For researchers confronting some rare, unusual diagnoses, building a case library could be the work of a lifetime. With electronic links to colleagues around the world and the ability to store images and information digitally for remote viewers, experts

IRIYA program fosters academic research among talented radiologists from abroad When young radiologists from all corners of the world -- some just out of residency -- present research papers at major radiological meetings and then publish their work in

Compared with conventional imaging, contrast-enhanced MR provides a more accurate assessment of the extent of invasive lobular carcinoma in the breast, according to researchers in Canada. "Invasive lobular carcinoma grows in a single-file fashion," said

A Dutch court has overruled the opinions of two of the Netherlands' leading pediatric radiologists and authorized continued use of a controversial technique that uses x-rays of the clavicle to determine the age of young immigrants.The ground-breaking

After mammography, breast ultrasound is the key imaging modality for investigating symptoms in the breast, particularly in younger women, and for follow-up testing of palpable and nonpalpable abnormalities found on screening mammography in any woman. It

Drug-eluting stents offer a potentially effective means of preventing restenosis in peripheral superficial femoral artery disease, although more clinical studies are needed, according to a group of German radiologists. The infra-inguinal arteries are

Taiwanese researchers have found that contrasted-enhanced multidetector CT angiography is a perfect match for conventional angiography in differentiating between total and near-total occlusive disease and mapping the architectural landmarks of the

When it comes to carpal tunnel syndrome, ultrasound's diagnostic accuracy offers an alternative to distressing electrophysiological studies, according to researchers in Egypt. The investigative team from Ain Shams University in Cairo evaluated 78

At the 1998 Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology in Kobe, Japan, Professors Wilfred Peh and Yoshihiro Hiramatsu sat down for lunch to discuss Peh's idea of publishing an all-Asian authored radiology textbook. "I had had thoughts about starting a

Whether it is performed on a generator-powered radiography unit or a gleaming fusion scanner fresh from the factory, radiology exists to identify illnesses and injuries and to inform the physicians who will treat them. In this special edition, Diagnostic

Earlier this year, the Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, was in desperate need of up-to-date x-ray equipment. The 180-bed private hospital was equipped with outdated x-ray machines, including an 18-year-old portable x-ray unit and two 27-year-old

During my 1997 visit to a regional hospital on the outskirts of Beijing, I witnessed an emergency CT scan. The patient had suffered head injuries from an agricultural accident, but he was conscious and would agree to enter the scanner only if his brother

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The following is a partial list of teaching files and other resources available online. The Art and Science of Thoracic Imaging This site contains interactive teaching files and lectures on chest radiology. http://www.chestx-ray.com European

Editor's note: Please help us expand this list: Send names and links for societies not yet listed to jlowers@cmp.com. The Americas International Society of Radiology http://www.isradiology.org/ Inter American College of