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ECR 2006
March 7, 2006 State-of-the-art 64-slice CT is proving its worth as a potent noninvasive tool for imaging coronary arteries, but it has some noteworthy limitations, according to research presented at the ECR on Tuesday. More » March 6, 2006 Philips Medical Systems chose opening day of the ECR to release the world’s first commercial time-of-flight PET/CT system. The system, scheduled to begin shipping to sites in Europe and the U.S. in June, will more than double image sensitivity, according to the company, allowing users to either markedly improve image quality or cut scan time by a third or more. More » March 6, 2006 Incidental pulmonary embolism is often missed on multislice CT, but patients may not fare any worse for the oversight, a German researcher said during a session Monday at the ECR. More » March 6, 2006 A whole-body PET/CT scan can be used to stage and further pinpoint cancers spotted on optical colonoscopy, a research team for Essen University reported Monday. The team also reported that PET/CT scans may be useful in restaging recurrent breast cancer. More » March 5, 2006 New computer-aided detection programs help less experienced readers find clinically significant polyps with CT colonography, but they prove less useful for experts, according to three studies presented at the ECR on Saturday. More » March 5, 2006 MR offers decided advantages as a tool for image guidance in radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors, but it also presents significant problems that must be overcome before its use becomes widespread, according to a pair of presentations March 5 at the European Congress of Radiology. More » March 5, 2006 George Orwell’s visionary novel 1984 described a society with individuals living under constant surveillance. Radiologists at the Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden, Belgium, could be forgiven for wondering if they are working under the eyes of Big Brother. Implementation of a comprehensive quality assurance system means that every task they perform is now tracked, logged, and evaluated. More » March 5, 2006 CT and MR angiography both provided more clinically useful information than duplex ultrasound in screening peripheral vascular disease. But when costs are factored in, CT emerged as the clear leader, according to a four-hospital study conducted in the Netherlands and described Saturday. More » March 5, 2006 Agfa HealthCare plans to distinguish itself in a crowded IT market by providing meaningful integration of different sources of clinical data and bringing the results into clinical workflow, company officials said at the ECR. More » March 5, 2006 Optical coherence tomography, a light-based imaging strategy, was found to compare favorably with intravascular ultrasound and to nearly match histopathology in determining the structure of atherosclerotic plaques in a study presented Saturday. More » March 5, 2006 Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is far superior to conventional B-mode ultrasound studies and roughly as good as 64-slice CT for detection of liver metastases, according to a study from Italy presented at the ECR on Saturday. More » March 5, 2006 George Orwell’s visionary novel 1984 described a society with individuals living under constant surveillance. Radiologists at the Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden, Belgium, could be forgiven for wondering if they are working under the eyes of Big Brother. Implementation of a comprehensive quality assurance system means that every task they perform is now tracked, logged, and evaluated. More » March 3, 2006 Low-dose CT can effectively replace plain film in cases of acute abdominal pain, with benefits for clinical diagnosis, according to a study by Swedish researchers presented at the ECR Friday afternoon. More » March 3, 2006 A large-scale randomized European trial of low-dose CT lung cancer screening yielded a nodule rate of 18% but a cancer detection rate of 0.8%, according to a presentation at the ECR on Friday. A separate study based on the same group underscored the importance of accurately identifying nodule growth rate. More » March 3, 2006 MR colonography has yet to capture radiologists’ imagination to the same extent as CT. But the radiation-free exam has a bright future, especially if stool tagging techniques can avoid the need for bowel cleansing, according to speakers from the U.S. and Greece at ECR on Friday. More » March 2, 2006 As cancer is discovered earlier and therapy administered sooner, patients are living longer. The role of imaging in cancer is increasing, bringing radiologists closer to the heart of the multidisciplinary care team. A categorical course at the ECR explored this topic. More » March 2, 2006 Iron oxide contrast agents could one day help identify vulnerable plaque in atherosclerosis patients, leading to therapies that could prevent heart attacks and strokes, according to a presenter at the ECR. More »
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March 13, 2006 Dr. Paul Dubbins from Plymouth, U.K., is a self-confessed grumpy old man. But what he could he possibly find to complain about at ECR? This congress sketch originally appeared on ECR TV and Radio. View LOW bandwidth video (2.0MB)
March 6, 2006 Novel techniques in breast imaging were discussed at Monday's special focus session. ECR TV invited the speakers to elaborate on their lectures. The presenter was Edna Astbury-Ward, MSc. View LOW bandwidth video (2.0MB)
March 5, 2006 Should prostate MR be performed by specialists or beginners? What do urologists require from radiologists? These questions and others were addressed in Sunday's ECR TV panel discussion on prostate cancer. The presenter was Edna Astbury-Ward, MSc. View LOW bandwidth video (3.6MB)
March 4, 2006 Spinal intervention came under the spotlight at Saturday's special focus session. ECR TV invited the speakers to take part in a panel discussion. Prof. Afshin Gangi from Strasbourg, France, also took part. The presenter was Edna Astbury-Ward, MSc. View LOW bandwidth video (3.2MB)
March 3, 2006 The speakers from Friday's ECR state-of-the-art symposium about imaging the myocardium share their views on this hot topic. They provide short summaries of the main points in their presentations and speculate about the future, including the potential benefits of multislice CT. The chairman of the session, Prof. Matthijs Oudkerk from Groningen in the Netherlands, joins the discussion, which is presented by ECR TV's Edna Astbury-Ward, MSc. View LOW bandwidth video (3.6MB)
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