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GE's robotic C-arm for intervention prepares for action

PARIS - GE Healthcare opened the doors of its development lab yesterday to unveil the first production model of the Discovery IGS 730 interventional radiology system. The first units are due to begin shipping by September, and the company expects to produce 50 machines in the first year.

March 15, 2012

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Breast MRI displays viability for new indications

When participants at a European Society of Breast Imaging training course were presented with a case study and asked to provide their first-line assessment, the instant poll revealed the challenge of changing clinical practice for assessing whether a patient complaint of nipple discharge is symptomatic of cancer.

March 12, 2012

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Gilbert casts doubt on breast MRI use to monitor recurrence

VIENNA - Although MRI is the most sensitive modality, it is not justified as a surveillance tool for women who have previously had breast cancer, Dr. Fiona Gilbert told participants at last week's meeting organized by the European Society of Breast Imaging.

March 8, 2012

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Politics blocks widespread use of breast MRI for implants

VIENNA - In the region served by the Ribera public hospital, around 10,000 women have received defective Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) implants, a population that would quickly overwhelm the radiology service if MRI examinations were authorized, according to Dr. Julia Camps Herrero, head of radiology at the center in Alzira, Valencia, Spain.

March 6, 2012

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3T MRI opens new avenues for breast cancer diagnosis

VIENNA - It's early days, but the power of high-field imaging is going to push the limits of what radiologists believe is possible in breast MRI, noted Dr. Thomas Helbich, vice chair of radiology at the Medical University of Vienna, in a pre-European Congress of Radiology meeting.

February 28, 2012

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JFR: La téléradiologie est 'un train devenu fou' pour les médecins français

14 novembre 2011 -- PARIS - Alors que tous les efforts sont mis en oeuvre pour accélérer le développement de réseaux de téléradiologie et augmenter la rapidité de la connexion entre les images médicales et les experts chargés de leur interprétation, des praticiens hospitaliers, submergés de requêtes, souhaitent faire une pause, a révélé une séance des JFR 2011.

November 13, 2011

Les fournisseurs en téléradiologie promeuvent leurs services dans le hall d'exposition des JFR. Avec l'aimable courtoisie du docteur Robert Lavayssière.

JFR: Un groupe de travail de la SFR aux prises avec la sécurité sanitaire des agents de contraste en IRM

7 novembre 2011 -- PARIS - Les radiologues accueilleraient volontiers un consensus sur les risques liés à l'utilisation des agents de contraste à base de gadolinium pour la santé des patients. Or les recommandations publiées par l'Agence européenne du médicament de 2010 en font s'interroger plus d'un sur la manière d'imager les patients tout en réduisant le risque de fibrose systémique néphrogénique, ont constaté des experts lors des JFR 2011.

November 6, 2011

Le docteur Olivier Clément dirige le groupe de travail de la SFR sur la sécurité sanitaire des agents de contraste en IRM.

JFR: French doctors liken teleradiology to runaway train

PARIS - While everyone else is trying to fast-forward teleradiology networks and increase speed in connecting medical imaging with expert readers, some hospital doctors at the sharp end are looking to hit the pause button. They even liken teleconsultations to a runaway train and want to regain control of the process.

November 3, 2011

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JFR: L'autopsie virtuelle progresse vers le statut de sous-spécialité

3 novembre 2011 -- PARIS - Malgréson rôle thérapeutique vital, la radiologie n'est peut-être jamais si populaire que quand elle s'exerce auprès des morts, en partie grâce à l'engouement pour des thrillers centrés sur la résolution de crimes par examen post mortem, selon une présentation donnée lors des JFR 2011.

November 2, 2011

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JFR: Imaging progresses in tracking acupuncture

PARIS - Many Western studies of the effects of acupuncture seem to be missing the point, looking for on-or-off effects caused by inserting the long needles used in this traditional Chinese medical practice. But functional MRI is now making progress in this area.

November 1, 2011

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U.K. radiologist receives suspended sentence

A senior radiologist from a top U.K. cancer hospital has received an eight-week sentence suspended for 12 months for an illicit sexual encounter on a train. He now faces a General Medical Council investigation.

