Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
A constant source of debate in medical imaging over the past decade or more has been whether interventional radiology should be regarded as a separate medical specialty. It's safe to say that opinion remains divided.
Dr. Christian Stroszczynski, the new head of the German Society for Interventional Radiology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, has some interesting views on this and other topics. To read a wide-ranging interview with him, go to our CT Community, or click here.
Another controversial subject is lumbar spine x-ray referrals for lower back pain. Given the high volume of referrals, particularly from general practitioners, this is a major area of concern for radiologists and hospital managers. New U.K. research involving the detailed analysis of 762 lumbar spine radiographs performed by the Pennine Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust in July 2015 is worth a close look. Visit the Digital X-Ray Community, or click here.
Should you incorporate femoral artery ultrasound as part of a screening protocol for assessing cardiovascular risk? A group from the prestigious Sapienza University in Rome has attempted to answer this important question. Learn more in the Cardiac Imaging Community, or click here.
European presenters excelled at last month's International Symposium on CT in San Francisco, and one of the speakers of note was Dr. Koen Nieman, PhD, from Rotterdam University Medical Center. What cutting-edge research did he present? Find out by clicking here.
Meanwhile, researchers from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, have focused on the rate of unstable injuries missed on CT in blunt cervical spine trauma patients but detected by MRI. They've just published their findings in European Radiology. Get the story here.
