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ECR 2009

Today’s pulmonary infections pose multidimensional challenges for radiologists

  • Philip Ward
Mar 10, 2009

Radiologists should be clinically focused when handling HIV cases, according to a leading chest expert. They must know if patients are drug-naïve or whether they are already on antiretroviral therapy. It is also important to determine how they acquired their HIV, whether onset is acute or more gradual, and how profoundly unwell the patients feel.

New questions confront radiologists in molecular era

  • Philip Ward
Mar 10, 2009

Crystal-ball gazing reached new levels at ECR on Saturday, when Prof. Dieter Enzmann took delegates on “a trip to radiology Tomorrowland,” as he referred to his W.C. Röntgen honorary lecture.

Industry News: Supersonic Imagine reinvigorates ultrasound R&D

  • Greg Freiherr
Mar 10, 2009

It wasn’t too long ago that ultrasound was a roiling sea of innovation and new product releases, spurred by a rivalry among Diasonics, ATL, Hewlett-Packard (Agilent Technologies), and Acuson. Since these companies’ acquisition by GE, Philips, and Siemens, the waters have calmed. Supersonic Imagine plans to begin making some waves -- and soon.

Interventional MR imaging represents worthwhile investment

  • Paula Gould
Mar 10, 2009

If radiologists could design the perfect modality for guiding interventional procedures, the resulting technology would undoubtedly produce high-quality images without exposing patients to any ionizing radiation. So given the widespread availability of MRI, why are so many interventions still performed in the angiography suite?

MRI and ultrasound reveal early signs of rheumatoid arthritis

  • Paula Gould
Mar 10, 2009

Rheumatoid arthritis, which affects approximately 2.9 million people in Europe, can be difficult to differentiate from other forms of arthritis. Without an early diagnosis, however, it is impossible to assess the true effect of promising early intervention strategies. Could an alternative diagnostic imaging strategy be the answer?

Industry News: GE tunes into European concerns

  • Greg Freiherr
Mar 9, 2009

Focusing on company technologies aimed at early stage diagnosis, GE Healthcare is advocating disease prevention and presymptomatic detection at the ECR this week. In the context of this “Early Health” model of care, GE addressed an issue Europeans were the first to be concerned about: patient radiation dose.

Effective peripheral nerve imaging can improve quality of life

  • Frances Rylands-Monk
Mar 9, 2009

New developments in ultrasound and MRI mean that peripheral nerve imaging is easier than ever to perform and may bring higher sensitivity to lesion detection.

Industry News: Siemens unveils economical, high performance PET/CT

  • Greg Freiherr
Mar 9, 2009

Siemens cast its work-in-progress 16-slice PET/CT at the nexus of vision and value.

Emergence of elastography gives renewed impetus and vigor to ultrasound market

  • John Bonner
Mar 9, 2009

Elastography is one of the emerging technologies on display at ECR 2009, reflecting the growing importance of imaging techniques that compare the inherent stiffness of healthy and abnormal tissues in advancing the diagnostic value of ultrasound. Elastography’s clinical applications were discussed at two separate satellite symposia on Saturday and Sunday.

MR vendors look for patient-focused route to success

  • John Bonner
Mar 9, 2009

In the gleaming technical exhibition at ECR 2009, vendors of MRI systems are showing just how their latest innovations will help turn the imaging examination into a faster, less claustrophobic, and altogether more pleasant experience for the patient.

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