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Video from ECR: What's up with Paul Parizel?

Dr. Linda Moy explains at ECR 2025 how gadolinium waste from contrast agents exacerbates water pollution. She offered several suggestions to limit or even eliminate the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents in favor of more energy-efficient MR imaging methods.

MRI departments can limit water pollution, be more energy-efficient

Clinical pelvis image acquired on a Ingenia Evolution 3-tesla scanner and reconstructed using Philips' SmartSpeed Precise AI-based image reconstruction technology. Image courtesy of Philips.

Philips showcases AI, MRI, and informatics upgrades at ECR 2025

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Embolization procedure reduces hip pain in osteoarthritis patients

U.K. radiologist receives suspended sentence

By Maryam Payne

A senior radiologist from a top U.K. cancer hospital has received an eight-week sentence suspended for 12 months for an illicit sexual encounter on a train. He now faces a General Medical Council investigation.

March 7, 2025

Video from ECR: What's up with Paul Parizel?

Exude happiness, don't cling on to the past, and keep the long-term goal in mind. These are the top lifestyle tips of Prof. Paul Parizel, who reflects on his move from Belgium to Australia and on the wave of U.K. and Irish trainees arriving Down Under.

March 4, 2025

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MRI departments can limit water pollution, be more energy-efficient

By Amerigo Allegretto

At ECR 2025, Dr. Linda Moy outlined ways that radiologists working with MRI can take steps toward eco-friendly practices and limit water pollution.

March 3, 2025

Dr. Linda Moy explains at ECR 2025 how gadolinium waste from contrast agents exacerbates water pollution. She offered several suggestions to limit or even eliminate the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents in favor of more energy-efficient MR imaging methods.

Philips showcases AI, MRI, and informatics upgrades at ECR 2025

By Erik L. Ridley

AI enhancements, a new MRI scanner, and cloud-based radiology informatics were among the featured highlights for Philips at ECR 2025.

March 1, 2025

Clinical pelvis image acquired on a Ingenia Evolution 3-tesla scanner and reconstructed using Philips' SmartSpeed Precise AI-based image reconstruction technology. Image courtesy of Philips.

Embolization procedure reduces hip pain in osteoarthritis patients

Arterial embolization is a promising, minimally invasive treatment for chronic hip pain in patients with osteoarthritis.

March 1, 2025

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MRI-based ML model detects leiomyosarcomas

By Amerigo Allegretto

An MRI-based machine learning (ML) model showed promise in differentiating leiomyosarcoma from atypical benign leiomyoma.

March 1, 2025

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Canon highlights ultrasound and CT lung screening at ECR 2025

By Erik L. Ridley

Canon Medical Systems is emphasizing a new multipurpose ultrasound scanner and its lung cancer screening portfolio at ECR 2025.

February 28, 2025

Canon's new Aplio beyond ultrasound scanner. Image courtesy of Canon.

PET/MRI receives boost for prostate cancer detection

Hybrid PET/MRI scans outperform either technique alone for identifying tumors in high-risk patients with suspected prostate cancer, an Italian research team reported at ECR 2025.

February 28, 2025

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Use MR enterography for complex IBD cases

Four takeaways from an advanced course on imaging inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) cases

February 28, 2025

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Sealed MRI magnet, new CT scanner pace GEHC product launches at ECR 2025

By Erik L. Ridley

GE HealthCare unveiled a new sealed MRI magnet platform and a super-premium CT scanner this year at ECR 2025.

February 27, 2025

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Siemens emphasizes new software offering, stroke care

By Erik L. Ridley

At ECR 2025, Siemens Healthineers is featuring its mobile stroke unit offering and a new way for customers to access its imaging software.

February 26, 2025

Somatom On.site enables potential stroke patients to receive a head CT in an ambulance on the way to a hospital. Image courtesy of Siemens Healthineers.

Adding AI to brain MRI finds important epilepsy lesions

By Kate Madden Yee

Using an AI tool with brain MRI in children finds 64% of focal cortical dysplasias -- abnormalities linked to epilepsy -- that radiologists miss, researchers have reported.

February 26, 2025

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