for illnesses and treat them accordingly.
CONTRAST at the right time - at the right place
Medtron AG, which designs and markets high-performance contrast agent injectors for use in CT, MRI and angiography, constantly aims to meet the demands of the latest scanner generations and advancing medical requirements, along with patient comfort and cost effectiveness.
DMIST demystified
Cynthia E Keen discusses the controversy evoked by an ambitious 36-month digital mammography trial that has cost the US $26,000,000
Article • Company Profile
In the spotlight: Schiller AG
Alfred E Schiller, founder and managing director of Schiller AG, based in Baar, Switzerland, describes the rise of his company and its place in today’s highly competitive intensive care market. Alfred Schiller founded Schiller AG in 1971 and three years later introduced his first product – a pocket-sized electrocardioscope, which has been built on successively over the years. The…
Gender differences in cerebral activation when viewing erotic stimuli in fMRI
Functional MRI (fMRI) is a widely used method capable of mapping functional regions of the human cortex in near real time during specific tasks.
The tabletop film processor
Ecomax - a brand new plug and play system for analogue X-ray film processing - is being launched at the RSNA by Protec Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG.
Save time! Don't change media containers
In 1982, ulrich medical - a 3rd generation family concern based in Ulm - presented the first contrast agent injector for CT examinations.
In production: A scanner with the biggest gantry aperture and widest scan field
Following enthusiastic reactions to the Aquilion Large Bore (LB) scanner, when shown as a work in progress at last year's ECR, and with orders in hand, Toshiba has commenced production.
Ultrasound: Improving performance and speeding up communication
At ECR 2006, Aloka will present three advanced products. Hans-Guido Sturk, the company's Product Line Manager, General Imaging, reports.
Whole Body MRI for Vascular Screening
Article by Stefan G Ruehm MD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Director, Cardiovascular CT, at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.
Images and data integration in the healthcare information system
A report about an innovative informatics/logistics solution for the Policlinico Gemelli Hospital - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Rome.
How to manage your radiologist
Radiology in public hospitals is under economic pressure due to limited public funding, partially decreasing radiology fees, capitation payment systems, central planning of capital investment, as well as the increasing complexity and cost of equipment.
The 3rd Hospital Administrator Forum
I am delighted that the Hospital Administrator Symposium organised by European Hospital is being held in conjunction with the ECR again this year.
Partnerships to personalise medicine
Peter Loescher has worked at the cutting edge of the pharmaceutical industry for 17 years. In the latter part of this period, for example, he headed Hoechst's division in Japan, where he was also spokesperson for the European pharmaceutical industry, negotiating with the Japanese government during its healthcare reform in 2002.
Dual-Source CT
X-ray computed tomography (CT) has shown an absolutely remarkable and impressive increase in its performance characteristics for many years - remarkable because the modality was declared dead in the 1980s, impressive because these developments seemed impossible to many, for technical and for physics reasons.
The flat panel detector
Japan's first X-ray images were taken in 1896 - just months after Roentgen's discovery - by Professor Muraoka, of Kyoto University, and Genzo Shimadzu Jnr.
PACS pushes European CR and DR uptake
For 2005, the European CR systems market was valued at US$261.9 million. This is expected to reach $322.9 million in 2010.
Back on the map
In September 2002, when Philippe Houssiau became President of Agfa's HealthCare Business Group, he quickly saw that the company possessed huge imaging technology and knowledge that could be focused on producing new products and solutions.
4th International Multislice CT Symposium
Combining multislice CT equipment with procedures used in nuclear medicine such as PET-CT (positron emission tomography) and SPECT-CT (single photon emission computed tomography) offers fascinating perspectives of capturing morphological image and functional diagnostics.
Crossing borders
Radiologists working abroad - the reality
Security alert
Security in hospitals is not easy. Thousands of patients, visitors, members of staff, as well as delivery and removal people, come and go, and with so many strangers inevitably on the scene, a perfect cover for opportunistic thieves is created, so the theft of small items is not uncommon.
2nd International Conference on Reconstruction of Soft Facial Parts
When found at Winkeler Bay the woman had been dead for ten years, her body mutilated beyond recognition. In fact, no one was sure she would ever be identified. However, facial reconstruction techniques not only helped in her identification, but also prompted the hunt for her killer.