MIR@ECR
Management in Radiology (MIR) is a subcommittee of the ESR Professional Organisation Committee, set up to address current challenges and provide a forum for education and the exchange of ideas and concepts.
Radiology
Mobile C-arms in hybrid operating theatres
Hybrid operating theatres that combine conventional surgical tools with image-guided diagnostic tools, allow cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
RSNA honours leading European radiologists
At the 99th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), two of Europe's leading radiologists were among the three recipients of the Honorary RSNA Membership Awards that recognize significant achievements in the field.
Philips gives spectral CT an IQ with detector-based approach
For Pablo Ros, MD, the decision to use the new IQon Spectral CT system from Philips Healthcare is a no-brainer. The head of the radiology department at the prestigious University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and the co-director of Case Center for Imaging Research, introduced the new technology on the first day at the congress of the Radiological Society of North America…
Hologic brings tomosynthesis to breast cancer screening
In May, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally took the training wheels off tomosynthesis by approving the use of Hologic's new C-View 2D imaging in place of conventional 2D mammograms previously required as part of a breast tomosynthesis screening exam.
Aquilion ONE next generation from Toshiba
The ‘world’s best scanner’ just got even better. While Toshiba Medical Systems’ Aquilion ONE has impressed radiologists in recent years further enhancements and technical innovations have taken it onto a new level of performance and added yet another dimension to CT imaging.
GE unveils Blueprint for upgraded DoseWatch
To engage more fully with health systems to reduce average patient exposure to radiation, GE Healthcare has launched a full campaign called Blueprint for Low Dose that is built around DoseWatch, the industry-leading dose monitoring software.
Transforming healthcare
Philips at MEDICA: New healthcare solutions developed with users and patients help improve the recovery process and treatment options for patients while supporting medical staff in their work
Article • MEDICA 2013
We have entered ultrasound’s renaissance period
An innovative technology is enabling radiologists to provide more accurate diagnoses.
Faster scanners, more parameters, better markers…
With MRI and CT scanners widely available in clinical routine, radiologists cull increasingly precise and relevant functional tumour information for diagnostics and monitoring purposes. Both modalities offer technological and methodological approaches, initiated by the discipline itself, that have become indispensable for certain frequent tumours.
Advances in MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy
Widely considered a safe procedure for targeted tissue sampling, the fusion of MR and ultrasound images for prostate biopsy purposes is quickly gaining ground among radiologists.
Article • Mobile
MRI goes wireless
The current setup for MRI-guided interventions is challenging. With a physician positioned in the MRI room and an MRI operator in an adjacent room, setting scanning parameters requires communication by hand signals or via a headset that comes with inconvenient cabling.
Polytrauma whole-body CT in the shock room
Whole-body CT scans during shock room treatment of polytrauma patients are on the increase since their advantages are obvious: they are a fast and comprehensive examination that allows immediate therapy-relevant decisions.
Article • Trisomy 21
Earlier detection of Down’s syndrome
Down’s syndrome (also referred to as trisomy 21) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra copy of chromosome 21 in a person’s DNA.
Mobility is vital for patients and machines
New technological opportunities make it continuously easier to use medical devices anywhere, for in- and out-patient care. The technology has become mobile – and so have the patients. In-patient monitoring can be carried out wirelessly, independent of a patient’s respective location.
New award to promote quality in radiology
Telemedicine Clinic, Europe’s leading teleradiology company, has launched the TMC Radiology Quality Award, a €10,000 prize to promote quality initiatives within European radiology.
Breast tomosynthesis helps a small radiology centre to compete and grow
Dr Martínez Miravete didn’t set out to change breast imaging in Spain when she first adopted breast tomosynthesis.
Healthcare economics
Research using an analytical health economics model has suggested the current system of screening within the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is only moderately likely to be cost effective.
rfMRI reveals mind moving matter
‘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 Department of Imaging & Pathology, Leuven University Hospital (Belgium)
Reduced dose breakthrough for coronary CT imaging
Researchers in Germany have suggested that, for certain patients, newly developed coronary CT angiography techniques can provide good quality images with very low dose radiation.
Innovation management and the future of radiology
At this year’s ECR the first of two Management in Radiology (MIR) sessions addressed the issue of innovation management and future challenges.
See you in Vienna 2014!
The 25the European Congress of Radiology ended yesterday in Vienna.
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 gynaecological cancer treatment described at the 15th International Symposium Crossing Barriers
Perfusion imaging: The future of CT?
CT scanners now nicely cover morphology. The challenge is moving to CT functional imaging without frying patients