Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
Just before the RSNA, the prestigious Erasmus Medical Center (MC) in Rotterdam was rocked by scandal. A senior researcher, Dr. Don Poldermans, PhD, was sacked for scientific misconduct for allegedly failing to obtain patient consent to use echocardiography images in clinical trials, and couldn't match results to specific patients. This prompted the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) to look at revising its guidelines, as stated in our report.
What a difference a week makes. At last week's RSNA congress in Chicago, the Erasmus MC made the headlines for the right reasons as a team of radiologists reported positive findings on the use of MRI for dementia. Staff writer Rebekah Moan was on hand to bring you the news. Click here for her article.
Apple iPads were omnipresent at RSNA 2011, both among delegates and exhibitors. The popularity of these devices is clearly growing, but are they a potential clinical tool or just a toy? Dr. Emanuele Neri, president of EuroPACS, thinks they can be used to review CT colonography images, but he warns that using them takes longer and may require extra training. Visit our Advanced Visualization Digital Community, or click here.
Virtual autopsies continue to generate both interest and enthusiasm, as was clear at the French national congress of radiology, the JFR. To shed light on this emerging field, the Lancet has now published the results of a major U.K. study. Get the story here.
Evidence about the potential benefits of PET/MRI is starting to gather, and Swiss researchers have found that the technique can outperform PET/CT for lesion conspicuity and characterization in the abdomen, particularly in the liver. To read more, click here.
Some doubts persist about the usefulness of digital breast tomosynthesis, but researchers from King's College Hospital in London have very few concerns after assessing its potential in cancer screening and diagnosis in more than 1,500 women. Click here to learn more.
