Dear CT Insider,
The widespread availability of CT, along with its ability to make a fast and accurate diagnosis, has made it the key modality in trauma imaging.
In light of this, a new document from the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) about severe trauma is worth a close read, particularly because it contains some practical tips on the optimum use of CT. The RCR's guidelines are always professionally produced, up-to-date, and comprehensive, and, better still, you can download them free of charge. Find out more here.
Iterative reconstruction has had a huge impact on CT radiation dose, but if your scanner lacks this function, is there anything you can do? Yes there is, according to research presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI), held in Barcelona, Spain. Learn more by clicking here.
In the field of chest imaging, the University of Heidelberg in Germany is a center of excellence, so it was no surprise to see researchers from this institution scoop a big prize at the ESTI congress. The team compared lung MRI with CT in complicated cases of pneumonia in children. Click here to get the full story.
When French builders were excavating for a new congress facility, they unearthed nearly 1,000 graves that contained some incredible secrets. Delegates at the recent French national radiology congress, JFR 2015, were told about how a group from Toulouse University Hospital used CT to unlock these mysteries. Get the details here.
On the opening day of JFR, a session about new advances in urinary tract CT created a real buzz. Dr. Catherine Roy from Strasbourg has elaborated on the session with a special report. To read more, click here.
This letter outlines just a few of the many articles posted recently in your CT Community. For the full line up, please check out the listing below.
